CAIRO: The 12th edition of the proverbial Pharaons International Cross Country Rally ran just under 3,000 km, through four major oases of Egypt in the Sahara Desert, Oct. 4-10t.
JVD International (www.jvd.it), in collaboration with the Egyptian (...)
CAIRO: Contestants in this first ever Egypt Rally Cup completed their two-day challenge on Feb. 20-21, turning what seemed to be remotely possible into a great success.
The brainchild of Abdel-Hamid Abou-Youssef, a veteran rally champion, the (...)
CAIRO: Seven Egyptian teams raced the highly competitive 3,000-km course against some of the best teams in the world, in the 2008 Pharaons Rally. Four of them, although without sponsors, reached the finish line on Oct. 11.
Euphoria marked the (...)
CAIRO: With the plethora of upscale real estate developments on offer, it may be hard to believe that there is a housing shortage in Egypt. Yet, that is exactly the case, namely for the lower-income bracket.
To cater to this demand, Orascom (...)
CAIRO: Driving along Cairo's labyrinthine Sixth of October bridge en route to Heliopolis, it's hard to miss the swarms of people on both sides jostling for space in Egypt's sprawling metropolis. For the majority, there is no hope of moving out, or (...)
Most of us are forever in search of excellence and quality when we enter a commercial space, and of something to pull at our heartstrings and say "take me home or "come back to visit me. Such is Oum El Dounia: a cajole, a rhapsody, a subtle cascade (...)
The advent of seasonal festivities makes me feel disarmingly in need of partaking in some form of effervescent indulgence. Last May I entered the bijou home of Cecile Lacorre, well off the beaten track in Maadi, to view her elegantly understated (...)
Maroquinerie and passementerie design and execution require talent and patience, especially in Egypt these days, to create a work of art that will not fall apart, is a feat in itself.
If you are in search of "chic magnifique, the French designer, (...)
WESTERN DESERT, Egypt: An extraordinary run through the Western Desert of Egypt began at the tip of the Quattara Depression and continued into the environs of the Bahareya, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga Oases from April 21-30, 2006. Fenouil, director (...)