CAIRO: After 99 single matches and over 240 sets, Russia's Galina Fokina emerged as the winner of the Palm Hills International Ladies Tournament after the finals on Saturday at the Palm Club in 6th of October City.
With over 100 players from more (...)
It was a gutsy move on the formidable production team of Lucas Films and Paramount to brush the dust off Indiana Jones' fedora and send him on another wild goose chase.
Whether it was spurred on by a bout of nostalgia or shrewd business acumen, (...)
CAIRO: Traditional comic book heroes don their costumes - no matter how bizarre in some cases - and race to the rescue. They may be fictional characters but local charity organization, Khairazad, is using them as inspiration for their family event. (...)
The word "terrorist has been brandished about liberally since 9/11. We hear it spoken on the news, we read it in the papers, and we listen to politicians around the world use it to point fingers at their enemies. John Updike's novel, "Terrorist is (...)
Our guide led our party to a table shaded by a canopy of thick foliage of the tropical rainforest. Sounds of the parrots chirping and the chest-pounding gorillas calling out to their mates intermingled with the island music. Thunder crashed and (...)
English readers who have been anticipating the translation of "Chicago, are quickly depleting bookshops' stocks. And the question on everyone's minds is: Will it be as good as "The Yacoubian Building ?
That's a lot of pressure for any author to (...)
Tucked away in suburbia, is a gem of a restaurant: Saffron. Part of the club house at El Gezira compound, the restaurant sports an outdoor terrace overlooking the pool, plus a cozy restaurant and bar. It's fast becoming a hub for Friday family (...)
Bookshelves are stacked with nostalgia. Browsing through the books is a flash from the past year. Readers everywhere were treated to a literary rollercoaster of emotions.We witnessed the end of an era with the final installment in the Harry Potter (...)
Christmas is just around the corner. If you're still wandering the shopping malls for original gifts to put under the Christmas tree, check out the "Spirit of Giving charity gift catalog. It's the ideal gift for people who seem to have everything, (...)
The Farrelly brothers' newest comedy "The Heartbreak Kid has hit the local cinemas, but that doesn't mean you should. The movie sports their signature over-the-top garish sense of humor, Ben Stiller, and a lanky blonde babe. All the right (...)
Walking down the plank to Le Pacha's, it feels like a small world after all. Well, that is in a culinary sense. We walked past a Greek tavern, we took a right at the Lebanese restaurant, we passed by Italian Piccolo Mondo and Asiatique, and made our (...)
CAIRO: Egyptians are, generally speaking, charitable. It's an essential element of our cultural values. We're all familiar with the mobile phone messages petitioning on behalf of a charity case. In fact, I received one last night requesting (...)
The cornerstone of healthy living is healthy eating. It's common knowledge. But what's not so apparent is how to eat healthily. Low carb? Low fat? Atkins? Food combining? There is so much conflicting advice, it can be confusing.
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Along with the suburban lifestyle adopted by Egyptians who have moved to the compounds on the capital's outskirts, is the variation in international holidays. Last Wednesday (and in some cases Thursday), children dressed as vampires, witches and (...)
Anything short of an uninterrupted seven hours of sleep, and I'm a force to be reckoned with in the morning. The children have to tiptoe around me so as not to unleash my wrath, my husband hands me a cup of coffee before he utters a word that might (...)
During Ramadan, ironically, food is plentiful. Family and friends gather around the dining room table at iftar, partially to indulge in a meal after a day's fasting, but also to enjoy the company.
While calendars are chockfull of iftar and sohour (...)
The photographs that hung on the stark white walls of Downtown's Mashrabiya Gallery were mesmerizing. The repetitive images - forming patterns that drew in the audience into a trance-like state - induced a sense of calm and serenity. It was not (...)
Over 200 people attended Egyptian artist Nader Sadek s exhibit "The Faceless which opened earlier this month at Michael Steinberg Fine Art in New York s Chelsea district. The exhibit deals with experiencing cultural extremes in both Egypt and New (...)
CAIRO: Minister of Tourism Zoheir Garanah stated during a meeting with the Oxford Business Group earlier this week that the total number of tourists visiting Egypt reached a staggering 9.1 million in 2006. "There are 183,000 rooms [in Egypt], plus (...)
Ratatouille, Pixar s latest animated film about one rat s dream of haute cuisine, leaves viewers hungry. In the true spirit of haute cuisine, beautifully presented dishes were served up, but in such miserly portions. The quirky storyline had (...)
"Someone told me, it s all happening at the zoo, I hummed the lyrics to the classic Simon and Garfunkel song as I scoured Morad St. for a parking spot. The jovial soundtrack running through my mind set me up for disappointment as I finally entered (...)
Getting the kids to bed at a reasonable hour is only part of the challenge, and it's no longer a simple matter of checking for flashlights under the covers of children who can't seem to put their book down. With tech gadgets invading the home, more (...)
Recent book studies the religious dimension of architecture
Walking through the narrow streets of Zamalek or Garden City, I often stop for a moment, taken aback by the architectural detail of an old building. The contrast between the delicate (...)
Fastest growing franchise of women's fitness clubs reaches Cairo
For women, going to the gym can be traumatic. Floor-to-ceiling mirrors reflect a heaving and huffing image, not to mention all those jiggly bits we are working so hard to get rid (...)
Samia Abdennour offers a brief introduction to local customs and festivals
First time visitors to Egypt may be lucky to find a brief note or two about local etiquette, or a few quaint references to holiday traditions in their travel guides. This (...)