Egypt’s new government has imposed the toughest border restrictions on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip in years, sealing smuggling tunnels, blocking most passenger traffic and causing millions of dollars in economic losses. Some in Hamas fear the movement is being swept up in the same Egyptian military campaign that earlier this month toppled the
About 80 percent of tunnels used to smuggle goods and arms into Gaza from Egypt are "no longer functioning" due to a crackdown by the Egyptian military after it ousted President Mohammed Morsi, a United Nations official said Tuesday, according to Reuters. The UN’s Middle East peace envoy, Robert Serry, told the Security Council
Egypt’s opposition Islamist coalition denounced on Wednesday a call by Defense Minister General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for mass demonstration to grant him a mandate to confront “terrorism” as “a declaration of civil war.” “Sisi’s threats are a declaration of civil war,” said the Muslim Brotherhood-led coalition which has been demanding President Mohammad
Syrian opposition hails EU Hizbullah ban Syria's mainly Sunni opposition is celebrating yesterday's decision by the EU to blacklist the "military wing" of the Shia Islamist group Hizbullah as a terrorist organisation, Lebanon's NOW news agency reported. The Syrian National Coalition declared that the ban was "a step in the right direction and
Plea for justice in Egypt: Egyptian military must go all the way. With the help of foreign countries, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood together with Hamas is working to destabilize Egypt upon the successful overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood-backed Egyptian President, Mohammad Morsi. Muslim Brotherhood leaders hold to President Morsi’s promise of bloodshed and a
The polio virus has been found in Israel's water. Its source is not hard to find. Israel gave up Gaza, and the Hamas genocidally rocketed pre-1967 Israel-Sderot and Ashkelon. Israel gave up the civil administration of the Palestinian Authority; the Palestinians Arabs responded with the Intifada. Today, there is a more insidious attack
At least 10 people were killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian president Mohammad Mursi in Cairo on Tuesday, the health ministry announced. Khaled al-Khateeb, a health ministry official, said 86 more were wounded in the violence, which erupted when the Islamist protesters marched toward the U.S. embassy in
The majority-Catholic Philippines told Muslim teachers Tuesday to remove their veils inside classrooms, in part to promote better relationships between teachers and pupils. Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the move was part of reforms to make schools more sensitive to religion. Muslim schoolgirls will still be allowed to wear the veil or "hijab"
The leader of the jihadist Syrian rebel group Jabhat Al-Nusra (Al-Nusra Front) has declared that his group is in favor of establishing an Islamic caliphate in civil war torn Syria. In an audio recorded that has been disseminated over the past several days, Abu Mohammad al-Julani stresses that he strongly opposes parliamentary elections or
More than 30 million girls are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM), despite increasing global rejection of the act, a report said on Monday. A UNICEF report showed that more than 125 million women and girls alive today have undergone FGM, while 30 million girls remain at risk of being cut in
