Ghazl El-Mahalla textile workers say their protest fueled by hunger
CAIRO: Zein Al-Abdeen Zaki has worked at the Ghazl El-Mahalla textile factory in Gharbiyya Province, north of Cairo for many years and like most laborers in Egypt's textile sector, his…
Can a Muslim woman ever become president?
CAIRO: No Muslim woman has the right to become Egypt's president, Sheikh Mohmoud Ashour, former deputy of Al Azhar and member of the Islamic Research Center told The Daily Star…
Book fair highlights
Seminar: Naguib Mahfouz the Scriptwriter. Attended by: Ahmed Yousef, Khayreya El Bishlaway, Tawfiq Saleh, Tarek El Shinawy among others. 6th of October Hall, 1 pm. Seminar: Sons of Naguib Mahfouz.…
Egypt pound o/n interbank rate rises to 9.5 pct
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on Egypt s pound rose to 9.5 percent on Tuesday from 9.103 percent on Monday at the start of a new central bank period…
BP in major gas find off Egypt coast
CAIRO: Egyptian Oil Minister Sameh Fahmy announced Tuesday that the world s second biggest oil firm BP had discovered more than one trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the…
Egyptian stocks bounce, with Ezz Steel climbing
CAIRO: Egyptian stocks bounced back on Tuesday from a nearly two-week downward streak, with Ezz Steel surging 7 percent on unconfirmed rumors of a possible capital increase, traders said. Shares…
Ministers Council to discuss creation of national task force to fight corruption
Analyst: Government needs to implement existing laws and amend ineffective onesCAIRO: A new proposal for the establishment of a national task force to fight corruption will be presented to the…
Activists to protest in New York in support of jailed blogger
CAIRO: A group of human rights activists are organizing a protest in front of the Egyptian mission in New York City on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 31 in support of the…
Egyptian diplomacy in the spotlight again
But can the uneasy Fatah-Hamas truce last?Another flare-up in the Arab world and another Egyptian diplomatic initiative to bring about an end to hostilities.The past two years have proven to…
Egypt says latest Palestinian truce tenuous without political solution
CAIRO: Warring Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have agreed to yet another ceasefire in the wake of an Israeli response to a Palestinian suicide bombing in Eilat and President Mahmoud…
