Beit Al-Sehemi
Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz St, Tel 02 2591 3391
Every Sunday, 8.30pm: TheNile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other (...)
Alef Bookstores
132 Al-Merghany St, Heliopolis, Tel 24192396- 010 022 4004
Thur 12, 6pm: Signing Howeida Al Demerdash's book entitled, Al Hob bein Al Zowgein (Love between the Married Couple).
Tue 19,7pm: Signing Ali Wali's book entitled Al Obour Al (...)
Beit Al-Sehemi
Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz St, Tel 2591 3391
Every Sunday, 8.30pm: The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other (...)
Samir Ghanem and the Theatre Lights Trio
Starting in 1969, the comedy group Thulathy Adwaa Al-Masrah (or the Theatre Lights Trio) were among the first actors to present fawazir Ramadan (or Ramadan riddles): the quiz shows that have come to define (...)
CAIRO - While looking forward to a new year, we're saddened by the passing of prominent figures in our region, leaving behind a lifetime of memories. But it seems that 2011 has had more than its share of artists' deaths.
January 4: Tunisian (...)
Algerian born Rachid Koraïchi won the £25,000 Jameel Prize for a selection of embroidered cloth banners from a series entitled “Les Maitres invisibles” (The Invisible Masters), 2008. Martin Roth, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Hasan (...)
CAIRO: South Africa joined the BRIC summit in China in April as an ambassador for the entire continent.
“The invitation recognizes that there is a steady and unmistakable convergence in the economic fortunes of BRIC and Africa,” according to a (...)
CAIRO - The Cairo Criminal Court Saturday adjourned to March 8 looking into a decision by Egypt's Chief Prosecutor to freeze the assets of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and of his family.
Last week the Chief Prosecutor Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud issued (...)
CAIRO - Such events had occurred in Egypt previous to the scenes currently being witnessed, relating to the revolution of angry youth that started on January 25, and including the attacks by thugs, which led to the curfew being imposed.
The violent (...)
CAIRO - An Egyptian judicial committee appointed by the ruling military council has unveiled proposed amendments to the constitution designed to pave the way to parliamentary and presidential elections in the next six months.
It proposed capping to (...)
Most cities in the world mark the New Year tonight with fireworks and parties. In Paris, the French will light up the Eiffel Tower with a marvellous fireworks display, while in New York tourists will watch a ball dropping in the frigid cold air.
New (...)
CAIRO - As Egypt goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new legislature for the next five years, the Higher Election Commission (HEC), an independent body of judges organising legislative elections, has made pieces of advice for voters.
Sunday's (...)
Once reigning supreme as the ultimate Nuweiba destination, Basata is no longer the only camp today with a mass following. Just five minutes further down the Taba-Nuweiba Road (and around 25 minutes south of the Taba checkpoint), Ananda is a more (...)
Shopping for an expectant friend or new parent can be quite difficult in Cairo, although life has been made considerably easier with the recent opening of Mothercare and Premaman. While both shops stock the bulk of what every new parent will need, (...)
Egypt's banned-yet-influential opposition power the Muslim Brotherhood is set to make a TV series to counter a controversial TV show, being broadcast in Egypt, on its founder, The Gazette has learnt.
A prime-time TV show charting the rise of the (...)
CAIRO--Egypt's league and Super Cup titleholders Al-Ahly host their compatriots Ismaili Sunday night in the African Champions League.
They are both desperate to win. Ahly snatched a 1-1 away draw with Heartland of Nigeria two weeks ago, while (...)
Title holders Harras Al-Hodoud reached the last 16 of the Egyptian Cup with a narrow, hard-fought 1-0 victory at Sinbalawein, who have been relegated to the Third Division, on Friday night in the Delta city of Mansoura.
The Alexandria-based club (...)
Bank of Alexandria supports SMEsThe Bank of Alexandria signed an agreement with the International Financial Institution - a member of the World Bank - to provide technological support for SMEs in Egypt, Al-Ahram reported. SMEs represent 80 percent (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate developer Palm Hills Developments said in a statement that the second round of its capital increase rights issue launched earlier this month was over-subscribed more than 500 times.
This rights issuance raises PHD's (...)
CAIRO: The Egypt automotive industry has staged a comeback in the first months of 2010, following disappointing sales figures in 2009. This strong performance appears to dispel the worry that Egypt s reduction of tariffs in line with free trade (...)
CAIRO: The Ahram Beverage Company (ABC)-Sawiris Foundation (SFSD) partnership agreement, which began in August 2009, launched three new initiatives to leverage the community development projects implemented by partner NGOs. The initiatives will (...)
Egypt index retreats, led by OT and PioneersEgypt's benchmark index closed down 2.1 percent on low volume as Pioneers Holding dropped 5.6 percent and heavyweights Orascom Telecom (OT) 5.3 percent. On Sunday, Pioneers shareholders approved its (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate developer Palm Hills Developments (PHD) said Sunday that it will sell LE 315 million worth of units to Burooj Properties, the real estate arm of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB).
Burooj signed an agreement to buy 425 (...)
NDB says reduces 2009 net loss to $83 mln
Egypt s National Bank for Development (NBD) said on Thursday its net loss for 2009 fell to 458.1 million Egyptian pounds ($83.06 million) from 738.9 mln in 2008.
Loans to customers dropped to 2.22 (...)