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GASC buys 230,000 tons of U.S., Canadian wheat

CAIRO: Egypt s main wheat importer bought 230,000 tons of U.S. and…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Egypt, China discuss economic relations

CAIRO: Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Sunday denied his country was…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Brotherhood member detained after acquittal

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities detained prominent Muslim Brotherhood member Hassan El-Hayawan last week…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Egypt and Jordan discuss "Arab differences"

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: President Hosni Mubarak met Jordanian King Abdullah II on Sunday…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Trial opens for 14 implicated in Cairo terror attacks

CAIRO: Fourteen people went on trial Saturday for assisting in three terrorist…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Palestinian foreign minister says he'll keep funneling cash through crossing

GAZA CITY: The Palestinian foreign minister who returned from a seven-nation trip…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Abbas says EU funding mechanism 'not adequate' during visit to Egypt

Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said Saturday an EU funding…

Daily News Egypt

Identity of Zarqawi's successor remains enigma

Agence France-PresseCAIRO: The true identity of Abu Ayyub Al-Masri, the man said…

Daily News Egypt

Popular support swells for journalists on trial

CAIRO: The press syndicate continues to vehemently protest two parliament-proposed press laws…

Pakinam Amer

Foreign companies looking at the Egyptian tourism sector

CAIRO: The Egyptian Company for Touristic Resorts has struck a deal with…

Najla Moussa