US fights to keep visa ban on Muslim scholar
NEW YORK: A US government lawyer argued against revoking a high-profile travel ban on leading Oxford University Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan in a court appeal on Tuesday.The visa ban -…
Muslim Brotherhood leader says he won't run for a second term
CAIRO: Mohamed Mahdy Akef, the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, will not run for a second term, the group's deputy leader told Daily News Egypt.Akef, whose tenure ends in…
Education sector administrators disclose protest dates, locations
CAIRO: Education sector administrators will be holding four protests over the next month, Fawzi Abdel Fattah, chairman of the committee to defend the rights of the education sector administrators, said…
Christian 'convert' accused of forgery released
CAIRO: Sohair Abdou Asaad, who had converted from Christianity to Islam and then back to Christianity, was arrested on Monday for allegedly forging her national identity card.She was released on…
Mohandiseen shooting trial adjourned till April
CAIRO: The Giza Criminal Court adjourned the case of police officer Adel Al-Shahed, 23, for the murder of Tamer Mashour, 31, in Mohandiseen on Nov. 21 to April 26 where…
Fayoum flooded by rising Lake Qarun water levels
CAIRO: A rise in the water levels of Lake Qaroun has flooded eight villages in Fayoum, submerging acres of agricultural land and three touristic resorts on Tuesday.Among the flooded areas…
NDP to amend personal status law
CAIRO: Egypt s ruling party announced plans to amend the current personal status law, in place since 1929, according to MP Mohamed Khalil Kwaitah.National Democratic Party MP Kwaitah said that…
NDP mulls abolishing religious affiliation field in ID cards
CAIRO: Just over a week after Egyptian Bahais won legal recognition of their right to obtain personal ID cards without having to lie about their faith, media sources report that…
