British Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered an investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood over concerns the group is planning radical activities from a base in London, his Downing Street office said Tuesday, according to the AFP news agency. The intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 have been tasked to gather information on the "philosophy and
Human Rights Watch has called on the United States not to resume military assistance to Egypt until its military-backed government ends human rights abuses and holds violators accountable, reported Reuters. In October, the United States announced it would cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Egypt over its displeasure with the military's
Egypt’s former army chief and defense minister, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, received backing for his presidential bid from former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday, citing an Egyptian news website. However, Mubarak’s lawyer later denied that his client had indeed backed Sisi. According to Al Jazeera, Mubarak told a reporter from
Israel on Thursday informed the Palestinian Authority (PA) of a series of punitive measures against it, following the PA’s request to join 15 international conventions. According to Kol Yisrael radio, these measures include a suspension of high-level contacts between ministers and CEOs, and any contacts with the PA will now be led by the
Jewish Home Chairman, Economics Minister Naftali Bennett, pithily rejected Thursday the Palestinian Authority (PA) demand that Israel give a commitment that the future Palestinian state would include eastern Jerusalem. "You wanted a commitment? Here it is: Eastern Jerusalem will never be your capital,” wrote Bennett on his Facebook page. The PA-based Ma'an news
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is eligible to join up to 550 international treaties and conventions, including the International Criminal Court, its ambassador to the UN said Wednesday, according to the Ma’an news agency. The comments by Ibrahim Khraishi came hours after the UN received the PA’s requests to join several international conventions and treaties,
Bombings outside Cairo University killed an Egyptian Brigadier-General, the Egyptian interior ministry has said, and also wounded seven bystanders, some of whom were members of security forces outside the institution. Al-Jazeera and other outlets also report that at least one more person was killed in the blast. Two of the bombs were planted outside
The Arab League has called an emergency meeting of foreign ministers for April 9 to discuss the floundering US-brokered peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), League chief Nabil al-Arabi said on Wednesday. The meeting will discuss Israel's refusal to release more terrorists, Arabi told AFP. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas requested the
An Egyptian court on Monday rejected a plea for bail by jailed Al Jazeera journalists, who denied links with the Muslim Brotherhood in a trial that has sparked international condemnation, AFP reports. The journalists, who have spent nearly 100 days in jail since their arrest, are charged with spreading false news and supporting the
Middle-Eastern countries have a tendency to hold a grudge against Israel, whether over Israel winning the 1967 war or daring to establish independence in 1948. But, as of earlier this month, an Egyptian columnist has called for Israel to pay Cairo reparations - and this time, it's Biblical. "We want compensation for the
