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Habanos Embassy Cigars Lounge
The unmistakable smell of cigar prevailed at the inauguration of the Habanos Embassy Cigars Lounge, the first one of its type opened in Cairo, Egypt.
The lounge, located at the Kempinski Nile Hotel, is reserved basically for a select group of diplomats and local and foreign businessmen and was designed to become an exclusive place for gathering and talk business. Read the story »
Latest Restaurant Review
Café Mex: A boost to Cairo’s emerging street scene
The gentrification of 26th of July St. in Zamalek rolls on. Though it still maintains its character, straddling Cairo’s socialist past with its mercantile future, new places continuously arrive, most of which cater to the higher end of Cairo’s clientele. Read the story »
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Mickey, Minnie & Mobinil
An Egyptian Christian telecom mogul has angered Islamic hard-liners by posting an online cartoon of Mickey Mouse with a beard and Minnie in a face veil. Read the story »
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Islam in the new EgyptThere’s a new Egypt now – an Egypt where public opinion actually matters. The country has gone through a tumultuous seven months,...
Mubarak Spectacle Captivates the Middle EastHosni Mubarak’s televised trial transformed Egypt and much of the Middle East into a vast living room on Wednesday, with millions...
Cairo protesters taking Ramadan breakEgyptian protesters who have been camped out in Tahrir Square in Cairo said they will suspend their activities until after the Muslim...
Key events in Egypt since the fall of Hosni MubarakFebruary 11: After daily mass protests and deaths in clashes with security forces and regime loyalists, Mubarak steps down and leaves...
The growing power of Egypt’s IslamistsThe pro-democracy Egyptian revolution is heading towards producing results contrary to the expectation of those who spearheaded it. The...
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