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...
Nearly every mosque in the Central African Republic has been destroyed
Almost all of the 436 mosques in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been destroyed, the US ambassador to the United Nations said on...
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...
Moroccan hotels ban “burkini” suit
Some private swimming pools in Moroccan hotels have banned women from wearing "burkinis", which a minority of Muslims accept as a halal swim-suit to...
Mob attempted to attack Mufti Menk calling him a “gustakh e Rasool”
A group of men attempted to assault prominent Zimbabwean scholar Mufti Ismail Menk, accusing him of being a mocker of the Prophet Muhammad.
The incident...
Boko Haram declares Gwoza as “part of the Islamic Caliphate”
Nigerian Islamist militia group, Boko Haram has declared the area of Gwoza as part of ISIS' Caliphate.
Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau made the announcement...
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...
South Africa’s ANC tells Israeli ambassador to “leave with immediate effect”
The Youth League of South Africa’s ruling ANC party has told the Israeli ambassador to “pack his bags” and leave.
Israeli ambassador to South Africa,...
