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File photo of Islamic presidential hopeful Hazem abu Ismail
Abu Ismail praises prosecution deputy for ordering lashing of drunk citizen
Al-Masry Al-Youm 23 Apr 2013
During a talk show aired on Al-Nas satellite channel on Monday, Abu Ismail said his problems with the Nour Party will...
إحدي متاجر بيع الخمور بوسط القاهرة ، 26 يوليو 2010 .
Prosecutor who ordered lashing of drunkard to be interrogated
Egypt Independent 23 Apr 2013
The public prosecution in Minya, Upper Egypt, will interrogate Hussein Anan, Matay district attorney, who had ordered...
From left, Qatari Prime Minister Sheik Hamad Bin Jassem Al-Thani, Qatar's Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Syrian President Bashar Assad, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu pose outside the Ottoman-era Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey.
Qatar to lash Muslim barber over drinking alcohol
AFP 22 Apr 2013
A Qatari court has sentenced a Muslim barber from an unknown Asian country to 40 lashes over consuming alcohol in the...
Abdallah Badr, a Salafi preacher, is accused of defamation and libel of an actress.
Court upholds sentence for Salafi preacher on defamation charges
Al-Masry Al-Youm 18 Apr 2013
The year-long prison sentence handed down to Salafi preacher Abdallah Badr, who was found guilty of defaming actress...
King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, seated at front right, and Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, as they drink Arabic coffee on their arrival to the Saudi Shura 'consultative' council, to deliver a speech in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Britain urges Saudi Arabia not to paralyse convict
AFP 04 Apr 2013
Britain on Thursday urged Saudi Arabia not to carry out the "grotesque" punishment of paralysis for a man...
A protester holds up a banner reads " Our demand is a constitution expresses our identity" during protests of Islamic Sharia in Tahrir Square, Cairo, 9 November 2012. Thousands of Islamists gathered in Tahrir Square and main squares all over Egypt demanding implementation of Islamic Sharia.
Salafi group calls for new ministry to regulate virtue and vice
Al-Masry Al-Youm 01 Mar 2013
The Salafi Jihadi movement called for a new vice and virtue ministry as a first step to a hardline application of...
NGO calls for closure of National Council for Women
Egypt Independent 06 Feb 2013
A non-governmental organization with links to the Muslim Brotherhood demanded the National Council for Women be...
Government struggles to get a sukuk law on the books
Maggie Hyde 18 Jan 2013
Officials went to the drawing board with a controversial law on  sukuk , or Islamic-sanctioned bonds, that was set...
Ministers yawning, snoozing, and absent-minded during session of Shura Council to discuss issue of Sinai development, Cairo, April 1,2012.
Shura Council rejects Islamic bonds
Al-Masry Al-Youm 02 Jan 2013
The Shura Council’s financial and economic affairs committee has endorsed the Islamic Research Academy’s...
Former Nour Party head establishes new party, alliance with Abu Ismail
Al-Masry Al-Youm 01 Jan 2013
Former Nour Party head Emad Abdel Ghafour has announced the formation of the Al-Watan Party, as well as a new alliance...