Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 21, 1999
Jordan’s King Abdallah said on October 17 that a rift with the Palestinian militant group Hamas should be resolved soon, as two detained Hamas leaders began a hunger strike in a Jordanian jail.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 21, 1999
An Islamist newspaper on Tuesday denounced Egypt’s plans for a spectacular New Year millennium celebration as part of a Zionist plot to lay claim to the pyramids.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 21, 1999
Egypt’s state security prosecutor Friday ordered that 20 people, accused of belonging to the banned Muslim Brotherhood, be detained for 15 days pending further investigations, security sources said Saturday.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 22, 1999
The first day of Rajab is a memorable day for most of the Yemenis. On this day most Yemenis embraced Islam. This is celebrated by Sufi’s in the Al-Ganad Mosque. Their ceremonies are, however, strongly opposed by some religious leaders who call their form of worship a kind of heresy.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 22, 1999
The International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) has built 14 mosques and drilled 121 wells in a number of Asian and African countries, as per the wishes of the philanthropists who wanted to set up Houses of Worship and provide drinking water to those not so fortunate.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 25, 1999
Plans to introduce civil marriage in Palestinian-controlled areas were denounced on Sunday as "legalized adultery" by Muslim and Christian leaders.
Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 23, 1999
Sheikha Nadia has made a big name for herself among the people and in the local press. Thousands of people from various parts of the country as far field as the south Egyptian town of Aswan flocked to Abbis, a small village near the coastal town of Alexandria. They were after one thing: the...
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 21, 1999
Amin Hammad, a member of the People’s Assembly, asked Prime Minister Dr. Atef Abeed and Counselor Farouq Seef Al- Nasr, Minister of Justice, to seek a constitutional, juristic resolution concerning the fatwa of the Grand Sheikh of the Azhar. Amin Hammad explained that this fatwa means that bank...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 18, 1999
After a verdict was made to close Al-Haq newspaper. The Committee to Protect Journalists urged the President in writing to stop the closure orders of Al-Haq as well as Al-Shoura newspapers.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 18, 1999
About 150 Palestinian Christians demonstrated outside the Church of the Nativity here on Sunday against the Greek leaders of the Orthodox Church, whom they accused of selling land to Israelis.