Mentally disabled Muslims can now marry
CAIRO: Muslim mentally disabled people may marry as long as their prospective partners are made aware of their condition, Al-Ahzar said on Thursday. Approval comes provided "the other party is…
Road accident claims 11 members of one family
CAIRO: Eleven members of a single family were killed and another 16 seriously injured on Saturday in a road accident.The official MENA news agency reported that the vehicle carrying the…
Surveillance cameras to be installed after Suez killing
ISMAILIYA: The government has begun installing surveillance cameras to monitor traffic through the strategic Suez Canal after the killing of an Egyptian by a US Navy-chartered ship last week, an…
Muted Arab Summit ends with no Lebanon solution
CAIRO: The Arab Summit in Damascus drew to a close Sunday without reaching a resolution on the Lebanese crisis, which was the reason the summit was convened in the first…
Border guards arrest 13 Georgians
AL-ARISH: An Egyptian security official says border guards have arrested 13 Georgian migrants trying to cross illegally into Israel.The official says the seven men and six women were caught in…
Al-Wafd disagrees with court ruling on party's leadership
CAIRO: The State Council's Administrative Court reiterated Saturday its January verdict that denounced Mohmoud Abaza as president of Al-Wafd opposition party, calling for its enforcement. The ruling did not indicate…
Penalties set for freezing steel production, supply
CAIRO: The Ministry of Trade and Industry passed last week new resolutions to penalize steel producers, wholesalers and retailers who freeze steel production and supply on domestic markets, citing price…
Dutch businesses threaten to sue over anti-Islam film
THE HAGUE: Dutch businesses Saturday threatened to sue far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders if his anti-Islam film led to a commercial boycott, as EU foreign ministers and more Muslim countries condemned…
Rising cost of bread tops Egypt's five economic woes
CAIRO: The government has begun taking measures to tackle growing public discontent over the sky-rocketing prices of five staples of the economy - bread, rice, pasta, cement and steel. On…
German Muslims criticize 'Satanic Verses' play
German Muslims expressed "regret Friday that a theater near Berlin plans to stage the world premiere of a play based on Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses. We regret that…