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MAS Freedom Foundation condemns sentencing of Al Jazeera reporter in Egypt

Affirming the right of independent investigative reporting and freedom of the press,…

Reuters

Cheney to visit Egypt as part of Middle East tour

Visit an attempt to balance recent US foreign policyCAIRO: American Vice President…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

WHO chief hails Egypt's program in dealing with bird flu

Visiting World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan Thursday hailed Egypt s…

Agencies

New political rights law approved by the Shoura Council

CAIRO: The Shoura Council (Upper House of Parliament) approved on Thursday the…

Yasmine Saleh

WORD ON THE STREET: What is Egypt's role in Iraq?

The Daily Star Egypt asked citizens about Egypt s role in Iraq.…

Daily News Egypt

Muslim-chic takes Europe by storm

ReutersClad in skinny jeans, wrap dresses and carefully sculpted headscarves, a generation…

Daily News Egypt

Guess what, we're number one

CAIRO: It's true: Egypt is number one. Sometimes number two, sometimes number…

Deena Douara

A coffee with a cultural flavor

Near the beginning of the 20th century, Egypt witnessed a wave of…

Joseph Fahim

Egypt a "serious backslider" in press freedom argues, rights group

CAIRO: In conjunction with World Press Day on May 3, New York-based…

Alexandra Sandels

Coffee talk: The trials and tribulations of relationships

Back to my regular coffee table. For the sake of change, I…

Jumana Shehata