At Copenhagen hotel, women get a floor to themselves
Behind a locked glass door lies the 17th floor of Copenhagen's Bella Sky hotel: the Bella Donna floor is off-limits to men so women will feel safe and pampered, even…
Imagination: What a cracker!
By Philip Whitfield ‘Christmas Comes But Once A Year’ is one of the most endearing festive movies —the excitement of orphans awaking in awe; devastated by their clapped-out presents; reassured when…
A human touch for ancient scripts at Italy’s book hospital
By Ljubomir Milasin / AFP Ancient manuscripts are treated like hospital patients at a famous book restoration institute in Rome that has worked on everything from the Dead Sea Scrolls to…
Vogue’s vast archives make online leap from paper
Bookshelves groaning under the weight of every issue of American Vogue ever published since Dec. 17, 1892, and there have been about 2,800 of them, can now heave a sigh…
Canada concerned about Egypt future: PM
OTTAWA: Canada is concerned that forces worse than deposed strongman Hosni Mubarak could rise to power in a newly democratic Egypt, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in an interview. "There…
Egypt deports 93 Ethiopians before reaching Israel
CAIRO: An Egyptian airport official says the government has deported 93 Ethiopians who entered Egypt with hopes of crossing the Sinai desert into Israel illegally. The airport official says 42…
Budget deficit widens as analysts blame lack of political will
CAIRO: Egypt’s budget deficit is expected to peak to LE 182 billion from LE 134 billion, the Central Bank governor said Sunday, according to the state official news portal. As…
Continued victory for Islamists in round two of PA elections
CAIRO: Islamist parties were once more in the lead in round two of parliamentary elections, raking in 72 percent of the seats. According to the Supreme Electoral Commission, the voter…
Release of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah gives hope for other detainees, say lawyers
CAIRO: An investigations judge released Sunday prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah pending investigation into involvement in the Oct. 9 Maspero violence. The decision, hailed by rights activists and politicians, follows…
Doctors’ Syndicate says attacks on doctors are ‘intentional’
CAIRO: The Doctors’ Syndicate will file an official complaint to the Prosecutor General against those behind attacks on doctors who were treating protesters during the Mohamed Mahmoud Street and Cabinet…