Ramadan
Mastering makeup: Leading up to Ramadan
Fashion
August 3, 2010
Mastering makeup: Leading up to Ramadan
As summer is slowly pulling its shades and Ramadan approaching, a new makeup regime is needed. Light make-up and a…
Ramadan fitness: Eating right, keeping trim
Health & Fitness
August 1, 2010
Ramadan fitness: Eating right, keeping trim
Ramadan isn't the best time to start working on your fitness. The Islamic holy month is marked by iftar invitations,…
Clocks to go back during Ramadan–and then forward again
Egypt
July 20, 2010
Clocks to go back during Ramadan–and then forward again
Egypt's cabinet has decided that Daylight Saving Time (DST) will not be used in Egypt during Ramadan, but will be…
Govt announces official Ramadan food prices
Business
July 8, 2010
Govt announces official Ramadan food prices
The government on Thursday announced new prices for food commodities to be sold during Ramadan at state-subsidized supply outlets.According to…
Rice, poultry to be imported amid shortages
Business
July 8, 2010
Rice, poultry to be imported amid shortages
The state-run General Authority for the Supply of Commodities (GASC) is currently seeking tenders for the purchase of 70,000 metric…
Extra foodstuffs to be imported for Ramadan
Business
July 7, 2010
Extra foodstuffs to be imported for Ramadan
To offset the usual food shortages experienced during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan--which this year will begin in August--the…
Unified calls to prayer to begin this Ramadan
Egypt
July 4, 2010
Unified calls to prayer to begin this Ramadan
Minister of Religious Endowments Hamdi Zaqzouq announced on Sunday that a "unified system for calls to prayer" would be instituted…
10 civil society groups to provide Ramadan aid
Egypt
July 1, 2010
10 civil society groups to provide Ramadan aid
Egypt’s Minister of Social Solidarity, Ali Moselhy, announced yesterday that ten civil society organizations have pledged to provide three million…
The dance of the kunafa
Society
May 5, 2010
The dance of the kunafa
Until quite recently, Egyptians had a distinctive body language associated with Ramadan. It wasn’t just a month of worship and…
A Ramadan night out with the kids
Life & Style
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…