Politicising the pilgrimage is not a new idea, but it is one that usually comes to the fore at times of political quarrels between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
This is no surprise as Iran has a record of using this issue to annoy Saudi Arabia. However, (...)
There is no doubt that terrorism is one of the most pressing issues of the day worldwide. In the aftermath of 9/11 and because of its enormous impact, the Middle East, the birthplace of Islam, comes to the fore whenever the word terrorism is (...)
NEW YORK: The United Nations today announced that the death toll in Syria has reached 5,000, up from the previous figure of 4,000.
“The situation in Syria is unbearable and a crime against humanity,” High Commissioner for Human Rights Na Bilay (...)
Syrian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Faysal al-Meqdad today highlighted that the government is currently engaged in reforms.
He also told Youm7 that there are primary constitutional amendments that are under consideration.
He did not deny (...)
CAIRO: Magdy Hussein, head of the Islamic Labor Party, said that the stock market is usury, a kind of gambling, has nothing to do with economics, and Muslims do not need it.
At the Democratic Alliance Conference in the Haram neighborhood of Giza, (...)
CAIRO: Activists, protestors, and the family and neighbors of Ahmed Mohamed Saleh gathered at Qasr Al-Einy hospital Monday.
Saleh was shot on Nov. 20 during the Mohamed Mahmoud clashes. His body is expected to be moved from the morgue, and his (...)
Egyptian activist Asmaa Mahfouz highlighted to the European parliamentarians yesterday December 12 that the struggle for democracy hasn't yet ended in spite of overthrowing former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Egyptian January 25 (...)
CAIRO: EgyptAir Hospital is preparing to receive French expert Julian Tide, professor of liver and digestive system tumors, who is arriving to follow some patients between the Medical Services Company and George Pompidou Hospital in France.
“The (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Affairs today condemned electoral campaigns inside mosques, saying that the practice was an assault.
“The ministry sent leaflets to mosque Imams declaring mosques a place for religious worship and not for (...)
ARISH, Egypt: Sinai University received an academic delegation from Namaa College in Gaza Strip yesterday December 12 to discuss ways of cooperation between the faculty and the university.
On the other side, the dean of Namaa College, Moein (...)
WASHINGTON: Egyptian ambassador to the U.S, Sameh Shoukry, said the number of Egyptians abroad in the U.S. voting in the second phase of the parliament elections rose to 500 voters up until 1:00 P.M. today December 13. He pointed out the embassy (...)
DAKAHLIA, Egypt: A police officer and a Central Security soldier were killed today and three others were injured in a clash between thugs and security forces over car theft in Dakahlia.
Chief of Dakahlia Security Gen. Omar Abdel Latif today (...)
CAIRO: Stock market employees now live in a state of anxiety about the future if Islamists ruled and applied the Islamic Sharia law, who might cancel the stock market, considering it a type of gambling.
Youm7 asked the Egyptian Grand Mufti Ali (...)
The Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo will inaugurate a cultural week for Wadi Gedid tonight. The cultural week was launched in cooperation between the institute and Wadi Gedid to introduce the environmental crafts and touristic appeal of Wadi (...)
CAIRO: An economic Turkish delegation, headed by Turkish Deputy Minister of Economy Bolant Igor, arrived in Cairo today December 12. The visit will last for five days including meetings with officials to discuss economic cooperation.
The (...)
CAIRO: The Social Fund for Development, the General Body for Developing Fish Resources and the Cooperative Union for Water Resources signed a protocol aiming to provide the technical, financial and training for small projects in the fish resources (...)
CAIRO: The second district of the Administrative Court prosecuted the dismissal of the case filed by lawyer Nabil Ghabreyal against the Supreme Council of Armed Forces and the minister of interior, in which he claimed first phase elections were (...)
CAIRO: Newly appointed Minister of Information Ahmed Anis announced his first priorities are returning the lost trust between the governmental television and citizens by presenting honest media without bias and presenting what really concerns the (...)
CAIRO: Dr. Galal Mustafa al-Sayyed, Minister of Transport, said that sit-ins that block train traffic are the responsibility of the army and police, as they are responsible for securing trains.
He added that the ministry is not responsible for (...)
CAIRO: Stock market indicators declined collectively during the mid-transactions today December 12 due to foreign sales processes. As for Egyptians and Arabs' transactions, they tended to sell-off.
The main stock market indicator EGX30 declined (...)
CAIRO: Korean Ambassador to Egypt Yun Jong Kon has honored the sixth round winners of the Conversation in Korean competition, held at Ain Shams University's Faculty of Alsun Conference Hall.
In his speech, the ambassador spoke of Egypt and (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail welcomed chief of the External Relations Committee in the Congress, Senator John Kerry, during his visit. Abu Ismail considers communication between the U.S. Administration and Islamists (...)
CAIRO: Prominent Egyptian media figure Amr Adeeb called for a million-man and initiative entitled “Buy Egyptian,” calling for Egyptians in and outside Egypt to buy only Egyptian products next Friday 16. He pointed out Egyptian exports rose during (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian presidential candidate Abdullah al-Ashaal gave a lecture under the name of “Political Islam future in Egypt” in the Egyptian Cultural Forum yesterday December 11 in the presence of Ambassador Ahmed al-Ghamrawy, some Arab and Egyptian (...)
KAFR EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: The families of 80 fishermen detained in Libya called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to interfere to release their detained sons.
The men are have been detained in Misrata and Tripoli for four days.
Ahmed Mohamed (...)