Latest in Tag: cairo Highlight
Latest in Tag: cairo
Shady Ahmed delivers at Cairo Jazz
After all, the point of doing this is to be heard, not to be popular, so a record is important. Tuesday marks the beginning of a new place in my musical career.
New in the movies this weekend
Resident Evil: Retribution It would not be our movie preview if we did not get to talk about a sequel. This week’s star is the fifth installment of the Resident Evil series, where viruses turn people into flesh-eating mutants, or something of that ilk. Loosely based on a videogame of yore, a black spandex clad …
The walls will not be silent
In a sweeping effort to clean up Tahrir and the surrounding area, scores of little men with paint brushes covered the iconic revolutionary graffiti with a thick layer of creamy paint. Effectively creating a huge blank canvas for the spray-painting artists. It took only a few hours before the first new artwork appeared and all …
Two Saudis arrested in Cairo International Airport
Visitors accused of smuggling drugs
Please do try this at home: the cupcake experiment
We bought three batches of ten cupcakes each and conducted an experiment on 14 unsuspecting colleagues who were forced to sample all three batches without knowing which places they were from.
Bite Me Cairo: Trio (Part I) – The Chef
If youâve seen the film Food, Inc. (2008)âand if you havenât, you shouldâyouâll know that industrial farming is ruining the food chain. The health and welfare of the planet, unchecked by government regulations, is being held hostage to corporate greed. Itâs up to us to stop it. Not through petitions or demonstrations, rather, we should …
Gazan delegations arrive in Cairo
Border issues at centre of talks
In Pictures: Tahrir Square renovation
Workers are cleaning, paving and planting Tahrir square following the orders of Prime Minister Hisham Qandil who declared his intention to turn the square into a global tourist attraction. According to Qandil, the plans aim to upgrade the square that was the epicenter of the revolution against Mubarakâs rule at the beginning of 2011. Tahrir …
Chilean culture week opens in Cairo
The works were all representative of the artistsâ native Chile in one way or another, often reflecting both the nature and people of Chile. In addition to the artworks exhibited in Cairo, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has also received 13 works in a notable ceremony that will be permanently on display there.
Transport strikes escalate as educations strikes continue
Transport workers escalate their strike after spokesperson of their union was arrested
The trouble with the Cairo International Film Festival
âThe FIAPF has not specified that this will happen though obviously it would not be good if the festival was not held two years in a row. But why would it not be held? We have permission from the FIAPF to hold it. The only reason why it would not happen is because the Ministry is in the way. This is a clear case of the minister creating the problem and then using it as an excuse to bring the organization back under the his wing.â
Photography courses at CIC
CIC aims to encourage development of “artistic practice, engagement and discourse” as stated on their website. Part of this mission is the CIC PhotoSchool that will start its fall semester on 25 September. This week, open photography classes that offer a taste of the different subjects that will be taught this fall are available to anyone contemplating singing up for a class at the CIC premises.
Fixing Cairo’s traffic woes
As Egyptâs new government grapples with the countryâs ongoing traffic woes, the Daily News asks experts about how they would solve the crisis
The Egyptian Museum: a timeline of history
The iconic Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square in Cairo was built to display the richness of Egypt’s history to the world in the form of 8,000 artifacts. It currently holds over 120,000 pieces and is slated to move to a larger, new location. The Daily News Egypt spoke to Sayed Hassan, the General Director of the Egyptian Museum, about its role as a site of national heritage, the plans for the new location, and on how he manages this institution bursting at the seams with art, science, and religious history.
Like Jelly: creating a traffic jam in Al-Azhar Park is no easy task
Though a charismatic performer is never a bad thing, the downside is that sometimes the music can suffer depending on the membersâ ability to engage rather than merely perform. With Like Jelly, however, it is nearly always a hit, and their music had their audience laughing out loud.
In Pictures: Clashes around the US embassy in Cairo
Protesters hurled rocks and the occasional Molotov cocktail while CSF forces replied with tear gas and charges with armoured trucks to force the crowds back.
Romney: Middle East ‘needs’ US leadership
Romney: The Middle East needs American leadership and I intend to be a president that provides the leadership that America respects
Pride and Prejudice
Certain things are deemed unforgivable here and hot-headed, self proclaimed defenders of national or religious pride can rally others to their cause with surprising speed, considering the normal, more sedate pace of the society. Before you know it, prejudices kick in and angry chants ring out, blame, based on rumours and suppositions, is placed and a little flag burning goes a long way.
New movies in the cinema
What’s new on the big screen this weekend
US envoy to Libya dies in consulate attack
Controversial film provokes protests in Cairo, Benghazi
Helwanâs Japanese Garden
The Garden is unlike any other in Egypt; it has beautiful arbors, Japanese architecture, fish ponds, and little statues of Buddha surrounding an artificial lake. Though the lake has long since dried up, the beautiful image of the statues counteracted by a dilapidated building in the background still provides a beautiful, albeit melancholy, visual pleasure.
Bite Me Cairo: Four Thumbs Up
My youngest was born a foodist, a trait she happily developed in gleeful opposition to her food-averse sister as she instinctively sought out an unoccupied niche in the family culture.
One dead as Islamists storm US missions in Libya, Egypt
Attackers ripped up an American flag, then looted the consulate before setting it on fire
Tax Authroity new head vowes to boost tax revenues
Egypt’s Tax Authority (TA) hopes to increase tax revenues to EGP 230 billion, according to newly appointed chairman Mamdouh Omar. The TA plans to promote new leadership to ensure justice within the body, Omar told a meeting with heads of regional bureaus and managers of different departments on Monday. According to commentators, taxation in Egypt …
Aleppo pounded as Jolie visits Syria refugees
Bloodshed continues in Syria, as Lakhdar Brahimi hold Syrian-crisis talks in Cairo
Cool to be from Cairo
One manâs crusade to raise awareness of Cairoâs architectural heritage
The 48 Hour Film Festival comes to Cairo
The 48 Hour Film Festival is finally coming to Egypt
Morsyâs Syria quartet in Cairo
Iran and new UN special envoy to Syria both attending Morsy’s initiative to resolve Syria crisis
Syrian women on hunger strike in Cairo
Six women on seventh day of hunger strike in front of the Arab League headquarters
US business delegation arrives in Cairo
A United States business delegation arrived in Cairo yesterday for a four day visit to discuss economic cooperation to bolster the ailing economy through developing the private sector. The US chamber of Commerce and the US-Egypt Business Council (USEBC) will lead, in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt), a business …