Get your children out of the house

Summer activities are pivotal to children s development, not mere time fillersCAIRO: Whether it is a low-key teenager or a hyperactive seven-year-old, summer time is always a problem. More than…

Daily News Egypt

Italy's government supports probe on alleged CIA kidnapping

Egyptian cleric to sue BerlusconiROME: Italy s government on Thursday backed a probe into the possible role of its intelligence services in the alleged abduction of an Egyptian by U.S.…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Muslim Brotherhood to run in Shura Council elections

Group accuses government of obeying U.S. commandsCAIRO: One of Egypt's principal opposition groups, the Muslim Brotherhood, announced Thursday their intention to run in the coming elections for the Shura Council…

Pakinam Amer

Future of the El-Ghad party in question

CAIRO: Despite its young age in comparison to other, more established parties, the liberal El-Ghad (Tomorrow) party, founded by the 42-year-old Ayman Nour in October 2004, was one of the…

Maram Mazen

Israel presses Gaza assault, 26 killed

Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY: Israel pressed on with its bloody offensive against Gaza on Friday, a day after reoccupying land and waging multiple air strikes in the deadliest 24 hours…

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A stylish wedding

 ŠΘ###Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif attended the event along with Minister of Culture Farouk Hosny and Minster of Defense Hussein Tantawy, here we can see Farouk Hosni, Ahmed Fathi Sorour, Ahmed…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

A business dinner

 ŠΘ###Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid was the guest of honor and gave a speech discussing trade in the Middle East, here, Fayza Farid and Aziza Tannani##Photography…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Word on the Street: Captivating the public's attention

CAIRO: With the amount of events taking place both within Egypt and in the region as a whole, newspapers and magazines are never struggling to find information to fill their…

Ahmad Aboul-Wafa

Press Round-up: Editors speak out over press law, newspapers continue coverage of Mideast crisis

Editorials point to recent incidents as threats to freedom of expressionCAIRO: The new publishing law, under discussion in parliament, has dominated editorials throughout the week. The topic also brought into…

Sarah El Sirgany

A waste of experience

Pundits and patriots continuously bemoan the loss of the best Egyptian minds. Doctors, scientists and engineers who sought their fortune in foreign countries like the United States, United Kingdom and…

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