As the country rejoices, Egyptians fear jihad will turn into civil war. The military removed and jailed President Morsi on the demands of the people, and now Morsi’s angry remnant – defenders of the dishonored, ousted Muslim Brotherhood -- roam the streets in bloodthirsty revenge. Instigated by President Morsi’s June 26th and 28th speeches, the
Activists on social media circulated on Sunday a document attributed to the Muslim Brotherhood, which allegedly calls for shedding blood and dividing the army. The document states that “emerging victorious over the enemy requires patience, faith and determination” and at
At least three people were killed and 17 wounded early on Monday in Egypt’s North Sinai province following a suspected militant attack on a bus carrying workers employed at a cement factory. The suspected militants used rocket-propelled grenades in the attack, according to security and medical sources. {youtube}OF1IMvbiax8{/youtube} “The bus was
On Obama's post-election March 2013 trip to Israel, he a privately laid out his vision of the Middle East to Netanyahu's inner circle. It should send shivers up Israel and Saudi Arabia's respective spines. On March 21, 2011, two full days after US President Obama launched 112 tomahawk missiles against Libya without notification to,
A special Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced a top Islamist to 90 years in prison for masterminding atrocities during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan. Ghulam Azam, 90, the wartime head of the largest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, and now its spiritual leader, was found guilty of all five charges by the
Civil rights activists are demanding that Nigeria arrest Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir and deliver him to the International Criminal Court to stand trial for crimes in Darfur. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project Monday urged President Goodluck Jonathan “to support the demand by the international community for justice for the victims of
CAIRO — Christians in Egypt have thrown their full support behind the popular uprising that has toppled the Islamist government of Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood after suffering the worst persecution in decades. Egypt’s Christians have celebrated the Egyptian Army’s decision to force President Morsi out of power and set up a new
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is calling on authorities in a German state to investigate threatening anti-Israel rhetoric, including chants of “Down with Israel” and “Israel be cursed” at a rally last week in support of Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan. “We are horrified that supporters of Prime Minister Erdogan are using political protests in
The man appointed to be Egypt’s new foreign minister once served as the country’s ambassador to the United States. Nabil Fahmy accepted his new post on Sunday morning as the interim government in Cairo continues to be established two weeks after the overthrow of former President Mohamed Morsi. According to the website of the
Egypt’s public prosecutor on Sunday ordered the freezing of assets belonging to 14 top Islamists, as the U.S. dispatched its first senior official to Cairo since President Mohammed Mursi’s ouster. U.S. Under Secretary of State Bill Burns will visit Egypt from Sunday to Tuesday, the State Department said, adding he would “underscore U.S.
