Second Cup adds charity to coffee house competition
CAIRO: Second Cup, Canada s largest specialty coffee retailer, will be opening five outlets in Cairo by the end of 2007, with an additional 30 planned by the end of…
Crimes of the week
Inmate injures his testicles, mother burns her son, brother kills brother, married couple abductedCAIRO: Some of the crimes recorded this week have regrettably been committed by family members. Al-Masry Al-Youm…
Heikal turns down honorary AUC doctorate degree
CAIRO: Mohamed Hassanien Heikal, former chief editor of Al-Ahram newspaper and renowned commentator, turned down the American University in Cairo's honorary doctorate degree in humanities."Offering honors is best left to…
Sports Talk: Death revisited Ahly football club but this time the visitor was turned away
Ahly was playing Geish in the quarter-finals of the Egyptian Cup. The score was tied at one when in the last minute of the first half Ahly s central defender…
No time like now for the tech-savvy
In the labor market of today, the traditional vacation seems like an abstract concept to many workers. According to a recent poll conducted jointly by Associated Press and market research…
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Matam Al-Khartoum takes you on an epicurean visit to Sudan
Getting a visa to visit Sudan these days is almost impossible. Fortunately, getting to Matam Al-Khartoum is not. Finding the place is still an adventure though; you must turn down…
Oprah most powerful celebrity on Forbes 2007 list
ReutersTalk show queen Oprah Winfrey has replaced Tom Cruise as the most world s most powerful celebrity and jailbird Paris Hilton has dropped off the annual Forbes magazine list of…
The grrrrrreat debate
Cereal companies plan to up the nutritional value of kids' productsWhen we walk down the cereal aisle at the supermarket, my daughter's eyes immediately widen. That's when the great debate…
Health Matters: Laughter really is the best medicine
A few laughs a day may help keep the doctor awayMore than a bemused pastime, laughter is proving to be the best anecdote to good health. As well as erasing…