Walk like an Egyptian, but with a foreign passport

A popular Egyptian adage says "El Masry met-han gowa we bara - the Egyptian is demeaned inside and out . This may explain why the desire du jour for many…

Jumana Shehata

What lurks in your kitchen

If you think you are safe eating in your clean kitchen, think again. The kitchen is the dirtiest place in any home, nurturing millions of unseen germs on each object,…

Daily News Egypt

Tis' the season to give

The holiday season is always the best excuse to either throw or attend a party: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year s Eve, and all the days in…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

NDP usurping talk of constitutional amendments, says analyst

CAIRO: The National Democratic Party (NDP) is practically the only decision maker overseeing proposed constitutional amendments, said political analyst Diaa Rashwan.According to the constitution, there are two mechanisms by which…

Yasmine Saleh

EU monitors say Egypt to keep Hamas funds out of Gaza

JERUSALEM: European monitors overseeing the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt said on Thursday that Egypt made a commitment to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to keep Hamas officials from using…

Reuters

Brotherhood insists it rejects violence

CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood reiterated their rejection of violence Thursday as they continued to come under attack over a miltia-type demonstration staged by students earlier this month. The Muslim Brotherhood…

AFP
AFP

Seven Egyptians on Hunger Strike in Israeli Prison

CAIRO: Recent reports in both Egyptian and Israeli media indicate that some seven Egyptian prisoners incarcerated in the Israeli Al Naqab (Negev) prison have embarked on a hunger strike. According…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Hutchison of China to construct container terminals in Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA: The Chinese Hutchison Whampoa Limited Company has set off to construct two container terminals in the Alexandria and Al-Dekhaila seaports in Egypt with total investments of $100 million. Ibrahim…

Noozz

Egypt and Libya to boost trade

CAIRO: Egypt and Libya signed 18 agreements and protocols in a bid to strengthen bilateral ties in the fields of trade, tourism and education, the state-run Mena news agency reported…

AFP
AFP

Legitimate star quality

AFP
AFP