Muhammad al-Zawahiri, the younger brother of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, said that news reports suggesting that his Egyptian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization is planning to establish an Islamic emirate in Sinai were inaccurate and were misleading the public. In statements to Al Arabiya, Zawahiri denied that his group was “Takfiri,” meaning that it accuses
Minister Moshe Yaalon (Likud) said Sunday that Israel does not intend to maintain restraint in the face of the intense rocket attacks from Gaza. "If the terror organizations do not cease their fire we will be prepared to toughen our response as much as necessary, until they say 'enough!'," he said. "There is
A direct strike on a home in Sderot was reported after 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening, as Gaza terrorists continued to fire a barrage of missiles at Israeli civilian men, women and children. Initial reports said no one was injured despite the direct hit. Many of the rockets fired Sunday were timed for the
In the aftermath of a divisive election in which some campaigns devolved into harsh recriminations and ugly personal attacks, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) issued a statement calling on political leaders in Washington, D.C. to strive for "a new day of civility and compromise" and to unite in order to benefit the common good. ADL
Brazilian player Diego Souza is seeking his government’s help to leave Saudi Arabia after falling out with his club Al Ittihad. Diego Souza has contacted Brazil’s sports ministry requesting assistance because he has been unable to get an exit visa. The 27-year-old player wants to end his contract with the club, but cannot leave
Marking President Barack Obama’s re-election victory, an Arab parody Twitter account tweeted that the president will be slaughtering a sheep as ‘sacrifice’ in celebration of his recent triumph, Al-Arabiya News reported. The Twitter presidential impersonator, who has requested to remain anonymous, announced, upon first hearing the election results, "All Sheikhs from U.S. States and
More than 10,000 ultraconservative Muslims demonstrated Friday in Tahrir Square central Cairo, demanding that Egypt's new constitution be based on the rulings of Islamic Sharia law. The rally was organized by a number of minority Salafi groups, but neither the Muslim Brotherhood nor the main Salafist Al-Nour party backed the protest, according to Al
An unarmed U.S. military Predator surveillance drone was fired at by Iranian military jets last week in international airspace over the waters of the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon disclosed on Thursday. ABC News reported that officials stressed that the U.S. drone had never entered Iranian territory and that the entire incident occurred in international
Any country still stockpiling nuclear weapons is “mentally retarded,” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters in Bali, Indonesia, Ahmadinejad said, “The period and era of using nuclear weapons is over … Nuclear bombs are not anymore helpful and those who are stockpiling nuclear weapons, politically they are backward, and they
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir appeared on television Thursday after a minor operation, calling Israel "enemy number one" in a return to his typical fiery rhetoric. AFP said he was "tired but healthy-looking." Bashir, 68, spoke standing at a lectern for about 15 minutes in what government-owned Blue Nile TV said was a broadcast
