Too mucho to change diapers

CAIRO: In a world trend that finds mothers wrestling between staying home versus working and where the challenges women face in juggling the roles of the homemaker and the bread-earner…

Najla Moussa Najla Moussa

Prince Charles to visit Egypt, Saudia Arabia, India

CAIRO: Since assuming the role of Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, has worked to establish himself not as a defender of one…

Vivian Salama Vivian Salama

For Iraqis who can afford it, vacations abroad offer respite from the violence at home

CAIRO: Reem Al-Jawad can t take her young daughters to see Iraq s great and famous Tigris and Euphrates rivers as she believes it s too dangerous.So the 34-year-old Iraqi…

Daily Star Egypt Staff Daily Star Egypt Staff

Canadian courts clear extradition hearing for one terror suspect; uphold deportation of another

TORONTO: Canadian courts handed down rulings Thursday that could send one terror suspect back to his native Egypt and another off to the United States to face charges that he…

Daily Star Egypt Staff Daily Star Egypt Staff

The force of gravity

CAIRO: They called it Black Tuesday. Four days of panic selling on the New York Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1929 with share prices at only a quarter…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Ministry of education cancels Women's Day celebration for 'security reasons'

CAIRO: Less than 24 hours before its scheduled start, the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights' (ECWR) celebration of the Egyptian Women's Day was canceled. As the celebration was planned to…

Sarah El Sirgany Sarah El Sirgany

Press Round-up

CAIRO: The stock market's drastic decline and the parliament's increasingly heated debates made headlines throughout the week."Black Tuesday was Al-Masry Al-Youm's description of the dive the Egyptian stock market took…

Sarah El Sirgany Sarah El Sirgany

Word on the Street

CAIRO: On Wednesday, the new metered and air-conditioned taxis were given the opportunity to join the throng of Egyptians making their way through the over-crowded and poorly maintained roads. With…

Daily Star Egypt Staff Daily Star Egypt Staff

Helping communities work their way out of poverty

CAIRO: If you're looking for local, unique handmade crafts with a touch of history, you need look no further than the Egypt Crafts Center (ECC). Carrying everything from extra virgin…

Najla Moussa Najla Moussa

Muslim Brotherhood rallies support for Palestine

CAIRO: As the recently elected Hamas government struggles to come to terms with their newly bestowed power and formulate an alternative plan to get Palestine up and running, the West…

Vivian Salama Vivian Salama