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Judges threaten to boycott upcoming elections

Judges' Club protests proposed constitutional amendmentCAIRO: Egyptian judges have announced their decision…

Pakinam Amer

New UN coordinator asks: What would the situation in Lebanon be like without UN assistance?

CAIRO: The commotion stirred up by Hussein Fahmy's resignation from his post…

Sarah El Sirgany

Summer wedding

 ŠΘ###The venue was the garden of his villa in Cairo, here, Sherif…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Egypt warns against any military strike on Iran

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak warned against any military strike on Iran in…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Seventeen members of Muslim Brotherhood detained

CAIRO: Security forces detained 17 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood on…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Hundreds of Palestinians wait to cross into Gaza as border passage opens

Associated PressRAFAH: The Egypt-Gaza border crossing opened Saturday, giving hundreds of stranded…

Daily News Egypt

New Consumer Protection Law in effect today

Raising awareness the first major challenge for NGOsCAIRO: More than 60 consumer…

Ahmed A. Namatalla

New investors join investment wing of CIB

CAIRO: Investors including businessman Naguib Sawiris are pooling their investment banking and…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Interbank rate drops to 8.35 percent

CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound fell on Sunday…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Stocks rise ahead of Orascom Telecom results

CAIRO: Stocks rose on Sunday, led by rising interest in Orascom Telecom…

Daily Star Egypt Staff