Date of source: Wednesday, May 8, 2002
Today, Sohag Criminal Court will continue its examination of Al-Kosheh case. It will also continue questioning the prosecution witnesses. The defense asked for 2001 LE in temporary compensation and the Prosecution asked the defendants to be given the most severe penalties.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 8, 2002
Reconsidering the ideologies of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya on the part of its imprisoned leaders caused divisions within the group. There is a general agreement on renouncing violence. But the controversy lies in the leaders´ declaration to refrain from their previous practices. This is...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 30, 2002
The Supreme State Security Court postponed the hearing of Saad Eddin Ibrahim´s case until the day after tomorrow. The court examined the prime prosecution witness, who is a state security officer. He said that Ibrahim had committed acts of fraud against the international community and asserted...
Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2002
The events in Jenin brought to the surface the fact that the Arabic media is a media of opinion and not a media of news and analysis. It depends on international news agencies in the information it presents. In most cases there is nothing valuable in the Arabic press to read. Arab journalists write...
Date of source: Friday, May 3, 2002
Bishop Kenneth Cragg gave a lecture at the Azhar University. He said it is necessary to work for peace among the followers of the revealed religions and that it is important for all people to live in security and stability. He added that Israel is behind the conflict in the Middle East because has...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Some parents of the students, accused of providing support to the Palestinian people through the Al-Wa´ad organization, asked the Egyptian president to intervene and reconsider the status of their sons. They argued that their sons responded to the call to support Palestine by joining the group...
Date of source: Sunday, April 28, 2002
In the first session of the re-trial of Saad Eddin Ibrahim, the defense asked the court to examine the witnesses for the prosecution and the defense, to allow Dr. Ibrahim to travel abroad for treatment and reopen the Ibn Khaldoun Center. The court accepted only to examine the witness for the...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 24, 2002
A British court will decide on May 10 about the American demand to deport an Algerian fundamentalist to the USA. He is accused to be the mastermind of the attempt to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in 2000 and of having relations with Al-Qa´ida. Another case is the trial of the director...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 24, 2002
The Islamic Research Institute decided to ban the circulation of Ayman Al-Zawahri´s book "Knights Under the Flag of the Prophet." The Institute said that the book stirs up the people against their rulers and presents false interpretation of some Qur´anic texts to cause strife and disorder...
Date of source: Sunday, April 7, 2002
After his visit to the US, the King of Jordan was convinced that Muslims undermine their civilization by not pointing out the role of Arab Christian and by not reaffirming the tolerance of Arab society through them. History proves that Arab Christians let their civilizational and national bonds win...