Indonesian adulterers to be stoned to death

Adulterers will be stoned to death under draconian new laws passed in the Indonesian province of Aceh yesterday. Hardliner Muslim politicians in the semi-autonomous region unanimously passed the Sharia edict, under which single people will also be given.

White House Iftar

Tuesday night's White House Iftar had both a courtly feel and a common touch. Servers circled the ornate reception rooms of the White House with glasses of juice and bowls of dates at fast-breaking time.

Egyptian Al-Azhar website hacked

The prominent Sunni Muslim religious institution has become Egypt's latest Internet victim after it was hacked early Sunday morning.

WELCOME RAMADAN!

I wonder whether Ramadan has anything to do with triviality. Why does the state mass media vie for promotion for the degeneration of society? Perhaps they want a society that has lost its memory.

FATWA EXEMPTS FOOTBALLERS FROM FASTING CAUSES FURY

The Egyptian Islamic Legislation Authority, Dar El-Ifta, has issued a fatwa (religious edict) that exempted footballers from fasting

TANTAWY: MUSLIM PERMITTED TO BEQUEATH HIS PROPERTIES FOR BUILDING CHURCH

Egypt has three Islamic banks and the United Bank of Egypt which seeks to turn its transactions into Islamic ones, in addition to some commercial banks that offer Islamic transactions.

MOVIE WARNS AGAINST ISLAMIZATION OF EUROPE

The movie ended with a warning to Christian believers, urging them to prepare themselves for what it regarded as Muslims steadily increasing in number in the West.

24% OF YOUTH ILLITERATE, 60% SINGLE

33.5% of Egypt's population is aged between 18 and 35, nearly 24.2 million souls of the total population, said the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.

BUSINESSMEN RECOMMEND INVESTMENT IN NILE BASIN WITH STIPULATIONS

Some key businessmen stressed the need to invest in Nile Basin countries saying they have suitable climate for investment in many fields, especially food industries and meat trade.

FIRST EGYPTIAN CAR BY FACULTY OF APPLIED ARTS STUDENTS

The dream of manufacturing the first Egypt-made car came to life amid hard circumstances by a group of students, 19 in number, from Industrial Designing Department in the Faculty of Applied Arts, Mansoura University.

BOYCOTT CHINESE PRODUCTS

Despite the fact that there are 57 member states in the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which include more than one billion Muslim souls, in addition to other Muslim bodies and organizations, none of those bodies lifted a finger concerning the genocide operations committed against Muslims in China in the past years.

13 NEW SWINE FLU SUSPECTS FROM AUC STUDENTS

Some 13 new suspected swine-flu cases at the American University in Cairo.

AUC dorm under quarantine

CAIRO: Officials ordered the quarantine of the American University in Cairo's Zamalek dormitory after two students were diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, health officials said Monday.

JORDAN: TWO SEAS CANAL NON-RIVAL TO SUEZ CANAL

Jordanian officials said the project of Two Seas Canal, which is expected to link the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, would not have any impacts on the Suez Canal in Egypt.

BIRD FLU: GOVERNMENT CALLS ON PROVINCES TO PREPARE MASS TOMBS

Official government bodies expressed their fear over the bird flu virus might mutate, at the beginning of next fall, into a strain spreading among humans.

SPENDING ON SMOKING HITS LE5BN ANNUALLY

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics said the Egyptians consume 80 billion cigarettes annually, i.e. 4 billion packets of cigarettes.

GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS RAMIFICATIONS AFFECT EGYPTIAN COMPANIES!

The ramifications of the international financial crisis reflected on the profits of companies operative in Egypt during the first quarter of this year. The sectors of tourism, real estate and securities companies witnessed a severe decline in profits.

SHARP DROP IN SUEZ CANAL REVENUES

Suez Canal revenues and tourism sector were the most affected by the ramifications of the world financial crisis.

EGYPT'S IT BUSINESS $2.5BN IN 2013

A Business Monitor International report expected information technology (IT) market in Egypt to grow from $1.2 billion currently to $2.5 billion by 2013.

FRANCE'S ORANGE OFFERS TO BUY ALL SHARES OF MOBINIL

France Telecom's Orange yesterday submitted an offer to the Egyptian Capital Market Authority to buy all shares of the Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil).