Syndicate head plays down fears of press monitoring
CAIRO: President of the Journalists' Syndicate Makram Mohammed Ahmed played down concerns over the decision of the Central Audit Bureau (CAB) to monitor the independent press in Egypt.The State Council…
Balestra Fashion Show at Ramses Hilton
With the cooperation of the Italian Embassy in Egypt, Mahmoud Mokhtar, Ramses Hilton General Manager hosted recently the famous Italian Designer "Renato Balestra to present his latest creation of fashion…
'Obelisque' introduces different angle to Egypt
Obelisque, a monthly English-language magazine presenting design, culture and travel in Egypt launches this month. Produced by interior designer Lamia Hassanein and three partners, the magazine uses high-quality photography to…
Welcome to Egypt, the world capital of belly dancing
Jannelle Cortes and Keti Sharif are kindred spirits. The two have never met and are from opposite sides of the earth, The US and Western Australia respectively, yet they followed…
Local cup competition creates a mini world
In one group, the Americans will take on the Turkish, while the British will face the Italians. This is not a rerun of the First World War, but the Mini…
Mansour Amer, Porto Sokhna and Cairo's new beach
AIN SOKHNA: In the labyrinthine world of politics, ever more complicated by the global phenomenon of the "businessman-politician it's not always easy to separate the wheat from the chaff. Nothing…
A fond farewell to a father
As the last screenings of Cairo International Film Festival's main international competition's movies, I went into in the Good News theater waiting for another humdrum festival day to pass. Up…
"Bling Bling is not my thing"
Quincy Jones is the epitome of cool. Jazz legend, film composer, producer and humanitarian, his life and works span generations. When Jones was playing jazz with the likes of Dizzy…
The pen is more cowardly than the sword
It is 17th century Turkey, and Eflatun's son has just died. A miniature artist, he finds solace in painting the face of his dead son, not in the customary Ottoman…
Nadine Labaki discusses the magic behind 'Caramel' success
Nadine Labaki is famous for her direction of Nancy Agram's video clips. But now, after the showing of directorial debut Caramel at the Cairo International Film Festival and with its…