Tobacco group Altadis upbeat

PARIS: French-Spanish tobacco group Altadis is confident about its prospects and is examining possible deals in Egypt and Algeria, the company s chairman said in a newspaper interview published on…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Center hopes to reinvigorate export promotion activities and double exports in five years

CAIRO: The Egyptian Export Promotion Center held its first board meeting on Monday, during which producers and government officials discussed sector-specific export objectives and results for the past year as…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Editor jailed for defaming Mubarak

CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced a newspaper editor who has repeatedly criticized President Hosni Mubarak to one year in jail on Monday for defaming the head of state, court sources…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Egyptian security delegation makes contact with kidnappers of Israeli soldier

JERUSALEM: An Egyptian security delegation has made contact with the kidnappers of an Israeli soldier grabbed during a Palestinian attack on an Israeli position near the Gaza Strip, Israeli public…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Parliament approves judicial law draft

CAIRO: During its assembly Sunday, Egypt's upper house initially approved a draft of a judicial law, proposed by the government and currently being reviewed by parliament, reported Al-Masry Al-Youm on…

Pakinam Amer

Voicing opposition to acts of torture

CAIRO: On a day when the world came together in opposition of torture worldwide, activists came together for a surprise demonstration in front of the Sayeda Zeinab police station. The…

Joseph Mayton

Torture is business as usual for local law enforcement, say activists

CAIRO. Ahmed Mammoud Tammam, 18, had a fight with a neighbor over a girl. The neighbor complained to a friend who worked in the nearby Omranniya police station. Later that…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Egypt ranked first in trade policy reforms

CAIRO: According to a World Bank survey of 100 countries, Egypt ranked as the number one economy in terms of trade policy reforms. Actual GDP growth was estimated by the…

Najla Moussa

Bora Bora opening

 ŠΘ###Guests stayed all night socializing and enjoying the delicious food and atmosphere of Bora Bora, here, Mohmmed and Ezz El Deen Magdy##Ahmed Helal, Ahmed El Beltagy and friend

Daily Star Egypt Staff