Mubarak's comments still making headlines

CAIRO: Since the week was void of any news guaranteed to make the front pages of local newspapers, editorials focused on the various aspects of corruption, the ongoing struggle of…

Sarah El Sirgany

Corporate governance in the spotlight

CAIRO: Having recently published its voluntary guidelines for corporate governance, the Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIoD) will begin a training program for corporate board members next month in cooperation with…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Egyptian-Indian company to launch $950 million investment project in Edfu

CAIRO: An Indian-Egyptian company has won the 2005 Investor of the Year Award, given out by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), for selecting Egypt as the location…

Najla Moussa

UK's Melrose to buy Egyptian partner for $265 million

LONDON: Britain s Melrose Resources Plc said on Thursday it was buying partner Merlon Petroleum Company for $265 million in cash to gain full control of the pair s oil…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Life in rural Egypt

CAIRO: Abdel Hakim Kasem s Ayam El Ensan EL Sabaa (The Seven Days of Man) paints a unique and detailed picture of life in a small village in Egypt. The…

Daily News Egypt

Choosing a party

CAIRO: Egypt has been immersed in a political transition period for over a year. From the first multi-candidate presidential elections to the violence-marred parliamentary elections, the country has witnessed its…

Daily News Egypt

Government launches anti-bird flu training program

CAIRO: The government launched a training program this week to prepare professionals and volunteers involved in combating the spread of the potentially pathogenic H5N1 avian virus. Faced with a deepening…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Dow Jones launches Egyptian index

CAIRO: A new blue-chip index for top-performing Egyptian stocks has been established by Dow Jones Indexes. The creator of the renowned Dow Jones Industrial Average unveiled its latest index yesterday.…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Al-Sadr: Comments serve the enemy

BAGHDAD: The Egyptian president s claim that Shiite Muslims in Iraq and the Middle East are more loyal to Iran than their own countries serve only the enemy, Iraq s…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Egypt frees 950 former militants

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have released some 950 detained former members of the militant Gamaa Al-Islamiya (Islamic Group) in the past six weeks, including 300 on Tuesday, police sources said on…

Daily Star Egypt Staff