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A walk-in kaleidoscope

CAIRO: What is a Kaleidoscope? According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, it…

Farah El Alfy

Quiet surrounding voter registration angers opposition

CAIRO: Egyptians have until March 9 to register tand receive a voting…

Joseph Mayton

Arab League decides to open office in Baghdad

CAIRO: The Arab League decided on Saturday to open an office in…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Paradise Now sparks anger on Oscar night

CAIRO: For the Arab world, the stakes were high at this year's…

Vivian Salama

Reporters and housing minister reconcile

CAIRO: In an unexpected change of heart, former Housing Minister Ibrahim Suleiman…

Pakinam Amer

EgyptAir made $75.2 million profit last year

CAIRO: State carrier EgyptAir, 20 percent of which the government is preparing…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Median o/n interbank steady at about 8.65 percent

CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound was broadly…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Leading German cap producers inaugurate factory in Egypt

CAIRO: The German group BERICAP inaugurated its new cap factory in Egypt…

Waleed Khalil Rasromani

Young Muslims, eager to display religious identity, find a role model in a pop star

ALEXANDRIA: The audience, mostly young Muslim women in veils, clapped, swayed and…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Switzerland investigating two Egyptians for suspected oil-for-food corruption

BERN, Switzerland: Switzerland is investigating two Egyptians in connection with money laundering…

Daily Star Egypt Staff