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Cairo hopes new yellow cabs can provide a cleaner, gentler ride

CAIRO: Riding a Cairo taxi is like being trapped in a pinball…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Saving 1,500-year-old manuscripts

CAIRO: In Wadi Al Natroun lies the Coptic monastery Deir El Surian,…

Sarah El Sirgany

Watching houses of worship crumble

CAIRO: As sectarian tension has grown in Egypt over the past few…

Pakinam Amer

EAB Q1 net profit down 27.5 percent

CAIRO: Egyptian American Bank (EAB) on Wednesday posted a 27.5 percent fall…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Calyon Egypt Jan-March net up 481 percent

Head: CAIRO: Calyon Bank Egypt reported a net profit of LE 22.1…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Interbank rate rises to 8.25 percent

CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound rose to 8.25…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

EU set to finance 200 new "girl-friendly" schools in Egypt

CAIRO: The European Union has pledged to fund 200 new girl-friendly schools…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Seabed between Egypt and Cyprus shows signs of containing oil deposits

NICOSIA: Cyprus is pressing ahead with a search for oil and gas…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

European Union expresses concern over renewal of Emergency Law

VIENNA: The European Union expressed concern Tuesday about the arrests and jailing…

Daily Star Egypt Staff