Palestine: How Weak is Hamas?
Negotiations for a unity government between Fatah and Hamas are the fruit of international pressure, which has forced Hamas to consider sacrificing some of its formal authority within the Palestinian…
Leprosy in Egypt on the wane again: WHO
Once considered incurable, treatment widely availableThe number of leprosy patients in Egypt has started to fall again, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean…
Workers Demand Changes to Election System, Fear Fraud
Workers Protest Election Laws, Demand ChangesCAIRO- Members of Workers for Change (WFC), an affiliate of the Egyptian Movement for Change (Kefaya), demanded judicial oversight in a demonstration at the High…
Rumors about the Metro Cinema theater riots persist
What happened on Oct.24, the first day of Eid Al-Fitr, in downtown Cairo? According to shop owners in the vicinity of Metro Cinema near Talaat Harb Square, up to a…
Israeli official: No decision yet on Gaza operation
Egypt wants to prevent arms smuggling through tunnelsAn Israeli official told The Daily Star Egypt that "no decision has been made regarding Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's statement yesterday that…
Egypt vows to ease restrictions on presidential bids
CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak promised Monday to ease restrictions on running for the country s top job. At a meeting of MPs from his ruling National Democratic Party, Mubarak…
World experts meet in Cairo to tackle health needs of developing nations
CAIRO: The Global Forum for Health Research launched its international conference towards "Combating disease and promoting health in developing countries on Sunday.First Lady Suzanne Mubarak kicked off the conference, delivering…
Where there is no will, there is a way for Sfax
Sfax of Tunisia managed a 1-1 draw in Cairo Stadium against championship holders Al-Ahli.The Tunisians, who have never won the African Champions League tournament, obviously had more willpower than ever…
Jailed cleric Hamza appeals against convictions
LONDON: Jailed Islamic cleric Abu Hamza Al-Masri begins a legal challenge on Monday against his convictions for inciting racial hatred and soliciting murder.Egyptian-born Hamza, 48, was jailed for seven years…
