Bisc raises funds for Dahab victims

CAIRO: A teacher from The British International School Cairo (BISC) has coordinated a fund raising appeal for the families who lost relatives in the Dahab bombings, raising LE 40,000.Ms. Evan…

Peter A. Carrigan

Rivals Al Ahli, Zamalek meet in Egyptian Cup final

CAIRO: Unbeaten champions Al Ahli will meet perennial rivals Zamalek in Friday s Egyptian Cup final after both sides triumphed in their respective semi-final matches. Al Ahli s, who have…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

New treatment puts children's diarrhea on the run

PARIS: Researchers in the United States say they have identified a drug that is effective against rotavirus, a diarrhea-inducing bug that kills around half a million children a year. They…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Refreshingly simplistic

Mohammed Sharkawy finds untapped potential while at the Townhouse GalleryCAIRO: El Daba, a term used to describe a four-legged animal that carries objects on its back, also happens to be…

Farah El Alfy

Microsoft opens technology center to train youth, women

Company s visiting female delegation notes the importance of engaging womenCAIRO: Fifteen computers are now available at the Dar El Tarbia Center, to be made use of by the youths…

Sarah El Sirgany

Case against interior minister postponed

Right-to-protest lawsuit delayedCAIRO: A Cairo court postponed a verdict in a case brought by the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) against the interior minister for a decision the latter…

Pakinam Amer

Arab leaders reluctant to enthuse about new Iraq

Reuters CAIRO: After watching a bewildering array of Iraqi politicians try their hand at government, Arab leaders are reluctant to pin much hope on new Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, analysts…

Jonathan Wright

Police holding 200 Muslim Brotherhood protesters

CAIRO: Egyptian police are holding some 200 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood who were arrested during a protest near a courthouse in the Nile Delta town of Zagazig, the group…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Pharmaceuticals lobby for change in pricing regime as margins shrink

CAIRO: One of the most staggering features of Cairo s retail landscape is its multitude of pharmacies. Pick any random street corner and there s a good chance that you…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani

A definite dive

El Ghawwas loses its focusCAIRO: Once you get through the overused opening scene of the film, in which Amer Mounib and Hassan Hosny appear drunk in a club while trying…

Sarah El Sirgany