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…
Egypt dismayed by accusations of arming Somali Islamists
CAIRO: Egypt on Sunday voiced dismay at accusations by Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Gedi that it was supplying weapons to the Islamic Courts militia who control the capital Mogadishu,…
Israeli air strikes pound targets in Lebanon as Rice returns to Mideast
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) _ Israeli forces pounded theHezbollah-controlled side of the border on Sunday as theLebanese guerrilla said it had fired a new barrage ofrockets into Israel.The crossfire came as…
Moussa calls for Qana "massacre" probe
Egypt joins in condemnation of Israeli bombingsCAIRO: Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa joined a chorus of Arab leaders on Sunday in denouncing an Israeli air strike that killed 54 people…
