AFP | Egyptian Islamists rally for Shariah law in Cairo Haaretz The Associated Press. Over 10,000 ultraconservative Muslims demonstrated Friday in downtown Cairo to demand that Egypt's new constitution be based on the rulings of Islamic law, or Shariah, in the latest tussle over the role of religion in the country ... Egypt protesters call for Islamic rule In Egypt, thousands of Islamists rally for Shariah law Egypt's constitution makers may struggle to meet deadline |
Wall Street Journal | A Vague Role for Religion in Egyptian Draft Constitution New York Times CAIRO — After months of fierce debate over the place of Islam in government, the assembly drafting a new constitution for Egypt has settled on a compromise that opens the door to more religion in governance but mainly guarantees that the issue will ... Egypt's Hard-Line Islamists Seek to Sway Constitution Salafis call for Islamic law in Egypt protest A conversation with OIC secretary general about Egypt and Islam |
Al-Monitor | Egypt to Destroy Gaza Tunnels Al-Monitor Translated from Al-Masry Al-Youm (Egypt). Security sources have revealed that the security services in North Sinai governorate are preparing to destroy the most dangerous underground tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in the town of Rafah. Egypt arrests militant wanted in connection with deadly attack in Sinai Peninsula Sinai-Gaza tunnels to be destroyed Egypt: Interior Minister - Providing All Potentials to Achieve Security ... |
Egypt gold producer hopes to resolve mine case in 2013 Ahram Online Centamin said it hoped to resolve a court case hanging over its Sukari gold mine in Egypt during 2013, offering hope to shareholders worried about the future of the gold miner's only producing operation. An Egyptian administrative court ruled at the ... |
Ahram Online | Egypt's Islamist, 'civil' forces still locking horns over draft constitution Ahram Online Attempts to reach consensus on Egypt's draft constitution have once again proven elusive this week. Secular forces – Egypt's liberals and leftists – issued a statement on Wednesday, threatening to withdraw from the Constituent Assembly, the 100-member ... Egypt's Constituent Assembly Teeters on Brink Of Collapse Egypt's constitution: A religious battleground 30 members threaten to quit constitution panel |
Al-Arabiya | Egypt moves to implement ban on online pornography Public Radio International PRI Users of Internet cafes like this one in Alexandria, Egypt, and indeed all Internet users in Egypt, will soon find it difficult to visit websites containing online pornography. (Photo by Moushira via Wikimedia Commons.) As Egypt's Muslim-dominated ... Rating the X-rated: The cost of Egypt's 'ethical' porn ban Egypt's prosecutor General not under investigation Egypt prosecutor tells government to block online porn |
Haaretz | Waking up from the Egyptian Arab Spring Haaretz Last week Amos Gilad, head of the Defense Ministry's diplomatic-security bureau, said that "democratic aspirations" in Egypt had resulted in a "terrible dictatorship." And immediately there was a tempest in the local teacup. Ostensibly, Gilad said ... How Anthony Bourdain May Have Contributed To The Arab Spring |
Ahram Online | Egypt to increase gas supply to Jordan: Minister Ahram Online Egypt will increase the natural gas supply to Jordan to 60 million cubic feet (MCF) daily, the Kingdom's Energy Minister Alaa Al-Batayna stated, according to Egypt's MENA news agency on Friday. Egypt supplies natural gas to Jordan through the Arab Gas ... Egypt Cairo agrees to up Jordan gas supplies Egypt to increase gas supplies to Jordan to 60 mcf daily |
Proactive Investors UK | Petroceltic awarded share of new licence in Egypt Irish Examiner Petroceltic has been awarded a share of a new licence in Egypt, for which potential oil prospects have already been identified. The licence block, part of a bidding process which closed last March, will see Petroceltic take a 37.5% stake in Block 12 of ... Petroceltic wins new Egypt exploration licence Petroceltic awarded Egypt licence |
Ahram Online | Egypt and Turkey tourism to see common promotions: Minister Ahram Online Egypt, on the other hand, is much smaller in size, receiving 14 million tourists in 2010 compared to a whopping 27 million in the same year, according to United Nations World Tourism Organisation. Tourism in Egypt was severely hit following the social ... Turkey, Egypt discuss boosting of ties Egypt, Turkey to launch tourism promotion campaign |