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New tax laws sees more Egyptians filing

CAIRO: Thanks to a national campaign launched to garner awareness of the…

Najla Moussa

The place I call home

CAIRO: Tamer Ezzat suddenly realized that most of his family and friends…

Sarah El Sirgany

Better sanitation for Upper Egypt schools

CAIRO: "I am a toothbrush! yells a 10-year old girl role-playing before…

Vivian Salama

Bargain plastic surgery flourishes in Egypt, but at a price

CAIRO: Had Cleopatra s nose been shorter, the whole face of the…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Piraeus Bank dismisses rights issue report

ATHENS: Piraeus Bank, Greece s fifth largest lender, on Tuesday dismissed a…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Administration scolds Mubarak, says Iraq is not in a civil war

WASHINGTON: The Bush administration rejected Monday assertions by President Hosni Mubarak, a…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

UAE court cancels flogging sentence for Estonian soldier for alleged attempt to rape Egyptian woman

TALLINN: A court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has cancelled a…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Iraq says no to Cairo following Mubarak's comments

BAGHDAD: Iraq has decided not to participate in a meeting of Arab…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

New cement plant to be built in Aswan

CAIRO: The Egyptian General Authority for Industrial Development (GAID) has approved a…

Najla Moussa

Love, war and redemption in the European Film Caravan

CAIRO: Film festivals have become a haven for us, the film fans,…

Joseph Fahim