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CAIRO: Unicef released a press release Thursday calling on health care givers in Egyptian facilities to ensure that breastfeeding begins within one hour of birth. Breastfeeding babies can immediately prevent a significant number of neonatal deaths, explained the statement. But newborns delivered in local hospitals often do not get immediate access to their mothers, it …
CAIRO: Six Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated men were arrested without charge by state security on July 18th and three have completely disappeared, according to Brotherhood MP Hamdy Hassan. Nobody has been able to get information on their whereabouts since their arrest despite persistent attempts by their families, their lawyer, and Hassan. Khalaf Ahmed, the Muslim Brotherhood lawyer …
CAIRO: In an Al-Masry Al-Youm interview with Mohamed El Saadi, the father of alleged serial rapist Hagag Al-Saadi, Mohamed said he believed his son was innocent. On July 21, Kuwaiti officials arrested Egyptian gym instructor Hajaj Al-Saadi on suspicion that he had raped 18 children. The story of the 27-year-old, dubbed the ‘Hawaly Monster’ shocked …
Just a year after its launch, Araby.com – launched by Maktoob Group in 2006 – introduced a music vertical that allows Arabic music lovers to download songs from local and regional artists. Featuring a range of music genres, users can find classics from the legendary Om Kalthoum or the latest hits from Nancy Agram. “The …
CAIRO: The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Ali Gomaa, has declared that Muslims may convert to other religions and that is a private matter between an individual and God. The essential question before us is, can a person who is Muslim choose a religion other than Islam? The answer is yes, they can, Grand Mufti Ali …
CAIRO: Omar Bin laden, the 27-year-old son of Al-Qaeda’s Osama Bin Laden revealed the truth about the rumors surrounding his latest marriage to a British woman, in an interview with Alarabiya.net. Omar did not deny the marriage yet clearly indicated that Jane Felix-Browne, his 51-year-old wife is not British, but is an Arab Muslim women …