Egypt telecom magnate sparks debate, fatwa with veil comments

CAIRO: Comments by Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris on the Islamic headscarf have sparked a heated debate on freedom of speech and prompted a conservative sheikh to issue a fatwa urging…

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Authorities hold 13 Christians for collecting money illegally

CAIRO: Authorities have arrested 13 Christians for collecting donations to rebuild a church without a valid permit, their lawyer told AFP on Tuesday. They were arrested on Monday and now…

AFP
AFP

Two Egyptians jailed in Khartoum on blasphemy charges

CAIRO: Egypt wants an explanation from Sudan after a court sentenced two Egyptians to six months in prison for selling a book the Khartoum government believes was offensive to Islam…

Salah Nasrawi

Regional investments in hotel and tourism projects hit $3.6tr

DUBAI: The Khaleej Times reported that investments in hotels, leisure projects, aviation developments, cruise lines, tourism promotion and support infrastructure in the Middle East have reached $3.63 trillion, according to…

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EU offers Egypt grants to revamp transport sector

The Chinese Xinhua news agency reported that the European Union Commission has offered Egypt a grant of 80 million euros (about $115 million) to support the development and restructuring of…

Agencies

Maltese oil tanker runs aground in Suez Canal, halts traffic for 6 hours

SUEZ: A Maltese-flagged tanker ran aground in the Suez Canal early Thursday, halting traffic in the major waterway for six hours until it was towed away, officials said.No oil was…

AP
AP

Al-Qaeda invites journalists to send questions to Al-Zawahri

CAIRO: Al-Qaeda has invited journalists to send questions to its No. 2 figure, Ayman Al-Zawahri, in the first such offer by the increasingly media-savvy terror network to interview one of…

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Japan, UAE agree on loan deal in energy partnership

TOKYO: Japan and the United Arab Emirates on Monday signed an accord to strengthen economic ties, including a deal for Japanese banks to extend a multibillion-dollar loan to a state-owned…

AFP
AFP

Spain set to invest around $17 bln in Libya

MADRID: Spain and Libya have reached a framework agreement that could see Spanish firms invest around $17 billion in Libya, the government said Tuesday. The agreement was reached in talks…

AP
AP

Raya Holding inaugurates new headquarters in Sixth of October

CAIRO: Raya Corporation recently inaugurated its new headquarters in Sixth of October city, with Minister of Communications and Information Technology Tarek Kamel attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony. "Providing a sound working…

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