The Hizbullah terror group wants to move Scud D-type missiles and modern anti-aircraft equipment from Syria to Lebanon, Channel 2 News reported on Thursday. According to the report, the group fears the weapons may come into the hands of the rebels against Syrian President Bashar Assad. The report said that Hizbullah has recently
Salman Rushdie is perhaps the most celebrated person with an Islamic bounty on his head and has been for decades. The man was condemned to death by Ayatollah Khomeini, without the least due process, for supposedly insulting Islam’s sanctities in his book Satanic Verses. Rushdie has been living, mostly in hiding, a dreadful life for
Egypt’s decades-long state of emergency came to an end on Thursday after its last renewal expired, the ruling military said in a statement, vowing to continue to “protect” the nation, reported AFP. The military will continue its “national and historic responsibility, taking into account that the state of emergency has ended, in accordance with
Two American tourists kidnapped in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula by Bedouin tribesman were released on Thursday after less than 24 hours in captivity, security and government officials told AFP. The kidnappers, who abducted the tourists late on Wednesday near the Red Sea resort of Dahab, have been handed over to police, the officials said.
Guilty or not, Saturday’s verdict in Hosni Mubarak’s trial will likely deepen Egypt’s polarization. Political tensions are already simmering in a heated runoff for president pitting the ousted leader’s last prime minister against an Islamist from a group that the old regime repeatedly cracked down. The 84-year-old Mubarak, the first Arab leader to be
The increasing tendency among Saudis to document the mistakes committed by officials and civil servants against the public has stirred controversy in the kingdom with some seeing it as a violation of privacy and others finding it necessary to guarantee that citizens get the best treatment. Social networking websites have recently witnessed a spate
