For first time, exploding urban populations to exceed rural
CAIRO: Anyone living in Cairo for over five years would have no doubt that urban migration is becoming a burden, clogging traffic routes, straining resources, and forcing many Cairenes to…
WORD ON THE STREET: Health Minister decree ban on FGM
CAIRO: When Health Minister Hatem Al-Gabali issued a decree to ban clitoridectomy yesterday following the death of 12-year-old Bodour, who was killed during a circumcision operation, The Daily Star Egypt…
Voices from Gaza
An English teacher not paid in six months considers leavingGAZA/CAIRO: Mohammed, an English teacher at a university in Gaza, has lived in Rafah his whole life. A child during the…
Egyptian league new season to kick off on August 13th
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on its official web site on Tuesday that the opening day of the 2007-2008 Egyptian Premier league season will be on August 13th.The EFA…
Gilberto extends Ahly stay
Angolan winger Sebastiao Gilberto has penned a four-year contract extension with Ahly, the Egyptian champions announced on their official website on Wednesday.The news will come as a boost to the…
Cairo conference endorses comprehensive Arab regional strategy on violence against children
CAIRO: Firm commitment to further advance efforts to fight violence against children throughout the Arab region and renewed pledges to enhance national infrastructures to eradicate its diverse manifestations was reiterated…
A lukewarm end to the Modern Dance festival
After three consecutive weeks of impressive, feast-for-the-eye performances, the eighth International Festival for Dance Theater ended with a string of disappointing performances that started with a bang and rapidly faded…
Cairo-Tashkent first direct airline starts Tuesday
CAIRO: The first direct and regular airline linking the Egyptian and Uzbek capitals will start operation next Tuesday, announced Atta Bek Merza Mohamedov, deputy director of the Uzbek national carrier…
Orascom shares buoy Egypt stock indexes
CAIRO: Major Egyptian shares rose on Thursday, lifted by a rebound in global equities and the heavy-weighted Orascom Telecom as the market digested news it was buying a majority stake…
