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World
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Region
7/21/2023 7:02:00 PM
Muslim-majority nations expressed outrage Friday at the desecration of a copy of the Koran in Sweden. Some prepared for street demonstrations following midday prayers to show their anger.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/21/2023 5:54:09 PM
Al-Azhar has condemned the repeated burnings of the Quran in Sweden under the guise of freedom of expression and called for “unified and serious stances” towards Sweden's “anti-Islam and anti-Muslim policies."
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
7/14/2023 1:19:00 PM
Trade between Egypt and Turkey should see a boost following the resumption of diplomatic ties.
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World
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International
7/11/2023 11:12:13 PM
The UN Human Rights Council is heading towards a divisive vote on Wednesday on religious hatred following recent Koran burnings, with some Western nations reluctantly feeling the draft resolution encroaches too far on free speech.
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World
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International
7/7/2023 2:47:40 PM
Muslims in Pakistan were holding rallies on Friday to observe a "Day of the Sanctity of Quran” after the South Asian Islamic nation’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued a call for anti-Sweden protests over last week’s burning of the Islamic holy book in Stockholm.
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World
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Region
7/3/2023 9:21:11 AM
Saudi Arabia has summoned Sweden's ambassador to denounce a Koran burning outside a Stockholm mosque that sparked a diplomatic backlash across the Muslim world, state media reported early Monday.
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Opinion
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7/2/2023 6:54:46 PM
The Swedish-Danish extremist, Rasmus Paludan, has burned the Holy Qur’an in the Swedish capital Stockholm after he demonstrated in front of the Turkish embassy during the Muslims’ celebration of Eid al-Adha.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/2/2023 11:19:00 AM
On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the 30 June Revolution, which ended the short-lived rule of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, veteran US diplomat John Bolton shared with Ahram Online his take on the significance of 30 June for the country and the region as well as his views on the prospects of larger Egyptian-US cooperation in finding peaceful resolutions for various crises in the region.
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World
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Region
6/30/2023 4:37:07 PM
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Friday distanced himself from this week's protest at which a Koran was burned outside a Stockholm mosque, which sparked outrage in parts of the Muslim world.
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Sports
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World
6/30/2023 3:32:20 PM
Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier and his son have been detained as part of an investigation into racism allegations at one of his former clubs, Nice prosecutor Xavier Bonhomme told The Associated Press.
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World
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Region
6/30/2023 3:01:40 PM
Tens of thousands of Muslims streamed out of Islam's holiest city on Friday after completing the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia's scorching summer heat, an AFP correspondent said.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
6/30/2023 2:40:49 PM
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/29/2023 3:16:49 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stressed “the duty of states to prevent incitement and hate crimes," as it condemned a Quran-burning incident in Sweden during Muslims’ Eid Al-Adha as "shameful."
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World
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International
6/29/2023 2:14:20 PM
Muslims across Indonesia on Thursday were celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar, with full meat-based feasts after fears of last year's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak waned.
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World
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Region
6/29/2023 1:15:14 PM
Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations on Thursday condemned the burning of the Koran by an Iraqi living in Sweden, warning such acts "inflame" the feelings of Muslims around the world.
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World
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International
6/28/2023 1:53:36 PM
Swedish police said they have granted a permit for a protest where the organiser plans to burn a Koran outside Stockholm's main mosque on Wednesday, the start of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
6/28/2023 12:31:38 PM
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World
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Region
6/28/2023 12:29:03 PM
Massive crowds of robed Muslims gathered for the "stoning of the devil" ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic draws to a close.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
6/28/2023 9:00:00 AM
Fighting raged in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday, after paramilitaries seized Khartoum's main police base.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
6/27/2023 2:34:06 PM
For many Sudanese struggling to survive the war, a taste of the sheep Muslims traditionally sacrifice for the feast of Eid al-Adha is but a distant memory.
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