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World Cup on everyone's mind

Coverage focuses on high school exams, violence in Palestine CAIRO: The Thanaweya…

Sarah El Sirgany

Rithmo opening

 ŠΘ###The crowds were entertained and danced all night to the tunes of…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

GAFI chief suggests collective resolution of disputes between businesses and the government

CAIRO: General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Chairman Ziad Bahaa…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Detained activist denied medical care: lawyer

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have refused to allow detained activist Mohammed El Sharqawy…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Brotherhood calls for referendum on peace with Israel

Call seen as support for Palestinian governmentCAIRO: In a recent interview with…

Joseph Mayton

Just ban it?

Minister of Culture confirms that "The Da Vinci Code will be banned…

Farah El Alfy

The Slamdance experience

A young Egyptian filmmaker gives a personal account of his experience at…

Daily News Egypt

Summer screen sensations

Arabic movies dominate movie theaters this season and vie for their share…

Daily News Egypt

Portraits of the city

Michael Haag captures Cairo's main attraction in his pictorial guideCAIRO: I was…

Aida Nassar

Too expensive for a uniting event

High subscription prices put World Cup out of reach of most EgyptiansCAIRO:…

Najla Moussa