Sci and Tech Scene: 300 dates in 24 hours
Francesca Salcido went on 300 dates in 24 hours without breaking a sweat.Her encounters with aspiring beaus happened online at SpeedDate.com, a US start-up built on a belief that it…
Put on your shades
The summer season is the perfect time for fashionistas to show off the latest trendy shades - that they protect us from those harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays is just an…
An afternoon of casual Asian
After receiving rave reviews of its Maadi branch, Asian restaurant Fusion went from the Nile banks of suburban Cairo to the center of the bustling city with its new Mohandiseen…
Veil shed for bikini on Egypt's women-only beaches
MARINA: Islamic hymns fade out giving way to Arabic pop music as women remove their veils to reveal bikinis or one-piece swimsuits at a women's only beach in Egypt.Welcome to…
Oil falls under $112 on bearish global demand
LONDON: Oil dropped below $112 a barrel on Friday, down more than $2.50, to its lowest level since early May, pressured by faltering global demand, rising supply and a stronger…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: What the world needs now is branding, sweet, branding
If it's true that love makes the world go round, Newton's got some explaining to do.What is love anyway? Has there ever been a word so overused and yet so…
Egypt's central bank seen raising rates again this year
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank, which has already raised overnight interest rates by 225 basis points this year, is seen likely to increase them again, by at least 50 bps, by…
Johansson weary of the 'M' word ahead of latest Allen film
Her third Woody Allen film in three years is about to hit US movie theatres, but Scarlett Johansson rejects suggestions that she is the legendary New York director s latest…
10 alternative albums for the summer
Flipping through this summer's world music charts, one can't help but mourn the insipidity of current mainstream offerings. Whether it's a horde of gangsta rap and over-sexualized hip-hop, domesticated rock…
With a Grain of Salt: Who needs Democracy?
I couldn't grasp the reason why people were so distressed about the military coup which overthrew the democratically-elected president of Mauritania.In the third world, the role of the military is,…