Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2005
After negotiations failed to end a three month long sit in being staged by Sudanese refugees in a public square in central Cairo, security forces took measures to end the protest, resulting in a stampede, which killed 25 Sudanese. 76 Egyptian policemen were also injured after demonstrators hurled...
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2005
Deputy Rector of Cairo University, Dr. Hāmid Tāhir, writes about recent terrorist attacks and about the common interests that should bind all people together, regardless of nationality or religion.
Date of source: Monday, May 7, 2001
The Middle East Council of Churches held its meetings in Iran this time. The Council’s leaders had a Christian-Muslim dialogue with Iranian leaders regarding the Palestinian case as well as issuing a statement condemning the Israeli attacks on the original inhabitants of the country.
Date of source: Saturday, February 10, 2001
Three thousand Iranian students participated in demonstrations objecting to the suppression of freedom of opinion and expression, and closure of reformist newspapers. Other demonstrations took place in cities in west and east Iran, while the country celebrated 23 years of Islamic Revolution. The...
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Dr. Mustafa Al-Fiqi, the assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, declared that Egyptian-Iranian relations are about to be restored. This follows Iran’s agreement with Egypt’s suggestion, to change the name of the Khaled Al-Islambouli Street in Tehran, to Sheikh Mahmoud Shaltout Street.
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The Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, warns against dealing lightly with the extremist Jews who are planning to attack the al-Aqsa Mosque. He described the burning of it as a black page in the history of Zionism.
Date of source: Saturday, October 23, 1999
A senior Iranian cleric yesterday lashed out at US Secretary of State Madeline Albright for "interfering" in the trial of 13 Iranian Jews charged with spying for Israel.
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 1999 to Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Egypt’s top diplomat in Iran said Tehran’s decision to name a street after the assassin of president Anwar Sadat was one of the chief obstacles to restoring full diplomatic ties with the country, Iranian papers said on August 25.
Date of source: Monday, September 3, 2012
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that anyone questioning basic Islamic principles could face execution.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Jordan’s clampdown on the activities of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, is bound to put an end to complaints by the Palestine National Authority and Israel, diplomats and political analysts said on Tuesday.