BBC Egyptian minister sacked for pledge to jail Prophet Muhammad Egypt's Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zind has been sacked after boasting that he would jail Islam's Prophet Muhammad himself if the prophet broke the law. Mr Zind made the remark in a televised interview on Friday. He immediately said "God forgive me" and apologised the following day. He was sacked by the Prime Minister, Sherif Ismail. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35799993 Africa News Egypt court sentences blogger to three years in prison An Egyptian misdemeanor court has sentenced a blogger to three years in prison for "spreading false news" Taymour El-Sobky was charged on Saturday for insulting women in the North African country by saying that roughly 45 per cent of married Egyptian women cheat on their spouses. El-Sobky made this remarks on a talk show in December. According to reports, the misdemeanor court handed the sentence to the blogger because his statement which garnered public scrutiny would harm the sanity of the public. Civilians filed the case against El-Sobky to public prosecutors. Read more: http://www.africanews.com/2016/03/13/egypt-court-sentences-blogger-to-three-years-in-prison/ AP Egypt media says country is facing Euro-Islamist conspiracy Egyptian media and lawmakers have accused the Muslim Brotherhood of bribing European Parliament members to adopt a resolution stating a "grave concern" that Egyptian authorities might be culprits in the torture and killing of an Italian graduate student in Egypt. The Thursday resolution condemned the killing of 28-year-old researcher and graduate student Giulio Regeni, whose body was found with torture marks nine days after he vanished in Cairo on Jan. 25 — when police were out in force to quash any signs of protest on the anniversary of Egypt's 2011 uprising. Egyptian authorities say they are investigating the case. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-media-says-facing-european-islamist-conspiracy-163831361.html
