Bush telephones birthday greetings to Mubarak, congratulates him on son's marriage
WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush telephoned Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday to wish him a happy birthday and congratulate him on his son Gamal s marriage.Serving his fifth…
Administrative Court acquits MB leaders; argues military tribunals are 'unconstitutional'
CAIRO: In a landmark court decision, the Egyptian State Administrative Court ruled on Tuesday in favor of 33 high-ranking members of the Muslim Brotherhood delivering a verdict in which it…
Judges mourn new law, retirement age pushed up to 70
CAIRO: Judges feel depressed, frustrated and are in deep sorrow, said Zakaria Abdel Aziz, president of the Judges Club, to The Daily Star Egypt after the People's Assembly voted in…
Egypt's Heliopolis Housing profit up 41% in first nine months
CAIRO: Heliopolis Housing net profit rose 41 percent to LE 104.8 million ($18.4 million) in the first nine months of its 2006/7 financial year, the stock exchange said on Tuesday.The…
Hurghada plays host to touring seminar on Internet's importance to the tourism sector
HURGHADA: As part of the USAID project "While in Egypt Stay Connected and in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and the Egyptian Hotel Association, the Hotel Information Program's tour…
New mid-range plane service launched: EgyptAir Express
CAIRO: From upgrading its flight services to joining the renowned Star Alliance group to venturing into an IPO, the sky is indeed the limit for the national carrier EgyptAir.Amid celebrating…
Art as a balancing act
UC Berkeley new media professor creates balance art game at AUCWalking into the American University in Cairo's Falaki Gallery may be confusing at first. Large, colorful beach balls are strewn…
That heavenly voice
The hushed ambiance of the Cairo Opera House's main building was interrupted for about an hour yesterday afternoon. Amid the huge weaved remakes of Gazbia Sirry's brilliant paintings, the second…
Resolving the leadership-public paradox: a consultative approach
JERUSALEM: The exploration of possibilities for the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations has highlighted a familiar paradox: the uneasy relationship between respective leaders and their publics in the delicate context of…
The vexing paradoxes of China's evolving economy
It is generally agreed that China's impressive economic achievements during the last three decades are largely the result of the radical reform of its economic system. While private ownership of…