Blasts rock large weapons depot in Egypt
Egyptian security officials confirmed a huge blast has rocked a large weapons depot at a military base northeast of Cairo.
Copts: it’s not Mubarak and his regime’s fault
The countdown for Mubarak’s visit to the White house is in progress. Mubarak will be in Washington and he will meet with the new democratic president. The elected American president will meet with everlasting president of Egypt.
Report: Eritrea supplying arms to Somali jihadists
This move appears to be a grossly short-sighted attempt to bolster the Somali jihadists as a counterbalance to Ethiopia, from which Eritrea separated in the 1990s. The more the jihadists prevail in Somalia, the stronger a base they will have from which to export the jihad and its goal of imposing Islamic law throughout the Horn of Africa and beyond. And if the current Somali government (such as it is) isn't "Islamic" enough in spite of broad concessions to sharia, what makes the present government of Eritrea think they are safe in the long run?
Saudi officials address al-Qaeda “cells,” co-opting infidel speech
Why would the Saudis use the word "cell" -- implying surreptitious jihadis living underground and moving in shadows -- which cannot be the case, definitely not as in the West (except, maybe, for Britain)? After all, when it comes to over all worldview, religiosity, even appearance -- all of which revolve around sharia -- there is little difference between the average al-Qaeda member and Saudi citizen. "Al Qaeda sleeper cells still exist in Saudi Arabia - minister," Arabian Business,
India: Pakistan's nukes “already partly” in the hands of jihadis
If not already, definitely soon enough. "India thinks Pak N-sites already in radical hands: Report," from the Times of India,
Egyptian fatwa: “The pigs living today are descended from those Jews, and that is why Allah forbade us to eat them”
"In addition, one of the things that Jesus will do when he returns to earth on Judgment Day is kill all the pigs, and that is proof that they are descended from Jews. All the pigs on earth will be destroyed by Jesus on Judgment Day." He won't have to do so in Egypt as the government has already begun the process. More on this story. "Egyptian Religious Endowments Ministry Official: The Pigs Living Today Are Descended from Jews
Amr Moussa: Main nuclear threat is posed by Israel, not Iran
At an international summit attended by President Shimon Peres on Sunday, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa echoed remarks made by chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, saying that Israel, not Iran, posed a nuclear threat to the Middle East.
Palestinian killed as smuggling tunnel collapses
El-Arish: Egyptian police said a smuggling tunnel beneath the border with Gaza has collapsed, killing one Palestinian.
Pope prays at holiest church, ends Mideast tour
Pope Benedict XVI prayed at Christianity’s holiest site on Friday as he wrapped up a Holy Land tour in which he pleaded for Middle East peace and stirred Israeli criticism that he lacked remorse over the Holocaust.
Iraqis cover shrines in gold for divine forgiveness
Sunnis and Shiites agree on the secret of "Karbala art"