8 Days / 7 Nights -Tour of the Holy Land
Voice of the Copts to celebrate Easter in the Holy Land VOTC is planning a trip to Israel to celebrate Easter 2016. Departure cities are: New York
Foreign tourists wounded in attack on Egyptian hotel
Gunmen on Friday opened fire at the entrance of the Bella Vista hotel in the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, Reuters reported. Two foreign tourists were wounded, according to security sources who also added that the assailants had arrived by sea to launch the attack. Some unconfirmed reports said the gunmen waved
Egypt urges Israel not to normalize ties with Turkey
Egypt recently contacted Israel requesting clarification over the rapprochement talks Jerusalem is holding with Turkey, it was revealed on Thursday. Senior clerks in Jerusalem told Haaretz on condition of anonymity that the Egyptian government expressed its displeasure with the notion of Turkey being given an official role in Gaza, and further asked to clarify
Two Israelis among tourists targeted in Cairo shooting attack
Two Israelis were among a number of tourists targeted by masked gunmen in Cairo Thursday morning, as they boarded a bus outside the Egyptian capital's Three Pyramids Hotel. There were no casualties in the attack, but some damage was caused to the hotel's facade. One of the shooters was arrested at the scene
UNRWA Youth Ambassador: ‘I spit on Israel’
Mohammed Assaf, the Gazan winner of 2013's Arab Idol contest, was answering questions from fans in a Skype phone-in this week when he received a comment from an Israeli caller who said: "You should come to Israel...you have Israeli blood," the fan said. Assaf replied – "I spit on you and Israel" –
Iran puts nuke-capable rockets in underground ‘missile town’
The state run PressTV as well as the semi-official Iranian Fars News Agency on Tuesday published new images, showing a convoy of the recently tested nuclear-capable Emad ballistic missiles being transferred to a brand new underground tunnel facility. Pictures in the Fars article show a convoy of numerous trucks bearing the massive missiles through
‘Hamas turned Sinai into a jihadist hotbed’
Aside from its direct military conquests, ISIS is lethal due to the "atmosphere" it brews in the Middle East, said Kedar. He noted that the group encourages jihadist recruitment, with the affects being felt in the US and Europe. ISIS has provided "an injection of motivation for the Muslims to take the knife or
Russia asks Hezbollah to calm tensions with Israel
Following yesterday’s incident on Israel’s northern border, Russia has asked Hezbollah to calm down. According to Al-Arabia reports, Moscow, which assists the terror organization in Syria, has made a direct request to desist from further “igniting the wick of confrontation” between the terror organization and Israel. Israel and Russia are in direct communication regarding
Saudi Arabia says all those executed received a fair trial
Saudi Arabia's mission to the United Nations on Monday defended the execution of 47 men, including prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, saying all of the accused had been granted fair trials. "The kingdom of Saudi Arabia reiterates that all convicted persons were granted fair and just trials without any consideration to their intellectual, racial
After Saudi Arabia, Bahrain cuts ties with Iran
Bahrain said Monday that it is cutting its diplomatic ties with Iran and called upon Iranian diplomats to leave the kingdom within 48 hours. Isa al-Hamadi, the Bahraini minister of media affairs, made the announcement on Monday, one day after Saudi Arabia similarly gave Iran 48 hours to remove its diplomatic mission from Riyadh.