Days after Quartet envoy Tony Blair demanded that Hamas clarify whether it’s an Islamist group or if it is interested in peace, a senior Hamas official on Wednesday accused Blair of imposing “a new set of preconditions before Gaza could be rebuilt.” Blair, who visited Gaza on Sunday, called on Hamas to clarify whether
Libya's foreign minister on Wednesday demanded that the UN Security Council lift an arms embargo on his country, so it can fight the Islamic State (ISIS) group. The Associated Press (AP) reported that Foreign Minister Mohammed Al-Dairi spoke to an emergency session of the council amid regional alarm after ISIS over the weekend posted
Once again, tragedy strikes the Coptic community with the brutal murders of twenty-one Christian Copts in Libya. Living under constant threat of a hate-driven and blood-thirsty Islam, Copts of Egypt have learned to expect anything at any time, and mourners go about the streets. A few days ago a young Coptic man was burned alive
Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists have spared no brutal methods in their conquest of Iraq and Syria, executing by burning, stoning and beheading, but a cruel new tactic the group is using to expand its reach involves cutting off civilians from the basic necessities of water and electricity. In fighting the "atheists," a term it
Decked out in his US army-issued fatigues and a lip stud shining from his mouth, the young American fighter cuts an unusual figure in the northern Iraqi town of Al-Qosh. He served in the US army in Baghdad in 2006-2007 and has now returned to fight the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group with Dwekh
The Shi'ite Houthi militia which is loyal to Iran and receives support from the Islamic regime has moved its conquest of Yemen into a new stage, opening its battle for the southern port city of Aden which controls access to the Red Sea and ultimately to Eilat and Israel. Earlier this month the Houthis
The United States and Turkey have agreed "in principle" on a deal to train and equip Syrian rebel forces, the State Department said Tuesday. "As we have announced before, Turkey has agreed to be one of the regional hosts for the train-and-equip program for moderate Syrian opposition forces," department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei weighed in on Hollywood according to reports Tuesday, in which he claimed the Oscar-nominated movie "American Sniper" about an elite US Navy Seal is an example of anti-Islam propaganda. Veteran actor-director Clint Eastwood's film, which was released on December 25 and has garnered six Oscar nominations, tells the
Vowing to “avenge Egyptian blood,” Egypt’s military forces on Monday unleashed abrupt-yet-foreseeable airstrikes on ISIS targets in Libya. The early-morning bombing came as a rapid response to ISIS’ release of a gruesome video showing the execution of 21 Coptic Christian hostages, who had reportedly been held hostage since January. Egypt is currently not
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday urged the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution allowing for an international military intervention in troubled Libya, Agence France Presse reported. “There is no other choice. Taking into account that the Libyan people must agree that we act to restore security and stability,” Sisi said in
