Diplomats' Club
ŠΘ###Many of Egypt's diplomats, ambassadors and businessmen attended the event; among them were Sir Derek Plumbly, Britain's ambassador in Egypt and Minister of Education Hany Helal, here, Ibrahiem El Moalem,…
A youthful dream of a developed Egypt
NGO focuses on enabling youth to see projects come to fruitionCAIRO: With their enthusiastic souls filled with persistence and a strong sense of belonging, a small group of ambitious Egyptian…
Superman wears tights, so that makes him a transvestite, right?
A couple of nights ago, someone sent me something entitled "A Difficult Lesson. It was billed as 'the best commentary I've seen on the current Israeli conflict.'It read very like…
The rocky road to Beirut
An Egyptian journalist records his travel to BeirutGoing to Beirut I was completely unprepared for this. My heart was with my wife and son in Athens. I was hoping to…
Local band MAMAS has audience dancing to a Latin beat
CAIRO: Egypt's rising Latin band, MAMAS, started out two years ago when Mohammed Gaby called up his childhood friend Ahmed Hany and asked if he was interested in forming a…
Film tackles social injustice and revenge
Wahed Men El-Nas wavers between artistic and commercial cinemasByDaily Star Egypt staffWahed Men El-Nas (One of the People)Director: Ahmed Nader GalalScriptwriter: Belal FadlStars: Karim Abdel Aziz, Menna Shalaby, Mahmoud El…
OICA: Auto production up 40 pct in 2005
CAIRO: Egyptian auto production surged 40 percent in 2005 compared with a year earlier according to figures from the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA). "Egypt's local automotive production in…
Egypt's tourism industry gets boost
Israeli aggression on Lebanon redirects regional tourismCAIRO: Experts in the field of investment in Egypt have confirmed that the Israeli attacks on Lebanon will affect tourism and investments, as tourists…
Fuel, insurance prices increase pressures on private airlines
CAIRO: Private aviation companies have come under severe pressures by the Israeli war on Lebanon. At the top of these pressures, comes the rising international fuel prices as oil prices…
NDP publishes its point of view
Al-Watani Al-Youm joins the ranks of partisan newspapersThe ruling National Democratic Party has established a new weekly newspaper called Al-Watani Al-Youm. The newspaper means The National Today and appeared on…
