Korba festival gets rave reviews
CAIRO: The Korba festival ended on Friday in a wash of color. Bright confetti and chalk drawings covered the ground and people of all ages ran around with flowers painted…
Indonesia to assist Egypt in bird flu fight
CAIRO: Indonesia will share its newly developed avian flu vaccine with Egypt if the countermeasure proves effective, Aburizal Bakrie, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare in Indonesia, told The Daily Star…
Amnesty group slams Egypt's amendments as 'worst rights erosion'
CAIRO: Human rights body Amnesty International called on Egypt s parliament on Saturday to reject proposed constitutional changes which it described as the most serious undermining of the people s…
Arrested activists released from El Dhaher police station
CAIRO: Feelings were high among the large group of activists and journalists gathered outside El Dhaher police station on Saturday night, awaiting the release of the 21 activists arrested during…
Cairo chills as global winter warmest on record
CAIRO/WASHINGTON: A cool gust of air blew into Cairo on Thursday and early Friday morning continuing a trend of unusually cooler temperatures which began on Mar. 12.The cold front was…
Egyptians make medical breakthrough in bladder cancer diagnosis
CAIRO: An Egyptian medical discovery may assist in the early detection of bladder cancer (urinary malignant lesions) and bilharzias chronic cystitis at low cost.A group of doctors conducted a study…
US stokes new hope of free trade deal with Egypt
ReutersWASHINGTON: US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said on Thursday he believed Egypt and the United States were destined to negotiate a free trade agreement, reviving hopes of a deal dashed…
US condemns court decision on blogger in Egypt
The United States on Thursday condemned an Egyptian appeals court ruling that upheld a jail sentence for a blogger convicted of insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak. His conviction is…
Egyptian authorities arrest Palestinian with explosive belt,10 Egyptians over planned anti-Israeli attacks
Associated Press EL-ARISH: A potential Palestinian suicide bomber and 10 Egyptians were arrested in the northern Sinai peninsula, a security official said on Thursday.The Palestinian, identified as Hamid Al-Nador, was…