Egypt
Interest-based loans for new metro line not banned by Sharia law, says minister
June 4, 2012
Interest-based loans for new metro line not banned by Sharia law, says minister
Fayza Abouelnaga, minister of planning and international cooperation, rejected claims that interest-based loans are prohibited by Sharia law in a…
Wife of Egyptian detained in Saudi says she lost contact with him
June 4, 2012
Wife of Egyptian detained in Saudi says she lost contact with him
The wife of Ahmed al-Gizawy, an Egyptian lawyer detained in Saudi Arabia over charges of drug smuggling, said she has…
Revolutionary groups call for mass protests Tuesday, Brotherhood to join
June 4, 2012
Revolutionary groups call for mass protests Tuesday, Brotherhood to join
The Muslim Brotherhood plans to join protests called for by political and revolutionary groups Tuesday to demand the retrial of…
Six injured in Monufiya after fight over Ahmed Shafiq poster
June 4, 2012
Six injured in Monufiya after fight over Ahmed Shafiq poster
A fight erupted between two families in Al-Bagour City in Monufiya following a dispute over one family hanging a poster…
Kuwaiti court sentences Twitter user for 10 years for Prophet insult
June 4, 2012
Kuwaiti court sentences Twitter user for 10 years for Prophet insult
A lower court in Kuwait sentenced a Shia user of the social networking website Twitter to 10 years in jail…
Report: 16,000 acres of agricultural land damaged by encroachments
June 4, 2012
Report: 16,000 acres of agricultural land damaged by encroachments
More than 400 cases of illegal building on lands designated for agricultural use took place since last year’s uprising, according…
Brotherhood official rejects concession demands, calls for supporting Morsy
June 4, 2012
Brotherhood official rejects concession demands, calls for supporting Morsy
The Muslim Brotherhood’s secretary general has stressed that the only solution to achieving the Egyptian revolution’s goals is to rally…
Former candidates’ campaigns call election results ‘an insult to Egyptians’
June 4, 2012
Former candidates’ campaigns call election results ‘an insult to Egyptians’
The campaigns for three former presidential candidates who lost the first round of the election described the voting results as…
Police find prohibited firearms, ammunition northeast of Cairo
June 4, 2012
Police find prohibited firearms, ammunition northeast of Cairo
Authorities found a large amount of ammunition, heavy-weapon projectiles and rocket-propelled grenades on a mountainous route in Fayed, located northeast…
Political figures meet to discuss formation of ‘covenant’ document
June 4, 2012
Political figures meet to discuss formation of ‘covenant’ document
Several public figures met Sunday afternoon at the headquarters of former presidential candidate Amr Moussa’s campaign to participate in the…