Egypt's army chief named Time magazine's "person of the year"

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 Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is Time magazine's 2013 "person of the year," coming in first place in a poll conducted by the magazine that asked its readers to choose from a list of the world's most influential, official news agency MENA reported.

Sisi received 26.2 percent of the votes followed by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with 20.8 percent, then in the third place came the pop singer Miley Cyrus with 16.3 percent.

Egypt Bans Brotherhood Activities

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A court in Egypt has banned "all activities" by the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Cairo administrative court had been asked to review the Islamist movement's application for non-governmental organisation status in March, reports the BBC.
The military authorities have launched a crackdown on the group since ousting President Mohammed Morsi on 3 July.

Muslim man gets 11 years jail after burning Bible

Muslim man received a harsh
prison sentenced after he burned
the Bible, according to court
proceedings in Egypt.
The Islamic preacher, who is known
in Egypt for his hate speeches
against Coptic Christians, was
sentenced to 11 years in prison for
burning a Bible in front of the U.S.
embassy during a protest against
an anti-Islam movie, last year.
An Egyptian court in Cairo
sentenced Ahmed Abdullah on
Sunday for insulting religion and for
burning of a Bible. He was also
fined 3,000 Egyptian pounds, or
about $430.
Abdullah's son was sentenced to
eight years in prison and a fine of
2,000 Egyptian pounds, or $286 for
his role in the Bible burning.
Abdullah publicly burned the copy
of the Bible as part of a protest
against the anti-Islam movie
"Innocence of Muslims". The movie
was produced in the United States
by a Coptic Christian of Egyptian
origin, and raised anti-American
protests in the Muslim world.
Abdullah also announced that he
planned to send his grandson to
urinate on the Bible.
The decision was a surprise to
many, since the Egyptian courts are
heavily biased towards Islamists.