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Median o/n interbank rate unchanged at 8.125 percent

CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound was unchanged at…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Calyon Egypt approves $87 million capital hike

CAIRO: Calyon Bank Egypt, which is 75 percent owned by French investment…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Defendant in Egyptian trial of Sinai attacks says he was tortured into confessing

ISMAILIYA: An Egyptian suspect in a 2004 terror attack denied police charges…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Saudi king to visit Egypt for Mideast talks

RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah is to visit Egypt on Wednesday for talks…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Interbank rate steady at 8.1 percent

CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound remained broadly steady…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Gaza businessmen look to Egypt as embargo bites

Reuters GAZA: Businessmen in Gaza, facing steadily worsening economic conditions since Israel…

Daily News Egypt

State witness says Palestinian recruited militants for Sinai attacks, defendant denies

ISMAILIYA: A Palestinian militant recruited Egyptians to carry out the 2004 bombing…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Gap growing in coverage of events between independent and state-owned papers

CAIRO: As opposition and independent newspapers concentrated on Muslim Brotherhood electoral candidates…

Pakinam Amer

Police detain Muslim Brotherhood members in Alexandria

CAIRO: Egyptian police detained approximately 30 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood…

Joseph Mayton

Conference discusses torture of activists

CAIRO: In the wake of reports of torture of political activists while…

Pakinam Amer