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Egypt arrests 'Al-Qaeda cell'

AFP - Yesterday, 12:18 pm

CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt's interior minister said on Tuesday that 19 people thought to have links to Al-Qaeda had been arrested in Egypt last month. More »

Shiite pilgrims throng Karbala amid tight security
AFP - Yesterday, 10:38 am
KARBALA, Iraq (AFP) - More than a million Shiite pilgrims thronged the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on Tuesday for annual mourning rituals, with security forces keeping a tight watch following a spate of deadly attacks. More »
Pope says young must use Internet responsibly
AFP - Monday, January 24 02:12 pm
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI called on Catholics on Monday to use the Internet responsibly, warning the young not to trivialise religion online or replace human interaction with virtual communication. More »
Egypt says Palestinian group behind church bombing
AFP - Sunday, January 23 07:59 pm
CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt's Interior Minister Habib al-Adly accused a Palestinian group on Sunday of having masterminded the New Year's church attack in Alexandria that killed more than 20 people. More »
Egypt says church attack targetted national unity
AFP - Saturday, January 22 02:02 pm
CAIRO (AFP) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Saturday that a deadly church attack in Alexandria on New Year's Eve targetted the whole country and not just its Coptic Christians. More »
Top Sunni body freezes dialogue with Vatican
AFP - Thursday, January 20 04:58 pm
CAIRO (AFP) - Al-Azhar, the chief centre of Sunni Muslim learning, suspended on Thursday its ties with the Vatican, accusing the pope of attacking Islam, but the Holy See says it wants to continue its bi-annual meetings with the Egypt-based institute. More »
US pastor Jones barred from UK
AFP - Thursday, January 20 08:06 am
LONDON (AFP) - The government has barred firebrand US pastor Terry Jones from the country, saying the controversial preacher who had threatened to burn the Koran was guilty of "unacceptable behaviour." More »
Govt bans US pastor Jones for 'the public good'
AFP - Wednesday, January 19 11:34 pm
LONDON (AFP) - The government on Wednesday barred firebrand US pastor Terry Jones from the country, saying the controversial preacher who had threatened to burn the Koran was guilty of "unacceptable behaviour." More »
Govt. bans US pastor Jones for 'the public good'
AFP - Wednesday, January 19 10:10 pm
LONDON (AFP) - Britain on Wednesday barred firebrand US pastor Terry Jones from the country, saying his presence would not be "conducive to the public good". More »