Christian 'convert' accused of forgery released
CAIRO: Sohair Abdou Asaad, who had converted from Christianity to Islam and then back to Christianity, was arrested on Monday for allegedly forging her national identity card.She was released on…
Mohandiseen shooting trial adjourned till April
CAIRO: The Giza Criminal Court adjourned the case of police officer Adel Al-Shahed, 23, for the murder of Tamer Mashour, 31, in Mohandiseen on Nov. 21 to April 26 where…
Fayoum flooded by rising Lake Qarun water levels
CAIRO: A rise in the water levels of Lake Qaroun has flooded eight villages in Fayoum, submerging acres of agricultural land and three touristic resorts on Tuesday.Among the flooded areas…
NDP to amend personal status law
CAIRO: Egypt s ruling party announced plans to amend the current personal status law, in place since 1929, according to MP Mohamed Khalil Kwaitah.National Democratic Party MP Kwaitah said that…
NDP mulls abolishing religious affiliation field in ID cards
CAIRO: Just over a week after Egyptian Bahais won legal recognition of their right to obtain personal ID cards without having to lie about their faith, media sources report that…
Islamic investors snap up sukuk ijara as risks grow
As the global downturn drags on, battering investor confidence and asset values, Islamic finance markets are expected to increasingly favor the certainty of lease-based bonds over profit-sharing structures to minimize…
Era of peace: The road to Camp David
CAIRO: Thirty years ago today, on March 26, 1979, President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed a peace treaty witnessed by American President Jimmy Carter between Egypt…
Sudan's Beshir defies war crimes warrant in Egypt
CAIRO: Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir met his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Wednesday on his second trip visit since an international court ordered his arrest for war crimes…