In a somewhat embarrassing incident for Islam Online, his own news portal, global Muslim Brotherhood leader Sheikh Youssef Qaradawi has denied previous reports that he had been admitted to an Algerian hospital for treatment of a stomach ailment. The report had been carried on Islam Online , as well as other news services, but has since been removed from the portal. Qaradawi called the reports “strange and regrettable.”
(Source: Al-Jazeera TV, Doha, in Arabic 2025 gmt 25 Aug 07)