Life & Style
Wings in Flavours: Arguably the best wings in town
February 22, 2012
Wings in Flavours: Arguably the best wings in town
Wings in Flavours has opened its first branch in Egypt on quiet Taha Hussein Street in Zamalek, catering to chicken…
Egypt looks to India to boost struggling tourism market
February 22, 2012
Egypt looks to India to boost struggling tourism market
As the country’s tourism sector strives to get back on its feet following the popular uprising that led to Hosni…
Optimism pervades Cityscape real estate convention
February 21, 2012
Optimism pervades Cityscape real estate convention
Real estate developers participating in Cityscape Egypt 2012 used longer payment plans, smaller affordable houses and additional promotional material to…
Mothers resort to plastic surgery post-pregnancy
February 20, 2012
Mothers resort to plastic surgery post-pregnancy
Plastic surgery, which has long offered a quick solution to those with bodily dissatisfactions of all kinds, has found a…
Mid-week bites for the working Cairean
February 20, 2012
Mid-week bites for the working Cairean
As traffic worsens (doesn’t it always) and blockades and walls add to the fun of navigating Cairo mid-week, it seems…
Children’s corner: Breathing life into paper at Sequoia’s Treehouse
February 18, 2012
Children’s corner: Breathing life into paper at Sequoia’s Treehouse
If you are interested in teaching your children origami, the Treehouse workshop is one of the best places for young…
Kiwi in Maadi: The bird that cannot fly
February 17, 2012
Kiwi in Maadi: The bird that cannot fly
As you walk down Road 9 in Maadi in the middle of the day, you are inundated with honking from…
Palestinian-Egyptians refuse to be identified by passports
February 16, 2012
Palestinian-Egyptians refuse to be identified by passports
Roba al-Sotary greets her guests in a traditional beige dress with red floral pattern, which represents a Palestinian tribe. Her…
Surrealism during downtown clashes
February 15, 2012
Surrealism during downtown clashes
Egypt's revolution has given us its fair share of surreal moments, and recent clashes in downtown Cairo were no different.…
Tbilisi: A Georgian wonderland
February 14, 2012
Tbilisi: A Georgian wonderland
Cheerful border officials, translucent police stations, and requisite vodka shots were our introduction to Georgia — an emergent Eastern European…