Egypt forces 32 judges to retire for opposing the military’s removal of Morsi
Egypt’s Supreme Judicial Council has forced 32 judges to retire for opposing the army’s removal of president Mohamed Morsi via a military coup in...
Egyptian lawmakers draft bill to ban the niqab in public places
The Egyptian parliament is currently drafting a bill which will outlaw women from wearing the niqab in public places.
The ban will apply to...
Egypt to remove books by Sheikh Ibn Taymiyya and other prominent Salafi scholars
The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments has launched a nationwide campaign to remove literature authored by scholars affiliated to the Salafi movement from all...
Egypt to burn books written by Muslim Brotherhood scholars
Egypt's Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has asked employees to take stock of the libraries annexed to mosques across the country and remove books...
Mohamed Morsi sentenced to death by Egyptian court
A Cairo court has sentenced the ousted President Mohamed Morsi to death earlier today on charges of "conspiring with foreign militants" to break out...
President al-Sisi says his regime is ready to defend Israel against “terrorism”
Egyptian President Abdul-Fattah Al-Sisi told an Italian newspaper that Egypt is ready to send troops to Palestine in order to guarantee Israel's security and...
Al-Azhar condemns Egypt’s Salafis for carrying Quran in protests
Al-Azhar University described the calls to carry the Quran during upcoming protests organised by Egypt's Salafis as "seditious".
The Salafi Front is calling for nationwide...
Egypt’s Salafi Al-Nour party rejects HRW’s Raaba report as “foreign meddling”
Egypt’s Salafi Al-Nour party has dismissed the latest Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on the Rabaa Al Adawiya massacre, describing it as "foreign meddling".
Responding...
Al-Azhar University awards the King of Saudi Arabia with an “honorary doctorate”
Al-Azhar University granted King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia, an “honorary doctorate” in appreciation of his "support for Egypt and Islam".
“Al-Azhar University council...
Egypt court confirms death sentences for Brotherhood leader and 182 supporters
An Egyptian court upheld death sentences against 183 supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, including the top Muslim Brotherhood leader, a judicial source said...
