Thousands of supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi demonstrated nationwide on Friday against the military-backed government ahead of his planned trial on Nov. 4. In Alexandria, where opposition outrage grew after the arrest of 21 girls taking part in a demonstration on Thursday, clashes erupted between anti and pro-military protesters, Al Arabiya
A shortage of fuel halted the production of electricity across the Gaza Strip on Friday, said the energy authority of the Islamist movement Hamas, which controls the Palestinian enclave. “We have completely stopped the operation of [Gaza’s sole] power plant this morning at 6:00 am [4:00 GMT] because we don’t have a single liters
Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) has released a translated video showing the Palestinian Authority's celebration of the release of 26 murderers Tuesday night. In the segment, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas embraces the 21 murderers who were released to Ramallah. He later raises the hand of Issa Abed Rabbo, who murdered two Israeli students in 1984.
There is something horrible that we don't understand about Islamic terrorism. While terrorists were executing innocent people inside the Westgate Mall of Nairobi, from the outside, Samantha Lewthwaite gave orders and inspired the carnage. This British woman, who converted to Islam after marrying one of the London suicide bombers, Germaine Lindsay, is also known
Hezbollah is enlisting 15,000 fighters for what it is calling the “battle for Damascus,” Reshet Bet reports. The report is based on information from sources in the Syrian opposition. Hezbollah has been heavily involved in fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar Assad as he battles opposition groups. Hezbollah recently claimed to have taken the
There was a massive explosion early Thursday morning at an aerial defense base near the city of Latakia in northeastern Syria, Walla reports, based on reports from the Syrian opposition. Opposition sources said the base, which held anti-aircraft missiles, was destroyed in the blast. Sources in Syria and Lebanon blamed Israel for the
Israel’s army arrested three senior members of the Islamist Hamas movement overnight, Palestinian security sources said on Thursday, in the second such arrest operation this week. The three men -- Jamal Tawil, Hussein Abu Kwayk and Faraj Romana -- were arrested in the West Bank city of Ramallah. All of them are senior
Hundreds of al-Qaeda recruits have found safe houses in southern Turkey before entering Syria to battle President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, a British newspaper reported on Wednesday. The hideouts are enabling al-Qaeda to send foreign jihadists to hijack the more “moderate” wing of the rebel Free Syrian Army, The Daily Telegraph reported, citing volunteers who help
Foreign support for Syrian rebels must stop for peace to take place in the war-battered country, President Bashar Al-Assad told visiting UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi on Wednesday, according to Al Arabiya. “The success of any political solution is tied to stopping support for terrorist groups and pressuring their patron states,” Syrian state television
Egyptian police entered the Al-Azhar University in Cairo on Wednesday to confront Islamist protesters, AFP reported. It was the first time security forces have moved on a campus since a 2010 court ruling. The police took the action at the prestigious Islamic university following a request from its administration, the interior ministry said.
