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Iraq arrests five Egyptian "terrorists"

BAGHDAD: Iraqi police have arrested five Egyptians in a raid against suspected…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Arab nations considering Lebanon deployment, but reluctant to get between Israel and Hezbollah

Associated PressCAIRO, Egypt: The governments of Egypt and Morocco are said to…

Daily News Egypt

Arab nations want UN Security Council to join in launching new initiative to end the Arab-Israeli conflict

Associated PressUNITED NATIONS: Arab nations want the UN Security Council to join…

Daily News Egypt

Rowdy audiences result in heavy metal ban

El-Sawy Cultural Center takes a break from hard rockCAIRO: Much to the…

Daily News Egypt

The Cairo Tower is both hated and loved, by foreigners and Egyptians alike

CAIRO: It was built in order to shame and later on it…

Daily News Egypt

Marina Rayih Gey documents what the young and fashionable are up to this summer

CAIRO: The summer heat of the city drives most people out of…

Farah El Alfy

For the majority of Arabs, Hezbollah won, and Israel is no longer the undefeatable army

Associated PressCAIRO: Babies have been named Hezbollah and Nasrallah. Even some die-hard…

Daily News Egypt

Word on the Street: Do demonstrations achieve any tangible results?

CAIRO: Over the past two years there has been a noticeable increase…

Ahmad Aboul-Wafa

Egyptians continue to take to the streets in support of Lebanon

CAIRO: El-Tagammu, an Egyptian leftist party, organized a protest in support of…

Maram Mazen

Press Round-up: Cease-fire in Lebanon still dominating local headlines

CAIRO: The latest news of the Israeli-Lebanese war continues to find its…

Pakinam Amer