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Committee recognizes new Al-Wafd Party head

CAIRO: A committee that oversees Egypt s political parties on Monday recognized…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Al-Wafd bloodshed dominates headlines

CAIRO: The aftermath of Saturday's bloodshed at Al-Wafd headquarters due to in-fighting…

Pakinam Amer

Ten Islamists detained in Alexandria

CAIRO: Egyptian security forces detained 10 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

UN health body confirms four bird flu cases in Egypt

CAIRO: The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that four Egyptians have…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Fatwa against statues triggers uproar in Egypt

CAIRO: A fatwa issued by Egypt s top religious authority which forbids…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Azhar supports religious freedoms

CAIRO: Sheikh Fawzy El Zefzaf, former head of Al Azhar s Religions…

Sarah El Sirgany

Government blames bird flu recurrence on lack of compliance with instructions

CAIRO: The government has said that the probable cause for the recurrence…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

The end of an era

Saad Zaghloul must be threshing around in his grave.One of Egypt's best-known…

Daily News Egypt

Islam recruited to help Egyptians fight HIV

CAIRO: In Egypt, HIV and AIDS happen to other people: foreigners, the…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Group plants olive tree on Mt. Sinai to end month-long peace mission

CAIRO: After almost a month of trekking through the desert, the Breaking…

Joseph Mayton