Recent fatwa against statues opens door to extremists

"Egypt is on the cusp of becoming a great nation. Let us not turn questions of jurisprudence into social issues, rather, let us work together to form the mind of…

Daily News Egypt

Aftermath of a wedding

Thank you all for coming to the thoroughly choreographed event that has announced to the world my union of four months with the sole heiress of the chocolate industry in…

Nabil Shawkat

Court gives the right for legal recognitions of Baha'I religion

CAIRO: Egyptians affiliated with the Baha i Faith are celebrating a legal victory after the country s Administrative Court ruled their religion can legally be recognized in official documents. The…

Vivian Salama

Egypt finds clue to ancient temple's secret

Head: Egypt finds clue to ancient temple s secretCAIRO: An Egyptian archeological team has discovered a series of structures in the southwestern town of Fayoum that could yield vital data…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

A weekend of polo

CAIRO: To most people around the world, polo is a glamorous, classic sport, a rare commodity that has a car and a Ralph Lauren brand named after it. What people…

Farah El Alfy

Life in the hot seat

Coaches of the Egyptian national football team have some things in common. They all make a lot of money, they don't last too long on the job and they and…

Alaa Abdel-Ghani

Representing Egypt

CAIRO: As part of the ongoing effort to lure a record 16 million tourists by 2014, the Egyptian Tourist Authority (ETA) has paired up with private advertising companies to launch…

Vivian Salama

More blame placed on ferry captain

CAIRO: The government laid more blame on Wednesday on the captain of the ferry which sank in the Red Sea in February with the loss of more than 1,000 lives.…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Median o/n interbank falls to 8.45 percent

CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound fell to 8.45 percent on Thursday from 8.538 percent on Wednesday, toward the end of a central bank reserve period…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Government's human rights body demands immediate end of emergency state

CAIRO: The government s human rights watchdog condemned police intimidation during parliamentary elections last year, saying in a report Wednesday that security forces closed off polling stations to voters.Egyptian reformers…

Daily Star Egypt Staff