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Prosecutor in Egyptian cleric case testifies before committee

ROME: A prosecutor leading the investigation of the alleged CIA kidnapping of…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Egypt resumes diplomatic relations with El Salvador

CAIRO: Egypt has resumed its diplomatic relations with El Salvador after the…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Bush and Mubarak back UN force in Darfur

WASHINGTON: U.S. President George W. Bush and President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Oil spill threatens Suez Canal

ISMAILIA: Clean up crews on Thursday worked to stop the spread of…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

State-run press lauds National Democratic Party

Opposition theorizes on prospective "inheritance of power CAIRO: As the fourth National…

Sarah El Sirgany

U.S. could cooperate with Egypt on nuclear energy

President s son proposes peaceful nuclear programCAIRO: The United States could cooperate…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Word on the Street

People call for more stringent action by Arab governments against Papal commentsCAIRO:…

Ahmad Aboul-Wafa

In the spirit of Ramadan

ALEXANDRIA: Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar is a month…

Daily News Egypt

TV producers more than generous with Ramadan offerings

Egyptian and satellite channels gear up for the biggest season of the…

Daily News Egypt

Guardians of the source of the Blue Nile

Mireia Cano's photographs capture daily life on the Ethiopian riverbankCAIRO: When the…

Aida Nassar