European Fatwa Council to issue fatwa against Al-Qaeda death threat against cartoonist, editor under police protection
CAIRO/STOCKHOLM: Dublin-based European Fatwa Council will issue a fatwa against a death threat allegedly made by the Iraqi Al-Qaeda-affiliate Sheikh Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi against Lars Vilks and Ulf Johansson, the…
WORD ON THE STREET: People sound out about the rape scene in Ramadan serial
CAIRO: A violent rape scene shown in an episode of a television drama on the second day of Ramadan immediately caused a stir. Not only was the scene a first…
Al-Azhar dismisses breastfeeding fatwa Sheikh
CAIRO: Sheikh Ezzat Attiya, chairman of the hadith department at Al-Azhar University was dismissed from his faculty position yesterday following the completion of the disciplinary committee investigation into his highly…
Jose hails steady performance, Krol disappointed
CAIRO: Al Ahly boss Manuel Jose praised his players performance throughout the Egyptian League derby, which saw his side grab a 1-0 victory over Zamalek on Monday.The Portuguese coach said…
Eno left out of Zamalek clash
CAIRO: Moataz Eno has been surprisingly left out of Al Ahly s 18-man squad for the Cairo derby clash against Zamalek in the Egyptian League on Monday.The midfielder was expected…
Hundreds arrested in Washington anti-war protests
CAIRO: Thousands of protestors stood up against the occupation and quagmire in Iraq during demonstrations in Washington DC last Saturday.The demonstration was predominately organized by Answer coalition, Iran Veterans Against…
Government bans Muslim Brotherhood's annual Ramadan event
CAIRO: The government has banned the Muslim Brotherhood s largest annual social gathering for the first time in 20 years, part of a concerted crackdown against the country s opposition,…
Ministry employees arrested on bribery charges
CAIRO: The Administrative Monitoring Authority arrested Abdel Hamid Kotb, chairman of the engineering department of the Higher Council of Antiquities along with a number of other employees involved in the…
Ericsson keeps 'low profile' in Mideast amid new cartoon row
STOCKHOLM: Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson said Sunday it was keeping a low profile in the Middle East after Al-Qaeda in Iraq threatened it over a cartoon which appeared in a…
