Japan's Kansai airport runway closed in fear of oil leak from Egyptian airliner

TOKYO: Osaka s international airport temporarily closed its runway Monday out of fear of a possible oil leak from an Egyptian airliner that just landed, airport officials said.The EgyptAir flight…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

El-Gabali says bird flu will remain for years because of household birds

CAIRO: Minister of Health Hatem El-Gabali said yesterday that although the avian flu virus has been nearly eliminated in farms, the disease is likely to remain in Egypt for years…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Living under a cloud

Mohamed Makhzangi's arousing report from Kiev following the Chernobyl disasterMemories of a Meltdown: An Egyptian between Moscow and ChernobylBy Mohamed MakhzangiTranslated by Samah SelimPublished by the American University in Cairo…

Aida Nassar

DJ Pagano live in Cairo

Renowned European DJ plays at LatexCAIRO: These days, Cairo seems to be on the map for many international artists. From pop stars like Ricky Martin, Latin pianists like Raul Di…

Farah El Alfy

Branding for the local market

CAIRO: The world-renowned Superbrands Organization, an independent arbiter on branding, has named El Gouna as Egypt's 2006 Superbrand.Branding has become the single most important tool when it comes to the…

Najla Moussa

Peaceful demonstration gives opposition new strength

CAIRO: Approximately 100 demonstrators gathered at the journalists' syndicate late Sunday night to show their solidarity with detainees. The demonstration featured a group of about 10 former detainees who were…

Joseph Mayton

Brotherhood clashes in parliament head the news

CAIRO: Parliament speaker Fathi Sorour's clashes with Muslim Brotherhood members continue as the latter insist on raising the issue of two Egyptian border guards who were killed by Israeli fire,…

Pakinam Amer

Muslim Brotherhood says tourists can drink

CAIRO: The leader of Egypt s Muslim Brotherhood said in an interview that tourists could drink alcohol inside their hotels and people should decide for themselves whether to accept bank…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Police arrest 110 Muslim Brotherhood members

CAIRO: Police arrested 110 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Monday, and beat and tear-gassed others as they protested outside a courthouse in which a prominent Brotherhood member was on…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Previous Italian government involved in CIA kidnapping, says head of investigation

ROME: The previous Italian government, led by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, played an important role in the alleged CIA kidnapping in 2003 of an Egyptian cleric in Milan, the head…

Daily Star Egypt Staff