Was it a summer fling or the real thing?
Summer sets the mood for a short lived relationship, but not a long-term commitment, psychologists sayCAIRO: In the summer it is very easy to fall in love. The setting is…
When a phone goes through puberty
The Motorola V3x is better classified as a transition phase in the Razr lineCAIRO: Though the Motorola Razr phone has yet to be mistaken for a credit card, its remarkably…
Map your thoughts
Mind maps are a stress-free technique aimed at organizing your thinking processCAIRO: I admit it. I am a procrastinator. When an immediate solution doesn't present itself, I push the problem…
Opposition calls for human rights meeting
Muslim Brotherhood arrests and custody renewals prompt moveCAIRO: Members of Egypt's opposition forces, including some 100 who are represented in parliament, are calling on the People's Assembly (lower house of…
Egypt receives 27 offers to buy Suez steel
CAIRO: Egypt s state-owned Banque du Caire has received offers from 27 investors to buy the state s 82 percent stake in Suez Steel, the bank said in a statement…
Police hunt suspected militants in Sinai
CAIRO: Egyptian police are searching for five suspected militants in Sinai, focusing on areas surrounding popular tourist resorts in the region and nearby Bedouin camps, security sources said. The sources…
Summer swing
ŠΘ###The party was a success and many celebrities attended and were dancing the night away, here are Hind, Mohammed, Nermine and Mahmoud Abdulla with Farouk El Hilany and Tatu Sultan##Khaled…
Two deaths dominate Egyptian news
CAIRO: News of the death of modern Egypt's greatest author Naguib Mahfouz, 94, the first Egyptian to win a Nobel Prize, dominates headlines in national and independent newspapers alike. Inside…
The Father of Modern Arabic Literature
I first met Naguib Mahfouz shortly after arriving in Cairo in 1945. Aware that a renaissance of Arabic literature was taking place at the hands of a group of writers,…
Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt's Nobel laureate laid to rest
Novelist Naguib Mahfouz was laid to rest, yesterday, during a state funeral. Mahfouz, was hospitalized last month after he fell in the street, and died after suffering from a bleeding…
