Public sector holding companies gain new profits of LE 3 billion
CAIRO: Public sector s holding companies and their affiliates achieved a net profit of LE 3 billion this year, Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin was reported to have said.He added…
Profit-taking sends Egypt bourse down, Sewedy rises
CAIRO: Profit-taking pushed Egyptian shares to end down for the first time in four sessions on Monday, but El Sewedy Cables bucked the trend after announcing its expansion plans in…
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…