Iran is moving "closer and closer" to building a nuclear weapon and Israel may have to act before the United States does, Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned Sunday. "They're edging up to the red line. They haven't crossed it yet," Netanyahu said on CBS News's "Face the Nation." "They're getting closer and
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on an IDF position on the border with the Sinai Desert Sunday evening. The two masked gunmen reportedly opened fire before escaping into the desert in an all-terrain vehicle, according to Channel 10 News. No one was injured in the clash, and it was not immediately clear who was
Egyptian General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who removed Islamist president Mohammad Mursi from power following a popular uprising, has been nominated to become first deputy prime minister, Egyptian media reported on Monday. The daily al-Masry al-Youm quoted “informed sources” as saying that Gen. Sisi will also keep his post as defence minister. Egypt's
Egyptian police arrested four men suspected of cutting off the finger of a civilian who supposedly attempted to steal the belongings of a protestor in a Cairo square, Egypt Independent reported on Monday, quoting the Middle East News Agency (MENA). The square of Rabea al-Adawiya is the scene of an ongoing sit-in by the supporters
As the country rejoices, Egyptians fear jihad will turn into civil war. The military removed and jailed President Morsi on the demands of the people, and now Morsi’s angry remnant – defenders of the dishonored, ousted Muslim Brotherhood -- roam the streets in bloodthirsty revenge. Instigated by President Morsi’s June 26th and 28th speeches, the
Activists on social media circulated on Sunday a document attributed to the Muslim Brotherhood, which allegedly calls for shedding blood and dividing the army. The document states that “emerging victorious over the enemy requires patience, faith and determination” and at
At least three people were killed and 17 wounded early on Monday in Egypt’s North Sinai province following a suspected militant attack on a bus carrying workers employed at a cement factory. The suspected militants used rocket-propelled grenades in the attack, according to security and medical sources. {youtube}OF1IMvbiax8{/youtube} “The bus was
On Obama's post-election March 2013 trip to Israel, he a privately laid out his vision of the Middle East to Netanyahu's inner circle. It should send shivers up Israel and Saudi Arabia's respective spines. On March 21, 2011, two full days after US President Obama launched 112 tomahawk missiles against Libya without notification to,
A special Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced a top Islamist to 90 years in prison for masterminding atrocities during the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan. Ghulam Azam, 90, the wartime head of the largest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, and now its spiritual leader, was found guilty of all five charges by the
Civil rights activists are demanding that Nigeria arrest Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir and deliver him to the International Criminal Court to stand trial for crimes in Darfur. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project Monday urged President Goodluck Jonathan “to support the demand by the international community for justice for the victims of
