We meet him at the border. It feels as if we have been driving for hours. Bush roads. Trees, scrub, baobabs, sand, dust and more dust. Bumps. The vehicles are more often off the road than on it. Now and then we drive past women carrying heavy loads on their heads, loads topped off
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday the issue of whether Iran will ultimately be allowed to enrich uranium will not be decided in an interim deal under discussion between major world powers and Iranian officials in Geneva. "Whatever a country decides or doesn't decide to do, or is allowed to do
One Gaza terrorist has been killed, and 4 others wounded, in an accidental blast in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City, according to Ma'an news agency. Gaza medical sources confirmed to Ma'an that 35-year old Muhammad al-Bahloul died shortly after he was evacuated to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Medics added that four
The "Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had angry words Wednesday for France, which has been the toeing the toughest line against Iran in the P5+1 powers' talks with Tehran over its nuclear weapons program. French officials were "not only succumbing to the United States, but they are kneeling before
A Kuwaiti newspaper reported Wednesday that Russia was set to transfer billions of dollars worth of arms to Egypt before the end of the year. According to the report in the Al Rei newspaper, the Russian arms package is designed to specifically enable Egypt to at least achieve parity with the IDF. Egyptian media
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Israel is a "regime doomed to collapse." His threats come as the latest round of talks over Iran's nuclear weapons program is being held in Geneva. AFP reports that Khamenei told commanders of the Islamist Basij militia force in Tehran: "the Zionist regime (Israel) is
Ten Egyptian soldiers were killed Wednesday when a bomb exploded as they were traveling near El Arish in central Sinai. Over 100 soldiers were injured. The soldiers were riding in two trucks when a roadside bomb went off. Ambulances rushed to the scene to transport the injured to the hospital. No group claimed responsibility
Unknown gunmen shot and killed a senior national security officer in Cairo late Sunday as he headed to his office, reports The Associated Press. A statement from the Egyptian Interior Ministry said that gunmen opened fire on a car carrying Lt. Col. Mohammed Mabrouk of the national security agency, killing him on the spot
Four men aged between 22 and 35 have been arrested in the Paris region for allegedly belonging to a jihadist network sending fighters to Syria, informed sources said Friday. The arrests by investigators from France's intelligence agency DCRI took place on Tuesday and the presumed leader of the network is a 24-year-old man,
An Islamist coalition led by the Muslim Brotherhood on Saturday offered negotiations to end the deadly tumult since Egyptian president Mohammad Mursi’s overthrow, without explicitly insisting on his reinstatement, reported Agence France-Presse. The negotiation did not explicitly insist on his return but rather insisted on keeping up “peaceful opposition” and said it wanted a
