Breastfeeding fatwa continues to provoke criticism
CAIRO: Religious scholars condemned the breastfeeding fatwa that Sheikh Ezzat Atiya, president of the Hadith (Prophet Mohamed's (PBUH) Sayings) department at Al-Azhar University, issued last week.Atiya had drawn on Islamic…
Rome zoo breeds rare Egyptian tortoises from parents smuggled from Libya
LIBYA: Rome s main zoo has successfully bred several rare Egyptian tortoises whose parents were rescued from a smuggler s suitcase in 2005, officials said.The first egg hatched in April,…
Egyptian lecturer suspended after breastfeeding fatwa
CAIRO: Cairo s Al-Azhar Islamic University on Monday suspended a lecturer who suggested that men and women work colleagues could use symbolic breastfeeding to get around a religious ban on…
Etisalat Egypt announces 300,000 active customers in three weeks
Etisalat announced yesterday that it has recorded over 300,000 subscribers in the first three weeks since its launch on May 1. Significant traffic is also being experienced for data services…
Suez Canal traffic resumes after brief disruption
Traffic on the Suez Canal was moving freely again after a cargo ship, which drifted off course, blocked the vital waterway for several hours, a canal authority official said on…
Policeman shot near border with Israel
An Egyptian policeman was wounded in the Sinai Peninsula on Monday when he was shot by smugglers near the border with Israel, a security official told AFP. Alaa Eddine Khalifa…
Legal expert lectures on Canadian anti-terrorism
CAIRO: It was not only American anti-terrorism legislation that changed dramatically after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Canada too underwent a process of considerable legal change.Having struck so close to…
Relief convoy hit by renewed Lebanon fighting
BEIRUT: A UN relief convoy carrying supplies was hit in renewed fighting Tuesday as it tried to enter the besieged Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, a relief official said,…