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Demonstrations on the rise

CAIRO: Holding banners high, chanting slogans protesting local or regional matters and…

Sarah El Sirgany Sarah El Sirgany

Publication of Afaq Arabiya still on hold

CAIRO: The inner conflicts apparent in party newspaper Afaq Arabiya have heightened…

Pakinam Amer Pakinam Amer

Egypt shares rise on bargain-hunting

Institutional investors buying stocks like Orascom Telecom (OT), which have fallen in…

Daily Star Egypt Staff Daily Star Egypt Staff

Businesses race to file taxes by deadline under new law

CAIRO: The end of the current tax season is near. Companies and…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Emergency food agreed for Gaza through Egypt so U.S. says

JERUSALEM: Emergency shipments of food will be brought into Gaza from Egypt…

Daily Star Egypt Staff Daily Star Egypt Staff

Worried Egyptians head to hospital for bird flu tests

CAIRO: Egyptians are heading to hospital fearing they might be the next…

Daily Star Egypt Staff Daily Star Egypt Staff

Boosting tea imports in Egypt

CAIRO: According to the Ministry of Investment, the country has slashed taxes…

Najla Moussa Najla Moussa

A mountain of a movie

CAIRO: Brokeback Mountain is an emotional, heartbreaking movie about two men who…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Press Round-up

CAIRO: Taking priority on the front pages of all newspapers, both national…

Pakinam Amer Pakinam Amer

For the sake of the child

CAIRO: For the children involved, winning a case proving parenthood means the…

Sarah El Sirgany Sarah El Sirgany