Growth in bilateral US-Egyptian trade
CAIRO: Above all else, US-Egyptian commercial and trade relations are on the rise, with bilateral trade hitting a record of $6.3 billion by the end of 2006, making the US…
World Economic Forum on Middle East to address diversity
CAIRO: The three-day World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East kicked off in the Dead Sea in Jordan on Friday, where Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed…
COFFEE TALK: Weekend activity
The weekend is finally here. While most people look forward to going shopping, or sitting by a pool to unwind or relaxing at home after a long week, I look…
Ingy El-Solh, the exercise guru who knew what she wanted
No matter how many gyms open in Egypt, and no matter how many new instructors emerge on the scene, people still talk about Ingy El Solh. The aerobics instructor, dancer,…
Rallying for Egypt, for the love of it
Azzam El Farouky has been racing since 1984. As a motorcycle racer in the mid-eighties participating in the then Rothmans Pharaoh's Rally, he broke his leg, collarbone and three ribs…
For gay Egyptians, life online is the only choice
Growing up in a small delta city, Gamal Alaa always knew that he wasn't like his school mates. He and his friends were all from good, educated middle class families,…
SCI TECH SCENE: And now, a mid-sized BlackBerry
Associated PressThis is the story of Goldie the mobile malcontent and the three BlackBerries. The first BlackBerry, the 8800, though slender by most standards, was too big. The next BlackBerry,…
HEALTH MATTERS: Can an Aspirin a day keep the doctor away?
Years ago, while I was studying pharmacology, aspirin was viewed as a useful drug for relief from pain, fever and inflammation, and for preventing heart attacks and strokes. However, its…
Meditation: the art of relaxation
Seven years ago, I was one of the non-converted. At the end of the one and a half hour Ashtanga yoga session, the class was ordered to sit cross-legged on…
NDP nominates 97 for Shoura Council election, Al Wafd withdraws
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak has approved the final list of candidates representing the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) in the coming Shoura Council (Upper House of Parliament) elections scheduled to…
