Egyptian Parliament reopens debate on Quran's place in curriculum

When the Egyptian Parliament recently considered a bill intended to support the use of Standard Arabic, the discussion grew heated between a a representative of Al-Azhar and a parliamentarian who objected to provisions about Quran memorization in primary school.

Egypt

Intel: Egypt seeks US sanctions assurance in gas plan for Lebanon

Egypt's minister of petroleum and mineral resources says his government needs a guarantee from Washington that Cairo's involvement in the Arab Gas Pipeline project will be exempt from US sanctions on Syria.

Egypt

Egypt inaugurates dams in Uganda

Seven dams and 27 underground wells were inaugurated by Egypt in Uganda alongside a large number of projects that serve to improve the quality of drinking water and provide water for agriculture.

Egypt

China's support for Ethiopian government complicates ties with Egypt

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Ethiopia to show his nation’s support for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government has put China’s relationship with Egypt to the test.

Egypt

Al-Azhar rhetoric alarms LGBTQ community

Al-Azhar has in recent days stepped up its anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, following anti-gay comments by a prominent retired soccer star.

Egypt

Sinai tribes hunt Islamic State bomb makers

Sinai tribes join the hunt for IS explosives engineers, potentially depriving the terrorist group of its last technique in its fight against the Egyptian army.

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Cairo initiates Hebrew translation of Quran

Egyptian Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa announced on Dec. 1 that the Quran will be translated into Hebrew because existing translations include many errors.

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Sudan's prime minister halts government appointments

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok decides to cancel all appointments across governmental positions in the wake of the Oct. 25 incidents.

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Hundreds of offerings to Egyptian fertility goddess uncovered at Luxor

A team of Polish archaeologists working at the temple of the goddess Hathor in Luxor has discovered hundreds of artifacts that were once used as offerings to the ancient Egyptian gods of love and fertility.

Culture

Egypt trains marriage registrars to investigate divorces

The Justice Ministry and Dar al-Iftaa organized training sessions for marriage registrars to investigate cases of verbal divorce before its official authentication in a bid to reduce the high divorce rates.

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Sudan-Ethiopia border dispute deepens internal chaos for both

The Ethiopia-Sudan border conflict has hit the headlines once again, with their armed forces renewing bloody clashes at a time when the two countries are going through unprecedented internal turmoil.

Egypt

Hard-won women's rights at stake in wake of Sudan coup

Militarization of civilian spaces, strongly contested by Sudanese women, has resulted in dozens of assaults, arrests and killings, and threatens their presence, movements and lives.

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