Qatar: New rules for Islamic banking
New regulations for Islamic banking in Qatar released by the Central Bank in late August will change the way conventional banks offer sharia-compliant services and likely boost the performance of…
Iran says nuclear fuel swap talk an ‘independent’ issue
TEHRAN: Iran reiterated on Tuesday that the nuclear fuel swap issue was separate from its overall atomic program for which the six world powers and Tehran are expected to hold…
Egyptians hold vigil for Baghdad church victims
CAIRO: Egyptian Copts and Muslims held a candlelight vigil Monday night in memory of the victims of the horrific Oct. 31 attack on a Catholic church in Baghdad that killed…
Bombing legacy major challenge for Laos, says president
VIENTIANE: Laos faces a major challenge in addressing the legacy of wartime bombs, President Choummaly Sayasone told international delegates to a landmark conference that aims to speed the elimination of…
35 Iraqis hurt in Baghdad church attack arrive in France
PARIS: Thirty-four Iraqi Christians and a Muslim guard wounded in a deadly Al-Qaeda attack on a Baghdad church just over a week ago flew in to France late Monday for…
US offers to remove Sudan early from state terror list
WASHINGTON: The United States has offered to remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism early to keep a January referendum that may partition the country on track,…
Court again orders release of detained Shia man
CAIRO: The Supreme Emergency State Security Court has again ordered the release of a man being held for his religious beliefs. The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said on…
Rafah border crossing to close on holidays, weekends
CAIRO: After more than four months of almost uninterrupted opening, the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will be closed for six days during the Eid El-Adha holiday. The…
Foreign election monitoring insults national sovereignty, says Sorour
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: People's Assembly Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour reiterated Egypt’s rejection of foreign monitoring of the upcoming parliamentary elections, saying that it is a domestic issue and that foreign…
NASA night photo shows illuminated Delta
SPACE: NASA Earth Observatory released this image on Nov. 8, 2010 showing in this view of Egypt, a population almost completely concentrated along the Nile Valley, just a small percentage…
