A new day is dawning for Coptic Christians in Egypt, now that the country has voted to approve a new constitution that replaces the Islamist one crafted under the auspices of the former ruling Muslim Brotherhood. However, the promise of a new Egypt with full inclusion and civil rights for Christians, women and all
In the latest alarming evidence of child soldiers being used by Syrian rebel forces, an Islamist brigade linked to Al Qaeda released footage of a four year old it claimed as its youngest recruit. In the video (below), the child - who can barely hold the AK-47 rifle he is firing - lets off
Iran on Thursday dismissed as "unrealistic and unconstructive" comments by President Barack Obama that international sanctions linked to its nuclear program had forced Tehran to the negotiating table, AFP reported. "The delusion of sanctions having an effect on Iran's motivation for nuclear negotiations is based on a false narration of history,” foreign ministry spokeswoman
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday threatened Israel that a failure in the peace talks would lead to global boycotts and delegitimization of the Jewish state. The warning comes as no surprise to those familiar with reports earlier in the month, which revealed that Kerry is orchestrating the European boycotts against Israel.
Two roadside bombs exploded near a passing patrol car in a Cairo suburb on Friday, slightly wounding one policeman, Agence France-Presse reported the Egyptian interior ministry as saying in a statement. The attack came as Islamist supporters of ousted president Mohammed Mursi called for protests after the weekly Friday prayers. An al-Qaeda-inspired militant
The Iraqi armed forces, working with tribal fighters in Anbar province killed 40 fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), destroyed weapons and seized four ISIS headquarters in the city of Fallujah this week. According to a statement by the Iraqi Defense Ministry, the 39th Brigade of the Iraqi army, reinforced
Prime Minister Netanyahu's "clever plan" to abandon 600,000 Jews to their fate under Palestinian Authority rule was not a ploy. He was being serious - and that should worry us all. On 25 June 2006, Hamas exploded its tunnel from Gaza, and abducted one Gilad Shalit. In June 2006, Mahmoud Abbas was still "President"
President Shimon Peres said Thursday that the present time period is “the most crucial time since the establishment of the new Middle East in 1948.” Peres’s comments were made during a meeting with the Quartet Representative to the Middle East, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, which focused on the peace talks between Israel
Several United States senators have decided not to push for new sanctions on Iran following US President Barack Obama’s threat Tuesday to veto any sanctions bill. The AFP news agency quoted senators who said they will no longer vote for a proposed sanctions bill. The bill would have imposed new sanctions on Iran if
Egypt’s foreign ministry has rejected U.S. criticism of the top prosecutor’s decision to refer 20 Al-Jazeera journalists to trial, insisting the country’s judiciary is independent. Thursday’s comments by the ministry’s spokesman, Badr Abdelattie, came a day after Egypt’s top prosecutor sent the 20 journalists to trial. They are charged with aiding or joining a
