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Telecom Egypt seeks bigger Vodafone Egypt stake

CAIRO: Telecom Egypt said on Tuesday it would seek to increase its…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Median interbank rate steady at 9 percent

CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound was 9 percent…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Gamal Mubarak slams U.S. ambitions in the region, proposes nuclear development

Ruling party holds major conference amid skepticism over reform plans to pave…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Anti-pope protests subside but anger remains

CAIRO: Protests against remarks about Islam by Pope Benedict XVI tapered off…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Informant's letter to Clinton irrelevant to bomb-plot case, government says

Associated PressNEW YORK: Recent complaints by a discontented paid police informant to…

Daily News Egypt

Casper & Gambini's gets thumbs up for friendly service and great food

CAIRO: Earlier this week, during my lunch hour, I called some of…

Farah El Alfy

British Council brings smart political satire to Cairo Opera House

CAIRO: Performed over 150 times in 25 countries across the globe and…

Alexandra Sandels

Gaza's human calamity

While the world's gaze remains focused on Lebanon, less than 200 kilometers…

Daily News Egypt

Resettle or return

Sudanese refugees frustrated by hardships in Egypt dream of being resettled, but…

Daily News Egypt

UN report reveals steady poverty rates in world's most vulnerable countries despite 10-year action plan

CAIRO: Poverty rates remain steady or are simply falling slightly in the…

Alexandra Sandels