Muslims attacked a Coptic church in a village near Cairo Wednesday in the first such incident since Mohamed Morsi became president. At least 16 people were wounded in the melee, among them 10 police officers, authorities said. The Muslim rioters were intent on torching the church in the village of Dahshur, some 40
The National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau (NSCCTBCTB) issued on Thursday a serious warning against travelling to the Sinai Peninsula, and called on Israelis vacationing in the area to leave immediately. "From information at our disposal, it arises that terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip and additional elements are actively planning to perpetrate terrorist attacks,
The National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau (NSCCTBCTB) issued on Thursday a serious warning against travelling to the Sinai Peninsula, and called on Israelis vacationing in the area to leave immediately. "From information at our disposal, it arises that terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip and additional elements are actively planning to perpetrate terrorist attacks,
President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, U.S. sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The sources said that Obama's order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence "finding," broadly permits the CIA and
An Egyptian official said on Wednesday that President Mohammed Morsi had indeed sent a letter to Israeli President Shimon Peres and that it was not appropriate that Morsi’s spokesman denied the letter had been sent. Morsi’s letter, which came in response to a letter Peres sent to Morsi, thanked the Israeli president for his
A federal magistrate judge has ruled that al Qaeda, the Taliban, Iran and Hizbullah should pay more than $6 billion in damages to the families of victims killed on September 11, 2001, CNN reported. The recommendation is largely symbolic as it would be nearly impossible to collect any damages. Federal Magistrate Judge Frank
On Tuesday, the Israeli head of state, Shimon Peres, published a friendly letter purportedly from his new Egyptian counterpart, Mohammed Mursi. The letter said Mr Mursi was "looking forward to exerting our best efforts" to help put the Middle East peace process back on the right track. But Egyptian officials denied it had
Israeli soldiers were caught in apparent crossfire between Egyptian soldiers and drug smugglers Wednesday morning. No Israeli injuries were reported. Egyptian soldiers spotted and shot at drug smugglers trying to cross into Israel, and several bullets hit an Israeli bus carrying soldiers. Assuming they were under a terrorist attack, the Israeli soldiers fired
Based on recovered body parts, the Bulgarian government has released a composite computer generated photo of the suicide bomber who murdered five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian driver on July 18 at the Burgas international airport. Dozens of others were wounded in the attack, including three who were critically injured. The image, released Wednesday,
