An Egyptian court outlawed the terror group Hamas on Tuesday, much like it banned the Muslim Brotherhood earlier this year, and ordered all of its assets seized. The judge explained that the decision stems from the risks Hamas poses to Egyptian security. He accused the organization of terrorist activities in cooperation with the Islamist
As the U.S. Box Office heralds the release of Jesus biopic “Son of God” this week, it remains unknown when – and where – the film will be shown in cinemas across the Middle East. On Thursday night, the film opened to an impressive $1.2 million in North America. The story chronicles the life
Police Commissioner Yochanan Danino confirmed preparation plans Sunday for the "million man march" against the hareidi draft in Jerusalem. "The main purpose of the police to maintain public order, security and peace," Danino noted. "Today we will monitor traffic to ensure public safety and to allow the protest today under the auspices of the
A Syrian rebel commander who fought alongside Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden and was close to its current chief, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed by a suicide attack on Sunday, Reuters reports. The Observatory for Human Rights in Syria said Abu Khaled al-Soury, also known as Abu Omair al-Shamy, a commander of the Salafi group
Jordan’s King Abdullah II rejected on Sunday the notion that his country was an "alternative homeland" for Palestinian Arabs, the state news agency Petra reports. “Jordan is Jordan and Palestine is Palestine and nothing but that, not in the past or the future," King Abdullah was quoted as having said in a meeting with
Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi confirmed that the government has resigned on Monday, according to Reuters news agency. “Today the cabinet took a decision to offer its resignation to the president of the republic,” Beblawi said in a televised statement, without giving a clear reason for the decision. Beblawi was appointed after the
Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, the Imam of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, warned Israel on Friday against “harming” the mosque. Sabri, head of the Supreme Muslim Council, declared in a conversation with a Gaza-based news agency that Al-Aqsa was a “red line” for Arabs, adding, “We will not give up even one grain of earth
The UK has formally resumed ties with Iran, AFP reported Thursday, after three years of diplomatic silence. "The UK has agreed with Iran that from today bilateral relations will be conducted directly through non-resident charge d'affaires and officials," a Foreign Office spokesman told AFP. "We will no longer have formal protecting power arrangements in
Jibril Rajoub, one of the top officials in the Palestinian Authority's (PA) ruling Fatah party, openly supports Hamas's efforts to kidnap Israeli soldiers, Palestinian Media Watch reported Thursday. "If Hamas wants to kidnap Israeli soldiers, they should go ahead and kidnap Israeli soldiers," Rajoub stated earlier this month in a live PA television broadcast.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) declared Thursday that it would gladly accept the US framework for peace with Israel -- but only if it was outlined on the PA's own terms. "[The PA] will not agree to any agreement, whether it is a framework agreement or a permanent arrangement, if they do not include the
