Archeological sites are now attracting the attention of thieves and criminal organizations the world over
Police fear staff at the private Palash Hospital were selling babies for as little as 100,000 rupees
As Ramadan nears, middlemen raise the stakes
Egypt, which relies heavily on imports, has faced a shortage of foreign currency since a popular uprising in 2011
Measures imposed by the government a year ago to crush the black market have had the opposite effect
Egypt tames a once-thriving currency black market by imposing a cap on dollar-denominated bank deposits
The central bank has held the official exchange rate steady for more than three months since letting the pound weaken at the beginning of 2015
Egypt’s currency black market has virtually disappeared in the past two months following a central bank crackdown
Many overseas Egyptians’ prefer to send money home via the black market, where they get better exchange rates
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