Life & Style
Next Move: Whither Egypt’s property market?
April 29, 2010
Next Move: Whither Egypt’s property market?
The third annual real estate fair, Next Move, opened at the Cairo International Conference Center on Wednesday 28 April and…
Downtown: Revival or gentrification?
April 29, 2010
Downtown: Revival or gentrification?
For months, rumors of major real-estate acquisitions in Cairo's downtown district have been rife, raising fears that the city center…
Saigon Bleu: French-Vietnamese Fusion
April 29, 2010
Saigon Bleu: French-Vietnamese Fusion
If it were up to me, I’d never dine in Cairo’s hotels. Too often, the food is over-priced and under-spectacular,…
Living tradition
April 29, 2010
Living tradition
Abydos may not draw the same number of tourists as sites like Giza and Luxor, but it is nonetheless home…
Feteer frenzy in the desert
April 28, 2010
Feteer frenzy in the desert
Long weekends mean a number of things to Egyptians in the summer – Sahel (North Coast playground of choice) will…
Fashion Forecasts
April 28, 2010
Fashion Forecasts
Front row seats at Paris Fashion Week are hard to get – so you can imagine those who get them…
Shalateen: The long drive down
April 27, 2010
Shalateen: The long drive down
Getting ready for the 12-hour drive from Cairo to the Halayeb triangle is not an easy task, namely because it…
Jumpstart fitness during Eid
April 27, 2010
Jumpstart fitness during Eid
It’s been a month of extreme eating patterns, a daily intake of sugary sweets and late nights so it’s likely…
A Ramadan night out with the kids
April 27, 2010
A Ramadan night out with the kids
Ramadan has more to offer than gatherings of shisha and cards for the older crowd. Bringing your kids to Ramadan…
A Cairo cab scene update
April 27, 2010
A Cairo cab scene update
A certain miserable set of circumstances have sent Nevine El Shabrawy back in time to the world of car-less-ness –…