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Sisi: If Needed, We’ll Amend Peace Treaty with Israel

By | 2014-05-12T15:39:57-04:00 May 12th, 2014|News|

Egypt’s former army chief and leading presidential candidate, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, said Sunday that, if elected, he would be willing to consider making changes to the peace agreement with Israel.   "If we are asked to make amendments to the peace treaty with Israel, we will do it," Sisi said in an interview with Sky

Egypt Charges 200 Members of Jihadist Group

By | 2014-05-12T15:06:01-04:00 May 12th, 2014|News|

Egypt’s chief prosecutor on Saturday charged 200 suspected terrorists with carrying out over 50 terrorist attacks, killing 40 policemen and 15 civilians and conspiring with Hamas, The Associated Press (AP) reports.   It is the first mass trial of a Jihadi group since the country’s recent turmoil, noted the news agency.   The defendants, 98

Iran Unveils Copy of ‘Obama Gift’ Drone

By | 2014-05-12T14:42:19-04:00 May 12th, 2014|News|

Iran has unveiled a copy of the US Lockheed Martin Sentinel RQ-170 drone which it downed in 2011. The copycat aircraft is due to take test flights soon, officials said at the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Council's Aerospace Exhibition.   Israel's air force only recently held maneuvers designed to deal with a sophisticated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Hamas Must Recognize Israel, Says Egyptian Official

By | 2014-05-08T12:08:30-04:00 May 8th, 2014|News|

Egypt’s former foreign minister said on Wednesday that Hamas must recognize the existence of Israel in order to make it possible to move forward with a Palestinian state, AFP reported.   "It is normal for the Palestinians to reconcile," said Amr Moussa, referring to the unity deal struck between Hamas and its longtime rival Fatah,

Sisi: Muslim Brotherhood is ‘Finished’

By | 2014-05-07T20:59:04-04:00 May 7th, 2014|News|

Egypt's ex-army chief and leading presidential candidate Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has declared that the Muslim Brotherhood movement of ousted president Mohammed Morsi was "finished" in Egypt and would not return if he was elected, AFP reported.   Sisi’s comments were made in the same interview in which he revealed that there had been two attempts

Immense Explosion in Iran May Have Nuclear Origins

By | 2014-05-07T15:26:48-04:00 May 7th, 2014|News|

An immense explosion has been heard throughout the northern Iranian city of Qazvin, semi-official Fars news agency reported, and many casualties are expected from the blast.    Around 1.1 million people live in the city, which is located about 100 miles north of Tehran.    The blast may be related to nuclear development in Iran,

Egypt’s Sisi Demands Israel Recognize ‘Palestine’

By | 2014-05-07T15:05:38-04:00 May 7th, 2014|News|

Egypt's ex-army chief and leading presidential candidate Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi declared that if Israel won't recognize the "state of Palestine," with its capital in Jerusalem, he will never visit Israel.   Speaking in a TV interview on Saturday, Sisi added "Egypt is a country whose policy, history and honor to contracts and treaties is firmly

Morsi Supporters Receive Sentences of 5 to 88 Years

By | 2014-05-03T12:50:25-04:00 May 3rd, 2014|News|

A court in Egypt on Saturday sentenced 11 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to prison terms ranging from five to 88 years for rioting, the BBC reported.   The defendants were arrested during a wave of protests that followed the ousting of Morsi last year.   Five of the 11 people sentenced on

Egypt Bans ‘World Nargila Championship’

By | 2014-05-03T12:23:50-04:00 May 3rd, 2014|News|

Egyptian water-pipe smokers were left disappointed on Thursday, as the Nile state banned a competition known as the "World Shisha (water pipe) Championship."   Health Minister Adel Adawi on state TV criticized the event, which was scheduled to be held at an exhibition center in Cairo on Thursday and Friday, reports Al Arabiya.   According