Egypt’s top cleric bans face veil in some schools

08 October 2009, 12:12 pm

Face Veil

Egypt’s top Islamic cleric has barred students from wearing face veils in classrooms and dormitories of Sunni Islam’s premier institute of learning, Al-Azhar. The decision announced Thursday by Sheik of al-Azhar Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi appears to be part of a government... Read More »

What's Cairo

08 October 2009, 4:04 am

Cairo picture of a minaret

Cairo (Arabic: اÙ�Ù�اÙ�رة‎ al-QÄ�hira) is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab World.[1] Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has... Read More »

Welcome Ahmed - Cario Buzz's New Editor!

08 October 2009, 3:03 am

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Egypt bans Americans from leaving country

27 January 2012, 2:45 am

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Egypt has banned the son of US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and a number of other Americans from leaving the country as tensions rise over moves by Egyptian authorities to restrict the work of international rights organisations.... Read More »

Egypt bars U.S. workers from leaving country

26 January 2012, 9:52 pm

CAIRO -- Egypt has barred at least 10 American and European civil society workers -- including the son of a senior Obama administration official -- from leaving the country in a sign that the ruling generals are extending their crackdown on foreign pro-democracy groups.... Read More »

Egypt bars U.S. workers from travel, escalating crackdown

26 January 2012, 8:09 pm

CAIRO - Egypt has barred at least 10 American and European civil society workers - including the son of a senior Obama administration official - from leaving the country in a sign that the ruling generals are extending their crackdown on foreign pro-democracy groups.... Read More »

Egypt bans travel for U.S. official's son, 9 others

26 January 2012, 4:52 pm

CAIRO — Egypt is preventing at least 10 Americans and Europeans from leaving the country, including the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, raising tensions with Washington over a campaign by Egypt's military against groups promoting democracy and human rights. The United States w... Read More »

Egypt: Americans Banned From Leaving, Including Sam LaHood

26 January 2012, 8:16 am

CAIRO — Egypt has banned the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and a number of other Americans from leaving the country as tensions rise over moves by Egyptian authorities to restrict the work of international rights organizations.... Read More »

Egypt bans travel for US official's son, 9 others

26 January 2012, 8:02 am

CAIRO—Egypt banned at least 10 Americans and Europeans from leaving the country, including the son of U.... Read More »

Egypt bans travel for LaHood's son, 9 other Americans

26 January 2012, 7:56 am

Cairo— Egypt banned at least 10 Americans and Europeans from leaving the country, including the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood, hiking tensions with Washington over a campaign by Egypt's military against groups promoting democracy and human rights.... Read More »