Egypt pound o/n interbank steady at 8.8 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound was steady at 8.8 percent on Monday in a very quiet market dominated by interest in a central bank auction…
Insurgents attack US base, string of car bombs hit Baghdad
Associated Press BAGHDAD: Insurgents launched an attack on a US combat post Monday, sending in a suicide bomber and clashing with American troops. Two US soldiers were killed and 17…
Court tosses out release request for Sadat assassin
CAIRO: Cairo criminal court on Sunday tossed out an appeal for release from prison by one of the assassins of former president Anwar Al-Sadat, saying the matter was not under…
Accused Madrid bomber denies charges, condemns attacks at trial
MADRID: The biggest Al-Qaeda related trial in Europe resumed Monday with one of the men accused of bombing Madrid commuter trains in 2004 denying all charges and any link with…
Chomsky on Iran, Iraq and the US's Mafia complex
Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in US policy toward Iran, Iraq, North Korea,…
Israeli siege of Al-Aqsa unites People's Assembly
CAIRO: The recent Israeli siege of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem united all the members of the People's Assembly (PA), experts told The Daily Star Egypt."Israel unites everybody and that is…
MP to start anti-secularism movement
CAIRO: An independent MP announced last week his intention to set up a "popular movement to resist secularism. Mohamed Al Omda, deputy of Kom Ombo south of Luxur, wrote in…
AUC's John Gerhart field station launches in Gouna
RED SEA: Dedicated to the memory of the former president of the American University in Cairo (AUC) John D. Gerhart, who was a lifelong educator and environmentalist, the university recently…
Government scrambles to protect recovering poultry industry
Slight mutation to Avian Flu virus discovered in 13th fatalityCAIRO: Minister of Agriculture Amin Abaza said Saturday a joint government-private sector task force has developed a strategy to fight the…
Turkey's Sabangi Group to launch JV for bus production in Egypt
CAIRO: The Turkish Sabangi Group in Turkey has announced it will build a new plant for the manufacture of buses in Egypt with joint investments from Egyptian partners.The chairman of…