Mercedes-Benz to assemble top model outside of Germany for the first time
CAIRO: Mercedes-Benz will begin building its top-of-the-line car in Egypt by the end of the year, the company announced on Tuesday.Assembly of the S500L will take place in the factory…
Sphinx to get facelift
CAIRO: The Great Sphinx of Giza, one of the most famous monuments of Pharaonic Egypt, is to get a facelift, the Egyptian ministry of culture said Tuesday. Restoration work on…
Court tells church to let man remarry
CAIRO: An Egyptian court told the Coptic Christian church on Tuesday to let a divorced man marry again in church, despite the church s ban on divorce, judicial sources said.…
Al Ahli open Champions League defense in Kenya
JOHANNESBURG: Holders Al Ahli begin the defense of their African Champions League title this weekend, joining the competition at the second round stage just two weeks after winning the African…
Pharaonic find was mummification room, not tomb
CAIRO: A chamber discovered last month in the Valley of the Kings was a room used by the ancient Egyptians for mummifying pharaohs buried in the area, rather than a…
Working against discrimination
CAIRO: There is plenty of evidence that women are underrepresented in Arab societies, stated the speakers at a conference organized by The Egyptian Society for Equality and Anti-Discrimination (ESEAD). Besides…
Egyptians protest government inaction toward victims of sunken ship
CAIRO: At least 100 Egyptians protested in downtown Cairo on Monday against the government s inaction in punishing those responsible for the sinking of a Red Sea ferry in February.Mohammed…
The melody of art
CAIRO: "And the nurse will tell you lies, of a kingdom beyond the skies, but I am lost within this half-world, it hardly seems to matter now, sang Phil Collins…
Osama Ghazali Harb discusses Egypt's future
CAIRO: With his resignation from the National Democratic Party (NDP) still sending shockwaves through the political scene, Osama Ghazali Harb spoke to The Daily Star Egypt about his reasons for…
Islamists say Egypt accuses members of militancy
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood said on Tuesday security forces had accused 22 of its members detained in the last week of recruiting youths to send to fight in Iraq and…
