T-shirts take on local flavor
Zafir lets customers express themselves in truly Egyptian waysCAIRO: T-shirts are a global product that reflect the wearer's personality. Some people choose T-shirts featuring their favorite bands; others prefer a…
Treasure hunting through Soly Gallery
The collection is eclectic and disorganized but the fun lies in the searchCAIRO: From the musty smell and the dim lighting to the way the paintings are stacked and stuffed…
An hour with a confident Ahmadinejad
The most telling moment in a conversation I had in New York last week with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came when he was asked if America would attack Iran. He…
Forget a UN force in Gaza absent a political horizon
The deployment of a beefed-up United Nations force in Lebanon to bolster the cease-fire led Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Massimo d'Alema to suggest in late August that a similar…
NDP conference and new moon sighting top news of the week
Ramadan TV programming and escalating food prices receive attentionCAIRO: The fourth annual conference of the National Democratic Party was assessed this week by national and independent newspapers. On its front…
Club campaigners
ŠΘ###Loud and colorful, the competition was on as every nominee featured a team handing out fliers and telling people what the candidate will do to benefit the club and members,…
The differences between the Arabic and Egyptian languages
CAIRO: Learning Arabic is not the easiest task, and although it will allow you to be able to read newspapers and novels, you will probably need to learn spoken Egyptian…
Stocks trend down at start of Ramadan
CAIRO: Stocks trended downwards in mixed trade on Sunday in a session truncated to three hours because of Ramadan. The two main indexes fell about 1 percent, dragged down by…
U.S. denies entry to Egyptian Muslim clerics
CAIRO: The United States has denied entry to four Egyptian Muslim clerics sent to Florida to officiate at religious events during the month of Ramadan, Cairo airport officials said on…
Democratic Front Party launches activities
Party asks all political persuasions to contribute to a new constitution for EgyptCAIRO: The Democratic Front party, which is still under construction, held its first public meeting under the slogan…