At least 28 people killed after train hit steel barrier in Cairo station
At least 28 people have died while many others were injured when a train rammed into a steel barrier at Ramses station in central...
Migration, security and business deals top the first Arab-EU summit agenda
Arab and European leaders met on Sunday in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh for the first EU-Arab summit under the slogan “Investing...
Former Egyptian dictator and Western ally Hosni Mubarak dies
The former long-serving Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died in Cairo at the age of 91 in a military hospital.
Mubarak, a key Western ally,...
Al-Azhar condemns showing of Prophet cartoon at Batley Grammar School
One of the most important Sunni Muslim institutions in the world, Al-Azhar University in Cairo, has condemned the showing of the blasphemous cartoon of Prophet...
Egypt media personality causes uproar after ridiculing Prophet’s night journey
The Egyptian parliament has proposed a draft law that bans "non-specialists" from discussing religion in mass media after a prominent presenter provocatively criticised the...
Al Azhar: Sweden is a racist society and Muslims must boycott it
Al Azhar University, one of the leading Islamic seminaries in the world, has issued an unprecedented statement calling Sweden "racist" and urging a coordinated...
Egypt bans niqab in schools
The Egyptian government has banned female students from wearing the niqab at schools.
Education Minister Reda Hegazy released a statement on Monday saying students have...
Egypt: President Sisi ‘re-elected with 89.6% of the vote’
In elections which are widely considered to be a sham, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi won 89.6% of votes during last week’s presidential elections, according to...
London school issues Prevent referral warning over Palestine comments
Barclay Primary School, Leyton, East London, is embroiled in a dispute with parents after the it published a letter in November warning that students...
