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Heavy jail terms handed down in corruption case

CAIRO: A well-known Egyptian businessman and several public bank officials were handed…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Dubai no longer an employee's paradise

Rising costs of living are forcing many foreigners homeward boundDUBAI: Ali Mahmoud,…

Daily News Egypt

Increased IT development vital to Egypt's future

CAIRO: With studies indicating only 4 percent of Egyptians own computers, the…

Sarah El Sirgany

Resurrecting the past in Abu Sir

Hungarian Egyptologist uncovers the secrets of Taposiris MagnaTaposiris Magna: A Temple, Fortress…

Aida Nassar

Angry Israelis demand regime change

Israel is in trouble. Its president Moshe Katsav is being investigated for…

Daily News Egypt

Mobinil given two weeks to stop using EDGE

CAIRO: Telecoms regulators, embroiled in a licensing dispute with Mobinil over the…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Mohieddin: State companies debts to banks will be settled by the end of fiscal year 2006-07

Debts owed by Egyptian state-owned companies to local banks will be completely…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Immortalizing a folkloric epic

Al-Abnoudi reflects on his travels to record Al-Sirah Al-HilaliyahCAIRO: In an apartment…

Daily News Egypt

Another rail accident. Now what?

Look, there's good news and there's bad news.The good news is that…

Daily News Egypt

Eight killed in building collapses

CAIRO: Eight people were killed when two buildings collapsed within hours of…

Daily Star Egypt Staff