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Egypt fights underage marriage and school dropouts

Khattab explained that the most important reasons for customary marriage is to avoid the conditions of the legal age for marriages, which in Egypt is 18-years-old, and the financial status

Yemen: Opposition newspaper reporter murdered in northwest

Mohammed Shu’i Al-Rabu’i, a correspondent for several news media including the opposition newspaper Al-Qahira, was gunned down on 13 February in the district of Beni Qais (in the governorate of

Egypt: Protests demand releases of MB leaders.

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood staged protests in front of the Egyptian Medical Syndicate on Tuesday February 16, demanding the release of arrested group leaders, including First Deputy Chairman Mahmoud

Headlines from the region 15-2-2010

African Youth Games 2010 in Morocco Morocco will in May this year host the inaugural African Youth Games.

Egypt FM: US diplomats will not enter without visas

the Egyptian authorities would deny entry to any US or European diplomat in case this diplomat did not get a pre-attached visa to Egypt in his or her diplomatic passport.”

Egypt: Sufi leaders speak out against MB leaders detention

Sheik Mohamed Abdul Khaleq Shabrawy said that the Brotherhood has enjoyed “much popularity” in the Egyptian street and abroad and “are respected by all political movements and trends.

Egyptian man killed in a fight with Peruvian immigrants in Milan

An Egyptian man was killed in Milan, Italy, on Sunday after he was stabbed with a knife by immigrants from South America. The violence has angered scores of migrants from

Human rights coverage spreads, despite government pushback

The media in the Middle East loved the Intifada. Every detail of Israel’s violations of human rights in the late 1980s in the West Bank and Gaza appeared in the

MB lashes out against Egypt gov’t over terror charges

“The MB is based on reform on the basis of correct and complete Islam through all and any peaceful means,” the statement said.

Hillary disappoints the Muslim world

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton worked tirelessly to earn her party's nomination, yet it was Barack Obama who rode to office on a wave of goodwill. Which means