Society
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…
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…
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…
Children’s corner: Fight off seasonal illness
April 29, 2011
Children’s corner: Fight off seasonal illness
As temperatures and humidity rise, mosquitoes and flies come out in force both inside and out, while flowering trees and…
An easy technique for home flower arranging
April 24, 2011
An easy technique for home flower arranging
Flower arranging is a creative and relaxing activity that can be easily performed at home. All you need is to…
Tahrir initiative seeks to launch Egypt development efforts
April 23, 2011
Tahrir initiative seeks to launch Egypt development efforts
Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the central gathering point for recent protests that resulted in former President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, on Thursday,…