Omar Effendi: a new look for a modern market
The shopping experience in Egypt has improved a great deal in recent years.It's easier to find what you're looking for in the local market, from the best high-street brands to…
Salsa sizzles in Cairo with TrulyMadly Amanda
TrulyMadly Amanda, as she is referred to in the international salsa community, was simply looking for a change from dreary London weather when she moved to Cairo a few months…
Health Matters: Stopping smoking cuts women's early death risk within 5 years
Women who stop smoking greatly reduce their risk of early death and cardiovascular disease just five years after they quit, according to a new study released in the United States.The…
Enlighten brings creative lighting designs to town
When I was handed the invitation to the opening of a new lighting store, I was became amused and curious. It was a small box with quotes printed on all…
Sci Tech Scene: For 30 years now, you've been getting spam
This week, the world will mark an anniversary that has changed the face - and other anatomical regions - of email inboxes everywhere: the first known spam email was sent…
Australia to resume live cattle exports to Egypt after halt over cruelty allegations
SYDNEY: Australia will resume live cattle exports to Egypt after a two-year halt due to alleged cruel treatment of the animals.Agriculture Minister Tony Burke, who planned to announce the agreement…
Dow Jones launches Islamic market index for Hong Kong-listed stocks
NEW YORK: Dow Jones Indexes Friday launched the Dow Jones Islamic Market (DJIM) China Offshore Hong Kong Index, according to a press statement.The DJIM China Offshore Hong Kong Index represents…
Central Bank raises overnight interest rates amid recent price hikes
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt raised Friday its key overnight interest rates for the third time this year to combat rising inflation, particularly after the government's decision last week…
Argana's beauty lost in a symbolist ebb
Symbolist adherents are a dying breed. The days of exalting the virtues of the lover-country metaphor are over; the sinner snake and hero reborn have been buried under withering copies…