CAIRO: The Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar on Wednesday called on the international community to criminalize “anti-Muslim” actions, following images being displayed in France of the Prophet Muhammad that Muslims see as blasphemous.
Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, who sits at the head of the thousand-year-old seat of Sunni Muslim learning, also said that Al-Azhar strongly rejects the use of anti-Muslim sentiment to rally votes in elections.
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Egypt’s Al-Azhar calls on international community to criminalize ‘anti-Muslim’ actions
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Egypt’s Al-Azhar calls on international community to criminalize ‘anti-Muslim’ actions
- Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb said Al-Azhar strongly rejects the use of anti-Muslim sentiment to rally votes in elections
UAE says Algeria move to end air pact has no immediate impact on flights
- On Saturday, Algeria said it has begun the process of cancelling its air services agreement with the UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates said that Algeria's notification to terminate an air services agreement between the two countries will not have any "immediate impact on flight operations", the state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, citing the country's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
On Saturday, Algeria said it has begun the process of cancelling its air services agreement with the UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013.
GCAA said the air services agreement with Algeria remained in force "during the legally mandated notice period," without giving further details.
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