Jordan, Saudi Arabia in talks over $500b NEOM project
By Mohammad Ghazal – Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Discussions are under way between Jordan and Saudi Arabia to identify projects that will be implemented in Aqaba, […]
Al-Azhar Mosque shines after years-long restoration | Ahram Online
by ismailimail Posted on March 8, 2018 In the Al-Hussein quarter in Islamic Cairo, the historic Mosque and University of A-Azhar stands welcoming worshippers, students and visitors. The mosque, like […]
Saudi crown prince visits Cairo Coptic cathedral, meets pope
Source: Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Coptic Pope Tawadros II at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral on Monday in what state media said was […]
Christians are key to support for el-Sissi in upcoming Egypt election
Source: Religion News Service By Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader | March 5, 2018 Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, shakes hands with Pope Tawadros II, the 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria […]
New York exhibition takes trip to Fatimids Dynasty
Farah Tawfeek March 2, 2018 The Islamic era was an era of modernity, often under-apprecited by the world. While Middle Eastern countries might have experienced a glimpse of its greatness, […]
Crown prince signs $10 billion deal on mega-city during Cairo visit
By Reuters – Mar 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Salman at Cairo Airport, Egypt, March 4, 2018 (Reuters photo) CAIRO/RIYADH – […]
Egypt’s chief prosecutor wants close monitoring of the media
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s chief prosecutor told his staff Wednesday to closely monitor the media and move against any they consider to be “hurting […]
Egyptian artist aims for record with world’s biggest handwritten Quran
Source: Independent BY Giles Elgood Cairo Saad Mohammed has big hopes for his three-year-long labour of love Saad Mohammed at his studio in Belqina, Egypt Reuters An Egyptian artist who educated himself after dropping out […]
The ‘water war’ brewing over the new River Nile dam
24 February 2018 A new dam on the Nile could trigger a war over water unless Ethiopia can agree a deal with Egypt and Sudan, writes the BBC’s Africa Correspondent […]
Israel announces ‘historic’ gas contract with Egypt
Contract valued at around $15b By AFP – Feb 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel has struck an “historic” contract for sales of billions of dollars’ worth of […]
Egypt displays ‘Screaming Mummy’ at Cairo museum
Source: Daily Sabah A picture taken on February 14, 2018 shows the “Screaming Mummy” known scientifically as “the unknown man E” on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. (AFP Photo) The Egyptian Museum in Cairo has put on display the “Screaming Mummy” of the son of a […]
Ancient Priestess’ 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Is Discovered in Egypt
Source: Travel and Leisure The tomb was covered in well-preserved and rare paintings By LISA MARIE SEGARRA FEBRUARY 03, 2018 Archeologists have uncovered the tomb of an ancient priestess in Egypt. […]
Egypt’s election and continued Arab degradation
Feb 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri For most of the past two centuries, Egypt has been the epicentre, litmus test, proving ground, and mother of cultural and […]
Egypt court asks Mufti to weigh in on death sentences for 10
Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court has referred the case of 10 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members held on terrorism charges to the country’s top religious authority, the […]
Muslims should not allow west to ‘dictate’ true meaning of Islam: VP al Azhar University
Source: ET Vice President (VP) of al Azhar University in Egypt, Mahmood Ahmed Hashim, has said that Muslims cannot allow the west to dictate the meaning of Islam to them, according to Express News. Talking to reporters at an invitational event in Karachi Press Club, Hashim sought to inform the local […]
Egyptian diplomacy and troubled waters on the Nile
Abdellatif El-Menawy | Published — Sunday 21 January 2018 Until recently, relations between Egypt and Ethiopia were governed by an agreement signed under the auspices of Britain in 1902, in […]
Abbas says Trump’s policy shift on Jerusalem was ‘sinful’
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinian president on Wednesday again blasted Donald Trump in a fiery and emotional speech, saying the U.S. leader’s decision to […]
Egypt’s el-Sissi attends Christmas Mass amid tight security
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — In a show of solidarity with Egypt’s embattled Christians, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Saturday made a symbolic appearance at an Orthodox Christmas […]
Tapes Reveal Egyptian Leaders’ Tacit Acceptance of Jerusalem Move
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK JAN. 6, 2018 Photo Arab governments publicly condemned President Trump’s statement on Jerusalem but criticism in state-owned and pro-government media across the Arab world was muted. […]
Egyptian Parliament considers outlawing atheism
Source: Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston (RNS) — It may soon be a criminal offense to be an atheist in Egypt. Shortly before New Year’s Day, the Egyptian Parliament considered […]