Topic: North Africa
Mideast Egypt Grand Sheik
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Islamic scholar named Egypt's new top cleric
AP News
Moderate, Western-educated Islamic scholar named Egypt's new top clericEgypt's president named a moderate, Western-educated Islamic scholar the country's new top cleric on Friday, the state news agency reported. The appointment makes Ahmed el-Tayeb the new grand sheik of Cairo's Al-Azhar, the pre-eminent theological institute of Sunni ...
Mubarak names successor to late Al-Azhar cleric
AFP Global Edition
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday appointed a new head of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's most prestigious institution, after the death of its top cleric last week, the official MENA agency reported. Mubarak, who is recovering from surgery in Germany, "has issued a presidential decree appointing Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed ...
EU foreign policy chief in Gaza
AFP Global Edition
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton was in Gaza City on Thursday for an hours-long visit to the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave. Her first stop was a UN-run girls school in the Jabalya refugee camp. The English baroness was also due to hold talks with UN officials during her brief visit ...
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