An Egyptian judge said on Thursday that January 28 has been set as opening day for the third trial of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, The Associated Press (AP) reported. The ousted president faces several trials, and this one is related to charges of organizing prison breaks with the help of foreign groups.
Egyptian prosecutors are probing Telecoms giant Vodafone over claims a company advertisement featuring a popular Muppet-like character contains coded messages calling for terrorist attacks, company executives said Thursday, according to AFP. Vodafone Egypt says the advert, featuring the puppet Abla (Aunt) Fahita, is merely a marketing tool and has no hidden message or meaning.
Mohamed Ibrahim, Egypt's Interior Minister, on Thursday accused Hamas of being involved in the bombing of police headquarters in Mansoura last Monday that killed 16. Ibrahim announced that seven suspects have been apprehended, including Muslim Brotherhood members. The minister further said the bombers received logistical support from Hamas, detailing Muslim Brotherhood connections with the
Human rights groups report that thousands of women have been raped by Syrian army soldiers in the ongoing war, which is now in its third year and has left 130,000 dead. That trend appears likely to only increase, as a deputy to the Chief Mufti (Islamic scholar) of Syria has given religious permission to rape.
At least five people have been killed and 20 hurt in a car bomb which hit a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut, media and officials say. The suburb is a stronghold of the Shiite terrorist militia Hezbollah. The BBC says the bomb is not one of the biggest of the recent
Actions and words paint a sorry picture of the Vatican and Israel. I always had the feeling that Pope Francis would be eager to engage in the presentation of a cordial dialogue with Di\aspora Jews and that if this occurred, he would address the Holocaust and condemn anti-Semitism in general, but also undermine
Turkish minister's sons were accepting Iranian money with their fathers' willing consent. Turkey is approaching civil war. Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's Inspector Clouseau-like Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will be infamously remembered for coining the PM's "Zero Problems" foreign policy. As a rule of thumb, it was simple: appease Iran at all costs, and abuse
Nearly a hundred small artifacts, some dating back to the time of the pharaohs, have gone missing from a museum in southern Egypt, officials said Wednesday. The Ministry of Antiquities said 96 artifacts, mostly small figurines and beads, disappeared from the Aswan Museum's storehouse. Employees noticed a number of artifacts missing, the statement
Interview with Dr. Jacques Gauthier, non-Jewish legal researcher: "I have spent 20 years investigating the legal aspects of sovereignty concerning Jerusalem." “Declarations relating to the status of Jerusalem should clearly distinguish between the legal aspects of the issue and political claims. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and other political leaders frequently employ baseless legal
Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood planned a series of bombings at Egyptian churches, according to a report in the Kuwaiti paper Al-Watan, according to Channel 10 news. According to the report, the attacks were to take place on Christmas. Terrorists in Sinai had succeeded in gathering explosives for the planned attack. Egyptian intelligence
