Valentino, the king of the red carpet, prepares to retire after 45 years in business
PARIS: Italian designer Valentino, who will retire this week after 45 years in business, has been called everything from the Sheik of Chic to King of the Red Carpet. A…
Celebrate the Chinese New Year
To celebrate the Chinese Year, Spice restaurant at Four Seasons Nile Plaza is preparing special New Year decorations and a mouth-watering eight-course menu for the festivities on Feb. 6. The…
The drive of their lives
This place was supposed to be tranquil. All the brochures will tell you that Sharm El-Sheikh is all about chilling on the beach, sipping cool drinks and watching the sun…
Bedouin life: How and why the Bedouin get fired up
The Bedouin really enjoy playing with their fires. When bored during a rest break on a hike, they will gather a few twigs and dry bushes and happily burn them.…
Peace in piece of Cairo
And Company is an island of tranquility on the once-tranquil island of Zamalek. Following the trend of lifestyle stores, the multi-story shop offers high-quality home furnishings and décor for the…
The best fondue in town at Alto's Bistro
A 20-minute drive outside Cairo at Seasons Resort and Country Club (Kilometer 18 of the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road) is a gem of a restaurant, where you can finally get some…
German Martin Kaymer wins Abu Dhabi third golf championship
In the mid of what used to be a barren dessert; Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has been turned in the last 15 years into a…
Weekly Stock Review: US interest rates cuts save a week of plunges
CAIRO: The market extended losses on Sunday, as global declines drove foreign and retail investors to a selling spree. The CASE 30 Index lost by 3 percent to close at…
45 Egyptian companies make $2.5 mln in Qatar fair
CAIRO/DOHA: This year's Qatar International Trade Fair (ITF), which took place this month, featured the participation of 160,000 local and international visitors spending $26 million. Numbers indicate the fair is…
NEWS IN BRIEFS BRIEFS
Case denies tax rumorsThe Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange denied circulating rumors about taxing "capital revenues resulting from stock market trading. The Case, which published the announcement on its website…