Telecom companies plan cable through Mideast
CAIRO: Telecom companies from Egypt, Italy, India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates plan to build a submarine cable linking Europe to India through the Middle East, Telecom Egypt…
UN faces uphill battle for Arab hearts and minds
Sentiments threaten to hamper development projects progressCAIRO: The United Nations has faced much regional criticism of late. The recent war on Lebanon and the delay in a United Nations Security…
Peace possible between Arabs and Israel – El-Baradei
WASHINGTON: The head of the UN nuclear agency said Tuesday that despite a sense of insecurity in the Middle East and in other world trouble spots, a glimmer of hope…
Alleged arms smuggler nabbed in northern Sinai
Two Israelis arrested as they illegally crossed borderCAIRO: Police arrested a fourth person suspected of involvement in arms trafficking to the Gaza Strip, security sources said Wednesday.A security official speaking…
Article sparks controversy over fasting and patient health
Scholar: Patients should not sacrifice health to fast RamadanMedical practitioners should not advise their patients to fast for Ramadan if their health does not permit it, medical and religious experts…
Muslims celebrate Eid with calls for tolerance
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: Millions of Muslims across the world on Tuesday celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the feast marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, with calls for tolerance amid a…
Happy Eid
Due to the Eid-al-Fitr Holidays, there will be no print editions of The Daily Star Egypt on Tuesday, October 24 and Wednesday, October 25.The next edition will be on Thursday,…
Experts disagree with Abul-Gheit over Hezbollah
Foreign minister blames resistance movement for warForeign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit's assessment that the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah started the war with Israel to avoid being disarmed by the Lebanese government…
A poultry affair
Another human case of bird flu puts Egyptians on high alertCAIRO: Local health officials blamed the most recent case of human bird-flu infection in Egypt on poor observance of government…