Closure of Rafah border crossing ‘crime against humanity’: Hamas spokesman
Relations between Cairo and Hamas tense; Cairo court recently banned Hamas activities…
Bahrain’s Al Salam Bank launches Asian Islamic REIT
Reuters - Bahrain’s Al Salam Bank has launched a listed sharia-compliant real…
Egypt sentences 26 to death over ‘terror group’: judicial sources
AFP - An Egyptian criminal court on Wednesday sentenced 26 people to death for…
Islamic banking headway in North African banks still slow: Standard and Poor’s
S&P value total Islamic banking assets in Egypt at around $11.6bn
In Pictures: Islamic Art museum damaged by blast
The bombing that took place early morning on 24 January has affected…
Deadly Cairo blast damages museum
The museum's collection is going to be evacuated immediately after a forensic…
Qatar’s Masraf Al Rayan buys Islamic Bank of Britain
Reuters - Masraf Al Rayan, Qatar's largest sharia-compliant bank by market value, said on…
The draft constitution doesn’t violate Sharia: Grand Mufti
Egypt’s Grand Mufti calls on Egyptians to participate in constitutional referendum
Constitution’s preamble preliminarily passes
Constituent assembly approves majority of contentious articles; sets ground rules for coming…
Discussion of contentious articles halts Constituent Assembly voting
Assembly holds meetings to reach consensus over the contents of the preamble;…