Life & Style
Cobone.com: Group buying takes off across the Middle East
May 12, 2011
Cobone.com: Group buying takes off across the Middle East
Group buying, a concept that went viral in the US in 2010, has now hit the Middle East.
Omar Effendi’s return to public sector symbolic of zeitgeist
May 11, 2011
Omar Effendi’s return to public sector symbolic of zeitgeist
Since the revolution that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak, patriotic spirit and political agenda in Egypt has been very much…
Postcard from Qena: Egypt’s capital of hospitality
May 11, 2011
Postcard from Qena: Egypt’s capital of hospitality
The Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena may not have many upscale restaurants or cafes, but the pleasantness of a walk…
Reflexology: Natural healing for the imbalanced body
May 10, 2011
Reflexology: Natural healing for the imbalanced body
Reflexology is a massage therapy used to relieve tension and treat illness by applying circular pressure to ‘reflex points’ on…
Streets of Cairo: Qasr al-Aini, a microcosm of the city
May 9, 2011
Streets of Cairo: Qasr al-Aini, a microcosm of the city
Once a two-way street connecting the outskirts of Cairo with its heart, Qasr al-Aini stands rigid against the harsh hands…
Cellar Door: Good, not quite great, in Maadi
May 8, 2011
Cellar Door: Good, not quite great, in Maadi
Food critics in Cairo spend a lot of time in the middle of the road. It’s not often that we…
Children’s corner: Cairo-bound stay-cation
May 6, 2011
Children’s corner: Cairo-bound stay-cation
A friend recently told me an Egypt traffic horror story about a two mile back-up at a checkpoint, where traffic…
Egypt’s hasty goodbye to daylight saving time
May 5, 2011
Egypt’s hasty goodbye to daylight saving time
On 18 April, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf announced that Egypt would no longer participate in Daylight Saving Time (DST), the…
Postcard from Melbourne: St. Kilda Beach
May 5, 2011
Postcard from Melbourne: St. Kilda Beach
The coastal city of Melbourne, Australia is filled with lively entertainment, beautiful weather and outdoorsy people. Although it was founded…
Ruby’s silver
May 4, 2011
Ruby’s silver
In the heart of Korba in Heliopolis Rabab Salem, a jewelry designer opened her showroom, Ruby’s Silver. The showroom features…