Egypt allows only 50 religious scholars to issue religious edicts on TV
Egyptian authorities have published a list of 50 Muslim scholars who are allowed to issue religious edicts via television broadcasters.
In a press conference at...
14 Tunisian workers rescued after being held hostage by Libyan militia for three days
Fourteen Tunisian oil refinery workers who were kidnapped last week by a Libyan militia were freed on Sunday, Tunisia's Foreign Ministry has confirmed.
The hostages...
Gambia files lawsuit against Myanmar over Rohingya genocide
Gambia has filed a lawsuit at the UN's top court formally accusing Myanmar of genocide against Rohingya Muslims.
The case, which was filed at the...
Jailed Irishman Ibrahim Halawa acquitted by Egyptian court over riot charges
Irish national Ibrahim Halawa, who has served the last four years in an Egyptian prison after being arrested during pro Mohamed Morsi demonstrations in...
Egyptian lawyer jailed for saying women who wear torn jeans should be raped on...
An Egyptian lawyer who said that women - including his own daughter - deserved to be raped for wearing ripped jeans has been jailed...
Nine political prisoners executed in Egypt after confessions obtained by torture
Nine Egyptian prisoners, who were accused of killing the country's former public prosecutor in 2015, were executed on Wednesday morning amid widespread condemnation from...
Anti-Bouteflika protests continue in Algeria despite transition talks
Thousands of protesters have continued to protest in the Algerian capital demanding President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s immediate resignation.
On Monday, the ailing leader postponed the April...
Egyptian authorities prevent Algerian aid convoy from reaching Gaza
A Palestinian NGO has confirmed that Egyptian authorities stopped an Algerian aid convoy from entering Gaza at the Rafah Crossing last Friday.
The NGO said:...
Egypt adds former footballer to terror list for links to Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian authorities have added former footballing star Mohamed Aboutrika to a terror list for his alleged links with the Muslim Brotherhood, his lawyer says.
Mr...
An appeal to scholars and the Ummah on the arrest Uyghur students by the...
A Uyghur Muslim activist reaches out to Muslim scholars and the Ummah on the recent arrests of Uyghur students of knowledge by the Egyptian authorities.
This...
