Date of source: Wednesday, August 2, 2000
Akher Sa’a ran an interview with the new undersecretary of the Azhar, Sheikh Mahmoud Ashour. He said that the task of the undersecretary of the Azhar, according to the law, is to act on behalf of Sheikh of the Azhar during his absence, to assist him in his tasks and to carry out the missions...
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2000
In a great celebration at the All Saints Cathedral in Zamalek and in the presence of many important people, Dr. Mounir Hanna Inis took charge of the bishopric of Egypt and the Middle East. He succeeds Ghais Abdel Malik, who reached the age of retirement, according to the laws of the Episcopal...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 28, 2000
Sub-titles: Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin: An international Islamic conference is needed to study how to choose the Sheikh Al-Azhar. Dr. Abdel-Azim Al-Matani: We must return to the old system: The Sheikh of the Azhar should be selected from the group of the Grand Ulama. Dr. Mohammed Ra’fat Othman: There...
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2000
The statement issued by 31 scholars of the Azhar Scholars Front rejecting the Personal Status Law raised many questions about the identity of these scholars and to what extent they belong to the Azhar, especially since Sheikh Al-Azhar, Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, and The Islamic Research Council...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 13, 1999
The spiritual leader of Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas warned in a newspaper interview a massive anti-Israeli attack could take place "at any time."
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 1999
Palestinian police have detained dozens of suspected Islamic Jihad militants.
Date of source: Saturday, August 21, 1999
The Israeli army said on Friday it had arrested seven members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Group on suspicion of shooting at Israelis in the West Bank. An army statement said the seven formed a cell of the military wing of Islamic Jihad but did not say when or how they were arrested. They were...
Date of source: Thursday, August 19, 1999 to Wednesday, August 25, 1999
A British court on August 16 ordered two suspects to remain in custody to face extradition hearings in connection with last year’s deadly bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Magistrate Ronald Bartle remanded the two men - Ibrahim Hussein Abdel Hadi Eidarous, 42, and Adel Mohammed Al...
Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 1999 to Wednesday, July 28, 1999
Magistrate Nicholas Evans remanded in custody two Egyptian Islamists until 16 August. The United States wants the two men to face charges of conspiracy to murder over the bombings on 7 August 1998, which killed at least 215 people in Nairobi and 11 in Dar es Salaam.
Date of source: Thursday, July 15, 1999
The British government has no clear policy against terrorism and terrorists. Sometimes, it appeases these serial murderers and at other times it hunts them down. In most cases, it acts at the behest of the US.