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An elegant wedding

 ŠΘ###Many of Egypt's ministers, businessmen and socialites attended the wedding, Mamdouh El…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Present and Tense: Wrong number

The call came on my private line, which is only known to…

Nabil Shawkat

Two Egyptians win top prizes in civil rights essay contest

Middle Eastern entries take the lead with "stronger contentCAIRO: Egyptian and Middle…

Sarah El Sirgany

Akhbar El Negoum honors artists

 ŠΘ###Many of Egypt's celebrities and socialites attended the event and were entertained…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Italian prosecutor asks for extradition of U.S. agents

A prosecutor has asked Italy s new justice minister to request the…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Egypt raises gasoline prices to cut deficit

CAIRO: The government is raising the prices of gasoline and diesel fuel…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Arab oil windfall must benefit Lebanese, says Libya

TRIPOLI: Arab leaders must divert windfall revenues from record high oil prices…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

French FM warns of "catastrophe" in Lebanon

Rice plans Middle East trip next weekBEIRUT: The French foreign minister, Philippe…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Egyptian foreign minister calls for Middle East cease-fire

Becket attempts to play down differences with key regional allyAssociated PressLONDON: Egypt…

Daily News Egypt

Solana's visit makes little progress

Ground attack increasingly likelyCAIRO: In an attempt to diffuse the conflict between…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani