Festival sink or swim?
The success or failure of the Cairo International Film Festival hangs in the balanceFive reasons why we think the Cairo International Film Festival will succeed:1. International celebrities Jacqueline Bisset and…
Egypt concerned about Sunni "cleansing" in Iraq
CAIRO: Despite official statements to the contrary, Egypt is especially concerned about the state of Sunnis in Iraq and fears the hegemony of the Shiite majority over the war-torn country…
Rachid: Egypt's economic improvements cannot be dismissed.
Country has to maintain dynamic push for reformIn the second part of The Daily Star Egypt's interview with the Minister of Trade and Industry, Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid says there…
Word on the Street: Constitutional reform: Who cares?
Egyptians speak out on their perceptions of upcoming constitutional amendmentsCAIRO: In his speech before parliament last week, President Hosni Mubarak promised democratic reforms and constitutional amendments. Of course all the…
Regional investment conference held in Egypt
Conference aims to bring together promotion agenciesCAIRO: The Second World Association for Investment Promotion Agencies (Waipa) Regional Investment conference was held Nov. 16-18 in the Sinai resort of Sharm El-Sheikh…
A night at Hogwarts? Not so much
Hodgepodge of fairy tales delights children regardless of false expectationsA night at the Cairo Opera House's Harry Potter Ballet sounded like a ticket onto the Hogwarts Express and the excitement…
Egypt shares up, Naeem soars after public listing
CAIRO: Egyptian shares gained on Wednesday with investment bank Naeem Holding soaring 88 percent after the firm listed 60 percent of its shares on the stock exchange at a par…
Activists losing out in bid to get female genital mutilation criminalized
Islamic scholars condemn FGM as the infliction of harm on another personA new bid to ensure that the practice of female genital mutilation is criminalized in Egypt, Africa and Asia…
Nine killed in minibus crash in Cairo
CAIRO: Nine people were killed and 11 others injured on Tuesday when a minibus collided head-on with a passenger car on a highway south of Cairo, police sources said. The…
Conference discusses ways to head off potential energy crisis
CAIRO: Businessmen and researchers called Tuesday for the gradual phasing-out of the government s LE 50 billion annual energy subsidy bill and urged more investment in alternative sources of energy.They…