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,…
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…
Sandy sing-along
ŠΘ###Karika sang and invited anyone to sing with on stage and perform alongside him here are Amy and Doaa Yousry ##The beach party took place at La Plage in Agami…
Shabana to defend title in shadows of pyramids
CAIRO: Amr Shabana is under no illusions how much pressure he will be under when he starts the defense of his world squash title in front of the pyramids in…
Israel urges nationals to leave Sinai as warning issued
JERUSALEM: The Israeli government urged its nationals to immediately leave Egypt s Sinai Peninsula Wednesday, saying there was a high risk of an attack there targeting Israeli tourists. There have…
OCI posts 53 percent rise in H1 net profit
CAIRO: Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) first-half net profit rose 53 percent on last year to LE 1.2 billion ($210 million), the firm said. The construction and building materials group reported…
Median interbank rate steady at 8.5 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound was stable at 8.50 percent on Wednesday, virtually unchanged from Tuesday s 8.506 with the market quiet as traders awaited the…
Internet giant bases Middle East activities in Egypt
CAIRO: Google Inc., the company behind the world's most popular search engine, continues to build up its presence in the Middle East and, to the surprise of many, has decided…
DJ Junior talks about the party scene
Local partygoers more interested in the venue than the DJCAIRO: DJ Junior packs his bag every summer and off he goes to the crazy global party capital of the island…
Naguib Mahfouz, an icon of Arab literature, passes away at 94
With a Nobel Prize for Literature, an Order of the Nile, a statue and a street to his name, Mahfouz is firmly entrenched in Egyptian historyCAIRO: Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt s…