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Al-Azhar grand sheikh calls for ending anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar

Al-Azhar grand sheikh calls for ending anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has called on Islamic countries and international organizations to support Muslims in Myanmar and pressure…
Public prosecutor orders search for police officers kidnapped in Sinai

Public prosecutor orders search for police officers kidnapped in Sinai

Public prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Wednesday urged the Interior Ministry, the National Security Agency, the General Intelligence Services and…
Constituent Assembly may struggle to meet deadline

Constituent Assembly may struggle to meet deadline

Disputes over controversial articles have raised doubts whether members of the assembly drafting Egypt's new constitution will have the document…
Prominent Islamist groups to skip Sharia demonstration

Prominent Islamist groups to skip Sharia demonstration

More Islamist groups on Wednesday rejected Friday’s planned demonstration demanding the application of Islamic Sharia in the new constitution.
Verdict on Farouk Hosni expected in December, travel ban upheld

Verdict on Farouk Hosni expected in December, travel ban upheld

The Giza Criminal Court set 3 December to issue a verdict in former Culture Minister Farouk Hosni's corruption trial. He…
Public prosecutor orders pornographic sites blocked

Public prosecutor orders pornographic sites blocked

The public prosecutor sent official letters to the communications and information technology minister, the interior minister and the head of…
Okasha fails to appear in court for incitement case

Okasha fails to appear in court for incitement case

The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the trial of controversial media figure Tawfiq Okasha on charges of attempting to incite the…
Spirituality first: Tawadros and the new church

Spirituality first: Tawadros and the new church

A popular Coptic liturgical hymn preceded the Sunday altar lottery, when Bishop Tawadros was chosen as the 118th pope of…
Court sets 2 September for lawsuit on Shura Council dissolution

Court sets 2 September for lawsuit on Shura Council dissolution

Supreme Constitutional Court head Judge Maher al-Beheiry scheduled a session on 2 December to consider a lawsuit demanding the dissolution…
Pop star Haifa Wehbe breaks up with husband

Pop star Haifa Wehbe breaks up with husband

Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe’s media office declared on Wednesday that she broke up with her husband Mahmoud Abu Hashima, an…
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