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Poultry reparations insufficient say rights groups

CAIRO: Rights groups in Egypt criticized a government strategy to compensate poultry…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Word on the Street

CAIRO: Although the parliamentary elections concluded months ago, their effect is still…

Daily News Egypt

Press round up

CAIRO: The economic repercussions of bird flu still dominate the news. President…

Sarah El Sirgany

Mubarak says Egypt won over Rice on democracy

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said Egypt had won over U.S. Secretary of…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Mubarak sees Egypt's forex reserves rising

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said in remarks published on Wednesday he expected…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Quenching the audience's thirst

CAIRO: "I will paint wings on my back. Colorful wings and fly…

Farah El Alfy

Bridge connecting Egypt, Saudi Arabia considered

CAIRO: The Egyptian government is considering building a $3 billion, 9.3-mile-long bridge…

Najla Moussa

Government modifies meat-importing standards

CAIRO: With the news of the spread of bird flu throughout the…

Sarah El Sirgany

Islamist trio, freed in Egypt, due back home in Britain

LONDON: Egypt deported to London three Britons released from jail where they…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Journalists rally for freedom of the press

CAIRO: Journalists and political activists gathered at Cairo s Journalists Syndicate to…

Vivian Salama