Central Bank raises overnight rates 0.25 percent to combat rising inflation
Analyst views decision with guarded optimismCAIRO: The Central Bank (CB) has raised overnight deposit and lending interest rates by 0.25 percent to 8.75 and 10.75, respectively, CB Deputy Governor Tarek…
Is Kefaya tearing apart?
CAIRO: When Kefaya, The Egyptian Movement for Change, kicked off its first pro-reform demonstration in December 2004 then continued to agitate throughout 2005, it was lauded as the cure to…
Ailing Ayman Nour faces five new charges
CAIRO: Jailed political activist and former leader of the Al-Ghad opposition party Ayman Nour underwent a cardiac catheter in Al Qasr El Eini Hospital yesterday, his lawyer told The Daily…
Kerry says the US should have listened to Mubarak
All the unrest in the Middle East is interconnectedCAIRO: US senator for Massachusetts and former American presidential candidate John Kerry told reporters on a visit to Cairo last week that…
Nazif gives government top grades at People's Assembly brief
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif addressed the People s Assembly Tuesday in his governor s statement to report the progress and reforms the government has achieved in its first year…
Egypt's role in Palestine security-based, not political
Violence continues between Palestinian factions despite truce, Egypt must talk to Syria expert saysCAIRO: Egypt should intensify its efforts in the political as opposed to the security arena to help…
Ayman Nour out of hospital, back to jail
CAIRO: Ayman Nour, the jailed former head of El Ghad opposition party, was whisked right back to prison right after undergoing a cardiac catheter at Kasr El Aini hospital. He…
Reflections: A Second Look
The Sony gallery for Photography at the American University in Cairo is presenting a group exhibition by 29 photographers from their archival collection.Participating photographers are: Robert Azzi, Jean Marc Bouju,…
The Reel Estate: Discovering the New World
My introduction to director Terrence Malick happened seven years ago in spring of 1999. Back then, unless you were a student at the Egyptian Cinema Institute, it was extremely difficult…
How great thou art: A feast for the senses
Some of the top picks selected by The Daily Star EgyptGiven the staggering amount of art on display at the 10th Cairo International Biennale, navigating your way through the dozens…