Monthly Archives: May 2014

Arab League Backs Hamas-Fatah Unity Pact

By | 2014-05-01T12:20:51-04:00 May 1st, 2014|News|

The Arab League has welcomed the unity pact that was reached between the Hamas and Fatah factions, the Turkish Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday.   An Arab League statement quoted its Secretary-General, Nabil al-Arabi, as telling Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Abbas in a phone conversation that the pan-Arab body welcomes the agreement.   "This

Egypt Claims to Have ‘Eliminated’ Terrorism From Sinai Peninsula

By | 2014-05-01T12:08:31-04:00 May 1st, 2014|News|

In a bold announcement Thursday, the Egyptian Army said that it had achieved “total security control” over the entire Sinai peninsula. The announcement came after many months of pitched battles between Egyptian soldiers, armed Bedouin gangs, Islamist groups, and Gaza-based Arab terrorists, all of whom had set up campsites and operations in the lawless desert

Egyptian Spokesmen: Put Treaty With Israel to a Referendum

By | 2014-05-01T01:38:57-04:00 May 1st, 2014|News|

Spokesmen for the two Egyptian presidential candidates recently advocated for putting the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel to a vote in a referendum.   The debate between the spokesmen of Hamdeen Sabahi and Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi aired on Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV on April 3 and was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute

Tunisia’s Parliament Protests Recognition of Israeli Passport

By | 2014-05-01T01:05:07-04:00 May 1st, 2014|News|

Members of Tunisia's parliament on Wednesday accepted a petition to question the tourism minister over a decision allowing Israelis to use their passports to enter the country for an annual religious pilgrimage, The Associated Press (AP) reported.   Israelis and Jews long have traveled to Tunisia for an annual pilgrimage to the Ghriba synagogue on

Islamic Jihad Predicts Hamas-Fatah Pact Will Fail

By | 2014-05-01T00:42:40-04:00 May 1st, 2014|News|

The Islamic Jihad terrorist group predicted on Wednesday that the reconciliation agreement between Hamas and Fatah would likely fail, reports the Ma’an news agency.   The reason for the impending failure, a senior member of the group said, is the five-week period set by the sides to form a national unity government.   Senior member