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MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be shuttered
Egypt

MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be shuttered

Former MP Hamdy al-Fakhrany has filed a lawsuit against the president, the prime minister and the local government minister, demanding…
Morsy issues broad tax increases, including energy, soft drinks, cigarettes, alcohol
Business

Morsy issues broad tax increases, including energy, soft drinks, cigarettes, alcohol

New public tax laws on a broad array of products and services were technically entered into force on Friday, as…
Islamists attack Tunisia hotel bar: witnesses
World

Islamists attack Tunisia hotel bar: witnesses

Islamist activists raided the last working bar in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid on Monday, smashing bottles and…
Salafi Party demands alcohol embargo at Egypt’s diplomatic missions
Egypt

Salafi Party demands alcohol embargo at Egypt’s diplomatic missions

The Asala Party has requested Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr instruct Egypt's diplomatic missions abroad to not offer alcoholic beverages…
Salafis attack alcohol shops in Tunisia, government vows punishment
World

Salafis attack alcohol shops in Tunisia, government vows punishment

Tunisia's Islamist-led government said on Monday it would punish conservative Salafi Muslims who attacked alcohol shops in a central town…
Abu Ismail: Consensus candidate a conspiracy against Egyptians
Egypt

Abu Ismail: Consensus candidate a conspiracy against Egyptians

Al-Masry Al-Youm met with presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, who expounded on his criticism of political deals surrounding presidential…
Leading Brotherhood figure: Yes, we’ll prohibit booze
Egypt

Leading Brotherhood figure: Yes, we’ll prohibit booze

“We'll prohibit alcohol,” said Sobhi Saleh, a leading figure of the Muslim Brotherhood at a Tuesday rally in New Valley,…
We won’t force women to wear headscarves, says Salafi party
Egypt

We won’t force women to wear headscarves, says Salafi party

The Salafi Nour Party has no authority to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf, said Nader Bakar, spokesman of…
Minister: Tourism is not just about wine and bikinis
Egypt

Minister: Tourism is not just about wine and bikinis

Egypt should use its beaches as resources to promote tourism, Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour has said. He…
Egyptian moonshine: Not for the fainthearted, literally
Life & Style

Egyptian moonshine: Not for the fainthearted, literally

Anybody who has frequented Cairo’s non-corporate alcohol retailers or the more humble selection of downtown baladi bars has almost surely…
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