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,…
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…
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…
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…
EFG-Hermes Foundation donates funds to Menya water project
CAIRO: The EFG-Hermes Foundation donated Thursday LE 650,000 to two projects in Menya governorate, a Habitat Project and a Water and Latrines Project, both to be led under the Better…
Food glorious food: Egypt to join world's top food fair
CAIRO: It might not be a fabrication, after all, that Egyptian cuisine is famous for its lip smacking mix of foods, pickles and juices as well as exclusive to a…
Occidentalism mirroring, challenging Orientalism
Harem girls and belly dancers, pashas and pyramids, formulate some icons representing what has come to be known as orientalism. That is to say, the West has for some time…
Coelho's latest tells spiritual tale
Associated PressLike his other novels, Paulo Coelho s latest, The Witch of Portobello, is an incredibly beautiful read. And, like many of his other novels, it features an unusual and…
BOOK REVIEW: It's not about Cairo, but about Cairenes
Reading is often voyeuristic. Cradling a book in your lap, with every turn of a page, you watch a character, you're privy to his innermost thoughts, eavesdrop on his conversations,…
The future of Kirkuk: A constitutional issue
Many people, with or without a connection to Iraq, to Kurdistan or to Kirkuk, seem to have a ready-made opinion regarding the way to solve the Kirkuk issue. Some say…