German system flourishes in Egypt's trade schools

Providing graduates with solid education and guaranteed work opportunitiesEL-GOUNA: A typical school week for a student at the El-Gouna Hotel School may begin with some fractions and literature and conclude…

Deena Douara

Pedophiliac twin brothers arrested in Cairo

CAIRO: Twin brothers, one a social worker at an educational institute and another employee at a media company, both 45, have been detained for having allegedly raped a six-year-old boy…

Ahmed Maged

A fruit enjoyed by children on its way to extinction

Egypt seems to have forgotten the good points of the sycamoreThe trees lining the streets around the Maadi Club once beckoned children to savor their fruit - the sycamore fig,…

Ahmed Maged

Egypt's Consumer Spending on the Rise

Credit bureau and electronic payment critical in supporting sound credit decisionsCAIRO: The establishment of a credit bureau and the increasing use of electronic payments are two important factors that support…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

There is no Democratic solution in Iraq

The Democrats in the United States declared the recent congressional elections a "referendum on the Republican President George W. Bush's stewardship of the Iraq war. On the campaign trail, they…

Daily News Egypt

Palestinians must still rely on the US to achieve peace

More than two decades ago I had the honor to speak about Palestinian-Israeli peace on a panel with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Although much has changed in the…

Daily News Egypt

Accepting Hamas' victory might save Olmert's plan

Washington may soon replace its failed regional policy of isolation and confrontation with a renewed policy of engagement. Correspondingly, Israel's policy vis-a-vis the Palestinians is about to change as well.…

Daily News Egypt

Egyptian films leave a little something to be desired, say critics

Best productions of recent years, but can they compete internationally?CAIRO: When an announcement was made in October that three Egyptian films would be screened in the main international competition of…

Joseph Fahim

No wonder the Israelites wandered for 40 years!

The wonders of Sinai's wadis offer an entrancing weekendAfter spending 40 hours wandering through the wadis of the high Sinai Mountains, I have a new appreciation for the geographically challenged…

Peter A. Carrigan

EU official: Egypt is an economic tiger on the Nile

CAIRO: While the Egyptian economy has benefited from reforms which have made it increasingly competitive and open to foreign investment, more work is needed to ensure future prosperity, according to…

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