08 October 2009, 12:12 pm
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 »
08 October 2009, 4:04 am
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 »
5 February 2012, 2:08 am
Protesters and riot police fought pitched battles in Cairo on Sunday as clashes sparked by the perceived failure of Egypt's military rulers to prevent deadly football-linked violence raged into a fourth day.... Read More »
5 February 2012, 1:25 am
CAIRO (Reuters) - An explosion hit a gas pipeline running from Egypt to Israel on Sunday, witnesses and state television reported. The pipeline, which also supplies gas to Jordan, has come under attack at least 12 times since Egyptian resident Hosni Mubarak was toppled in 2011. The latest blast took... Read More »
4 February 2012, 5:51 pm
CAIRO, Egypt: Saboteurs on Sunday blew up a pipeline that supplies gas to Israel, the 12th such attack in a year, security officials said.... Read More »
4 February 2012, 3:11 pm
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military faced pressure on Saturday to speed up its transfer of power to civilians, as top public figures demanded a faster transition and street protests against army rule disrupted the heart of Cairo for a third day. A civilian council set up to advise the generals re... Read More »
4 February 2012, 3:11 pm
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's tax authority building in Cairo was set on fire as street protests against army rule raged into the early hours of Sunday, state TV footage showed. Parts of the building, close to the interior ministry, were set ablaze, state TV said. Anti-government protests, triggered... Read More »
4 February 2012, 12:04 am
Protesters filled the streets and clashed for a second day Friday with police who fired tear gas and birdshot in Cairo, as a deadly soccer riot focused rising public anger over lawlessness and collapsing security a year after Egypt's president was ousted.... Read More »
3 February 2012, 5:29 pm
CAIRO: Protesters laid siege to Egypt’s Interior Ministry yesterday, pushing their protest against the military-led government into a second day in a show of anger triggered by the deaths of 74 people in the country’s worst soccer disaster.... Read More »
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