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Hookah at home: You can get food, drink and medicine delivered — so why not shisha?
Food
October 23, 2012
Hookah at home: You can get food, drink and medicine delivered — so why not shisha?
There is no lack of shisha places in Cairo. Restaurants and cafes market themselves with strange designs and lucrative new…
Saudi Arabia bans smoking in most public places
World
July 30, 2012
Saudi Arabia bans smoking in most public places
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has banned smoking in government offices and most public places, including restaurants, coffee shops, supermarkets and…
No shisha with Egypt’s Olympics delegation, says official
Egypt
July 30, 2012
No shisha with Egypt’s Olympics delegation, says official
The administrative manager of Egypt’s Olympic football team, Ayman Hafez, has denied an AFP report from Sunday saying a member…
Eating in Alexandria
Life & Style
November 21, 2011
Eating in Alexandria
Have you ever taken a one-day trip to Alexandria just for a meal at a fish place, followed by shisha…
Postcard from Dahab: Desert dogs
Life & Style
June 19, 2011
Postcard from Dahab: Desert dogs
In the four times I've been to Egypt, I've never neglected to spend at least a few days in the…
Iftar at Bab al-Nil
Food
August 26, 2010
Iftar at Bab al-Nil
Now that you've RSVPed all your Ramadan invitations and your family and friends have already passed by your house for…
Carlo’s for sohour
Food
August 18, 2010
Carlo’s for sohour
At the start of Ramadan, a friend asked me if I was doing the "kheyam circuit" (tent circuit). Of course,…
Shisha-licious: Cairo’s top five shisha joints
Life & Style
July 26, 2010
Shisha-licious: Cairo’s top five shisha joints
In Egypt, they call it shisha, in Syria and Lebanon they call it argeella, and in Turkey they call it…
Report: Egypt needs national anti-smoking program
Health & Fitness
April 27, 2010
Report: Egypt needs national anti-smoking program
The first report to include comprehensive data on adult tobacco consumption in Egypt has been prepared by the Ministry of…