Self-confidence, family support overcome 'age of despair'

CAIRO: Regularly experiencing hot flushes, a bit of insomnia, nervousness, more facial wrinkles, dryer skin and weaker vertebrae are some of the common signs of menopause - coupled, of course,…

Sarah El Sirgany Sarah El Sirgany

Egypt seeks to boost military presence in Rafah

CAIRO: Egyptian officials are reportedly seeking to send more troops to the Sinai. Talks come following a security breech at the Gaza-Egypt border crossing last month, when Palestinians bulldozed through…

Vivian Salama Vivian Salama

Ferry with 1,400 aboard sinks in Red Sea

CAIRO: Rescue teams have picked up 100 survivors from a ferry which sank in the Red Sea overnight, Egyptian television said on Friday, quoting naval sources.The ferry, the Al Salam…

Daily Star Egypt Staff Daily Star Egypt Staff

AUC on the move

CAIRO: Boyd Hight was elected chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American University in Cairo (AUC) last November. Amongst the university s biggest challenges is the construction of…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Egypt coach urges respect for Congo in African Cup quarterfinals

CAIRO: The local fans are ecstatic that Egypt has reached the quarterfinals at the African Cup of Nations.The national team s coach, however, is urging his players to be wary…

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Mubarak warns of terrorist threat over prophet cartoons

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak warned Thursday that the reprinting by several European newspapers of cartoons deemed offensive to Islam risked provoking a terrorist backlash. The president warned of the near…

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Promoting regional cooperation

CAIRO: In a bid to provide assistance to countries in need, the Egyptian ministry of foreign affairs has stepped up efforts to support and aid the growth of neighboring third-world…

Najla Moussa Najla Moussa

Imam: We have censorship chaos in the region

CAIRO: The star-studded cinematic adaptation of Emaret Yacoubian (Yacoubian's Building), will be screened at the Berlin Film Festival and is slated for a summer commercial release in its original version,…

Sarah El Sirgany Sarah El Sirgany

Al-Wafd crisis continues

CAIRO: Dozens of Al-Wafd newspaper reporters and editors demonstrated for hours in front of Cairo's press syndicate on Wednesday, calling on Noaman Gomaa, overthrown party chairman, to release their paper…

Pakinam Amer Pakinam Amer

Press Round-up

CAIRO: The results of Hamas' victory in the Palestinian elections, the official and public reactions to the Danish cartoons deemed offensive to Muslims, the ongoing ban on Al Wafd newspaper…

Sarah El Sirgany Sarah El Sirgany