Azhar Sheikh denies awareness of shaking hands with Israeli President

CAIRO: Amid a media frenzy targeting Azhar Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawy for shaking hands with the Israeli President last month, an ex-deputy Azhar sheikh is blaming the Egyptian delegation’s lack of professionalism. Local press published pictures showing Tantawy shaking hands with Israeli President Shimon Peres during a UN-sponsored religious dialogue conference in the US last month.Tantawy told the Egyptian press that he did not know Peres, who has served twice as Israeli Prime Minister and...