CAIRO: Three months ago, Elisa Freni was at home in Italy clubbing at hot spots, meeting her friends for lattes, and telemarketing to make some quick cash.
Now she lives alone in Sohag, Upper Egypt.
There she spends her days visiting an (...)
And Company is an island of tranquility on the once-tranquil island of Zamalek. Following the trend of lifestyle stores, the multi-story shop offers high-quality home furnishings and décor for the meticulous shopper.
The store is clearly offering (...)
Last Friday, those unable to get away for the holiday season were arguably better off than those who were, with world renowned singer Charles Aznevour bringing the best of France to a sophisticated, well-heeled audience at the Opera House.
The (...)
American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once said "A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors, for the expression of all his history, and his wants.
Handicraft artist and professor Ashraf Abdel Kader (...)
It is quite clear that (Dr) Farid Fadel does not know what it means to be an artist these days: His work is accessible, he respects his appointments, and he answers questions with . well, answers.
The latest project by the popular Egyptian artist (...)
"homous homous in a certain sing-song tone around most Egyptians and you may find that it evokes spontaneous singing and chortling, followed, quite possibly, by comic movements and dance.
The reason for this is "El-Leila El-Kebira (The Big (...)
A road trip across the US of A, Hollywood tells us, entails a lot of junk food, small-town motels, and one or two one-night stands - except when it entails confronting questions like "Does Israel have the right to exist?
"On the Road in America (...)
CAIRO: Because of the position of the sun during my birth, I am prone to show tolerance, get dreamy, have beautiful eyes, feel detached, and display paranoia.
This is only based on my sun sign though, not my moon sign, which depends on my exact (...)
CAIRO: A YouTube video has surfaced of US Vice President Dick Cheney explaining in 1994 why Iraq was too fragile to invade, prompting criticism across the internet.
Cheney, then Defense Secretary, tells the interviewee in an American Enterprise (...)
"I'm on sonight you know my hebs don lie I'm startin to feel is right; all ze attraction, ze fricshon, you know pepe says it's berfection.
Pepe was clearly lying to this wanna-be Egyptian Shakira, but as far as ads go, the new Melody Tunes series (...)
CAIRO: Egypt agreed Saturday to readmit African migrants who allegedly infiltrated the Israeli border through Egypt. Forty-eight migrants were returned in an overnight operation.
The Israeli embassy could not independently confirm the number of (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian Workers and Trade Unions Watch (EWTU) recently released their July report on industrial conflicts, showing a spike in organized labor struggles.
According to the report, 17,000 workers took part in 97 labor struggles while (...)
JERUSALEM: Visit Palestine. The words appear in large print below a Jerusalem sunset on posters made famous now for their irony: published by a Zionist development agency in 1936, it recognizes that there were people, there were homes, and there was (...)
The thing about spas is that they're shrouded in myth. They are, supposedly, welcoming tranquil atmospheres where one can find peace from the harrowing bustle of day-to-day stress while the body gets cleansed and relaxed. Right.
The reality about (...)
TABA: The X amount of hours I spent waiting with friends to cross the Israeli border from Taba flew by due to pleasant conversation, trend-watching, and sheer mockery of our predicament. "Flew by, like a chicken flying to Denmark.
I do, of (...)
CAIRO: In a closed board meeting earlier this week the National Council for Human Rights rehashed a draft law which would amend existing laws regulating construction, expansion, and renovation of houses of worship.
Board members from the National (...)
CAIRO: The People's Committee for the Right to Return and the Tagamou Party are meeting today in Al-Arish to discuss the best way to stir action against the possibility of relocating stranded Palestinians to North Sinai permanently. Around 1,000 (...)
AL-ARISH: The thousands of Palestinians stranded in Al-Arish and Rafah are broke, hungry, and homeless, but you won't hear a single one asking for these basic necessities.
"We just want to go home, is the anthem among these Palestinians, young (...)
The question: Can Arabic music really harmonize with electronica?
The answer: Of course. With talent like Kamilya Jubran's, anything is possible.
Tuesday night's concert at Al Azhar Park fused the obvious beauty of Jubran's voice with the (...)
CAIRO: Management consulting firm A.T. Kearney has listed Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates among the top emerging markets for retail investment attractiveness in their Global Retail Development Index (...)
CAIRO: The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) was to open the Israeli-run Kerem Shalom crossing Tuesday, July 10, a move that was fervently opposed by Hamas who reportedly threatened to open fire and shell the crossing if used in place of Rafah. Over 6,000 (...)
CAIRO: Marking a shift from the typical Israeli delegations to Egypt, the left-wing Meretz Party was in Cairo Sunday to meet with Egyptian intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman and political aide to President Hosni Mubarak, Osama El-Baz, to discuss the (...)
CAIRO: May God make it easy. It is a phrase oft-repeated among Egyptians who seem to have little hope of accomplishing the task in question.
Rabinah Yesahel, or May God Make It Easy, is also the title of a new documentary which aims to tackle (...)
CAIRO: A meeting between the Quartet, the Palestinian Authority, and Israeli leaders will take place in Egypt mid-July, announced EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana.
Toward the middle of the month, we will recuperate this initiative, he (...)
CAIRO: Welcome to the neo-conceptual art of social sculpture, situationalism, and fluxus. Here, headphones hang from trees, bathrooms, and kitchens, exporting the sounds and stories of Icelandic fish factories into empty art museums.
Here, a man (...)