Egypt says it has foiled bombing attempts

CAIRO: The government said on Wednesday it had arrested a group of 22 militant Islamists planning bomb attacks on tourist targets, a gas pipeline near Cairo and Muslim and Christian…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Police release 120 Brotherhood activists

Head: Police release 120 Brotherhood activistsCAIRO: Police on Wednesday freed 120 students arrested for belonging to the Islamist opposition Muslim Brotherhood organization and referred 30 others to the prosecutor, a…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Legislators debate draft consumer protection law

CAIRO: The People s Assembly gave its in-principle approval earlier this week for a draft consumer protection law. The approval is the first step toward passing the law and legislators…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Parliamentary probe slams state role in ferry disaster

CAIRO: A parliamentary inquiry into a February ferry sinking that killed more than 1,000 people blamed the ship s owners but also strongly implicated the government, the official MENA news…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Christians voice concerns following Church stabbing

CAIRO: On this the fourth day of Pascha, the holiest week in Christian Orthodoxy, spirituality for some has taken a back seat to civil unrest. Hurling rocks and bottles at…

Vivian Salama

Revolutionizing education through IT

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak met with the president and CEO of Cisco Systems Inc., one of the most widely recognized telecommunications and information technology companies worldwide, to discuss how information…

Najla Moussa

Students speak out against mass arrests

CAIRO: Thirty-five more students were arrested in what has been described as a "hostile and aggressive crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated students. The arrests provoked different reactions among students, and many…

Pakinam Amer

State paper backs Tel Aviv bombing

CAIRO: A state-owned Egyptian newspaper said on Tuesday that a suicide bombing which killed nine people in Tel Aviv was a response to Israeli attacks on Palestinians, and Palestinians should…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Mideast conflict, Iran top Chirac's agenda as he heads to Egypt

PARIS: French President Jacques Chirac heads to Egypt on Wednesday for a two-day visit set to be dominated by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and rising tensions over Iran s nuclear ambitions.…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Gomaa released from custody

CAIRO: Prosecutors on Monday released a prominent opposition figure who was detained early this month after a fight with his rivals at party headquarters. Noaman Gomaa, 71, walked free on…

Daily Star Egypt Staff