Brotherhood clashes in parliament head the news

CAIRO: Parliament speaker Fathi Sorour's clashes with Muslim Brotherhood members continue as the latter insist on raising the issue of two Egyptian border guards who were killed by Israeli fire,…

Pakinam Amer

Muslim Brotherhood says tourists can drink

CAIRO: The leader of Egypt s Muslim Brotherhood said in an interview that tourists could drink alcohol inside their hotels and people should decide for themselves whether to accept bank…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Police arrest 110 Muslim Brotherhood members

CAIRO: Police arrested 110 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Monday, and beat and tear-gassed others as they protested outside a courthouse in which a prominent Brotherhood member was on…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Previous Italian government involved in CIA kidnapping, says head of investigation

ROME: The previous Italian government, led by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, played an important role in the alleged CIA kidnapping in 2003 of an Egyptian cleric in Milan, the head…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Interbank rate steady at 8.2 percent

CAIRO: The median overnight rate on the pound was 8.2 percent on Monday, little changed from Sunday s 8.186 percent, bankers said. Three of nine banks contacted by Reuters had…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Stocks fall as investors focus on charts

CAIRO: Egyptian stocks slipped for a third session in a row on Monday, with selling by pessimistic small investors concerned more with charts than fundamentals weighing across the market, traders…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

ECHEM allocates $82 million for investments in Fiscal year 2006-2007

CAIRO: The Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM) has allocated LE 472.5 million (about $82 million) for investments in its new budget for fiscal year 2006-2007, valued at about LE 556.5…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Report condemns government and UNHCR in refugees' deaths

CAIRO: In a 65-page report, the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies (FMRS) center released their study of what occurred during last year's three-month sit-in by Sudanese refugees, which ended in…

Joseph Mayton

Lebanese speaker wants Arab mediation with Syria

CAIRO: Lebanon s pro-Syrian parliament speaker Nabih Berri on Saturday asked President Hosni Mubarak for Arab help in defusing the simmering crisis between Beirut and its former powerbroker Syria. The…

Daily Star Egypt Staff