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Morning cravings

CAIRO: It's customary to go out for lunch or dinner; those favoring…

Sarah El Sirgany
Sarah El Sirgany

CAREER

CAIRO: So, you're fresh out of university. You've got a lifetime of…

Vivian Salama
Vivian Salama

Present and Tense

Time was that birds were at the top of the food chain.…

Nabil Shawkat
Nabil Shawkat

Britain's Prince Charles to tour Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India

LONDON: Britain s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of…

Daily Star Egypt Staff
Daily Star Egypt Staff

Today we are not united

CAIRO: Good news for people in a hurry. This evening, sometime between…

Alaa Abdel-Ghani
Alaa Abdel-Ghani

Word on the Street

CAIRO: Although the parliamentary elections concluded months ago, their effect is still…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt

Press round up

CAIRO: The economic repercussions of bird flu still dominate the news. President…

Sarah El Sirgany
Sarah El Sirgany

Human rights lawyers hail U.S. detainee settlement

NEW YORK: Human rights lawyers on Wednesday took heart from the U.S.…

Daily Star Egypt Staff
Daily Star Egypt Staff

Beyond free trade

CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sealed the fate of free…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani
Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Britons freed from Egypt claim torture

LONDON: Three Britons who spent nearly four years in prison in Egypt…

Daily Star Egypt Staff
Daily Star Egypt Staff