Cirque du Soleil comes to town
Mimes, dressed in white and striking a pose, lined the entrance to the spectacular outdoor ballroom at Hilton Dreamland Wednesday night, setting the stage for the hotel's annual celebration. The…
With a grain of salt
Blair's breakfast in bed!When I met Tony Blair on his first visit to Cairo a few months after he became Prime Minister, he paused when I asked him: "As Prime…
Resolution 194 may cut both ways for refugees
In the course of the 1948-1949 Arab-Israeli war, about 700,000 Arabs were either expelled by the Israelis from territory it held or left their homes at the request of the…
A man who helped push the Middle East into chaos
In May 1997 Tony Blair was swept into power on an enormous wave of optimism. Britain's youngest prime minister since 1812, his approval ratings were the highest of any postwar…
When in doubt, the world dislikes America
A new Pew Research Center Global Attitudes Survey published this week reveals that public attitudes towards the United States around the world continue to deteriorate, as they have for half…
For first time, exploding urban populations to exceed rural
CAIRO: Anyone living in Cairo for over five years would have no doubt that urban migration is becoming a burden, clogging traffic routes, straining resources, and forcing many Cairenes to…
WORD ON THE STREET: Health Minister decree ban on FGM
CAIRO: When Health Minister Hatem Al-Gabali issued a decree to ban clitoridectomy yesterday following the death of 12-year-old Bodour, who was killed during a circumcision operation, The Daily Star Egypt…
Voices from Gaza
An English teacher not paid in six months considers leavingGAZA/CAIRO: Mohammed, an English teacher at a university in Gaza, has lived in Rafah his whole life. A child during the…
Egyptian league new season to kick off on August 13th
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on its official web site on Tuesday that the opening day of the 2007-2008 Egyptian Premier league season will be on August 13th.The EFA…