Three bombs targeting Shia pilgrims in Baghdad have killed at least 28 people and wounded dozens more, Iraqi security and medical officials said. Al Jazeera reported that Thursday's attacks struck Mansur in west Baghdad, Baab al-Sharji in the center of the city, and the neighborhood of Shaab, as worshippers prepared to commemorate the death
A leading Syrian opposition figure has claimed western states could send desperately-needed arms to rebel groups in Syria "within weeks". The comments were made by Syrian National Coalition (SNC) president Ahmed Al-Jarba in an interview with the pan-Arab Asharq al-Awsat, and came on the heels of whirlwind of meetings in the US, UK and
Mohammed Badie, the spiritual leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, claimed during his trial that his movement was not against Egypt but only against the Jews. Footage from the trial was posted to the internet and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Badie faces charges that include inciting violence during a
One Egyptian was killed and six others were injured in a bomb attack on Wednesday on a security vehicle in the Sinai Peninsula, security sources told Reuters. Officials and witnesses said the casualties included both civilians and security officers. Witnesses said Wednesday's attack was carried out by two men riding a motorcycle who
Pope Francis on Wednesday said his upcoming trip to the Middle East would be entirely devotional, aimed at praying for peace in the region and improving relations with other branches of Christianity. "It will be a purely religious trip," the Argentine pope told some 50,000 pilgrims at a general audience in St Peter's Square
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday, after being convicted for embezzling public funds. Mubarak's two sons, Alaa and Gamal, were also convicted and were each sentenced to four-year prison terms. All three are accused of using 125 million Egyptian pounds ($17.6 million), which had been
Egypt’s former foreign minister, Amr Moussa, denied on Monday that he had said that Hamas must recognize Israel, Al Ahram reported. AFP several weeks ago quoted Moussa as having said that Hamas must recognize the existence of Israel in order to make it possible to move forward with a Palestinian state. "It is
The death toll in Syria’s three-year conflict has exceeded 160,000 and no end is in sight, an activist group said Monday, according to The Associated Press (AP). The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it has documented 162,402 deaths since the uprising against President Bashar Al-Assad’s government began in March 2011. The
Three Egyptian policemen were killed at Cairo's al-Azhar University on Monday night, the Interior Ministry said, according to Al Jazeera. The attack comes a week before the presidential election that former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is expected to win. According to security sources, assailants stepped out of two cars and opened fire
Egypt is working to revoke the citizenship of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar, a senior official told Al Arabiya on Monday. According to Major General Hussein Ridi, Assistant Interior Minister for Passports and Citizenship, a proposal to revoke the citizenship of al-Zahar and 11 members of his family has been submitted to the Cabinet for
