HEALTH MATTERS: Lay off the 'Junk Sleep'
Getting the kids to bed at a reasonable hour is only part of the challenge, and it's no longer a simple matter of checking for flashlights under the covers of…
SCI TECH SCENE: New websites aim for TV experience
Watching video online in small, fuzzy boxes is heading the way of rabbit ears.Some highly anticipated websites are being modeled on making the experience of watching video online more like…
Book reveals 'Where to Go When'
What s the best time of year to visit Tuscany? How about Sydney, La Paz or Antarctica?A new coffee-table book from Eyewitness Travel, Where to Go When: The Best Destinations…
COFFEE TALK: Drama steps up a notch as summer winds down
With summer nearing its end and Ramadan just around the corner, coffee talk is picking up summer flings, love stories, deaths and gossip."I will never drink again and I will…
Hilton launches Egypt booking page
CAIRO: Egyptians and international residents can now enjoy discounted rates at Hilton resorts across Egypt by booking online. The new online booking page offers rates in Egyptian pounds for any…
Gulf Arabs make summer pilgrimage to Cairo
CAIRO: Feeling less welcome in London, Paris or New York, growing numbers of Saudis and other Gulf Arabs prefer the warm reception and relaxed atmosphere of Cairo for their summer…
US company sues American Red Cross over use of Red Cross emblem
NEW YORK: The world's largest for-profit healthcare products conglomerate, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), is suing the American Red Cross (ARC) over its use of the lifesaving emblem - the red…
Egyptian expat scores notes of success
After a long and tiring business trip to Dubai, I decided to relax and listen to some good music with friends. We'd heard that Central Perk (think the famed "Friends…
Hisham Abbas is back on track
Following a three-year hiatus, Hisham Abbas launched his much-awaited album "Ya Habibi Khalik Gamby (Oh Darling, Stay By My Side) featuring 12 new songs.The tracks were composed, distributed and written…
Painting reality with a brush of beauty
A couple of years ago, a little independent Egyptian film called Ithaki was screened at the Sawy Culture Wheel in front of a curious audience unfamiliar with its director. As…
