LIVE FROM ANYWHERE! CLICK TO www.lisabensonradioshow.com to click via computer or use radio and/or SMARTPHONE app. KKNT 960 the Patriot. Special Guest: Dr. Ashraf Ramelah with special guests calling in from Cairo to discuss the daily rioting by Muslim Brotherhood and potential for civil war in Egypt. Also Sarah Stern, President and Founder,
Three people were killed in in Egypt on Friday in clashes between Islamist protesters and security forces four days before a planned referendum a controversial draft constitution. A police officer said a street vendor was shot dead in clashes between Mursi’s Islamist supporters and civilian opponents in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Police
Can sharing a name with a recently-ousted president make your name unbearable? For one Egyptian man, the answer is a resounding yes. A 53-year-old merchant, who has the first name of the deposed Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi, has decided he wants to officially change his name to “al-Sisi” after the country’s widely popular army
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday Israelis and Palestinians were committed to peace talks, as a full deal could be reached by April. Kerry, speaking at the end of his second visit to the region in just a week said the two sides were discussing a framework for a final-status accord
After months of protests and bloodshed, the Muslim Brotherhood has taken yet another step against the Egyptian military, which ousted its president, Mohammed Morsi, last July: it has filed a complaint against it with the International Criminal Court (ICC). AFP reported Monday that lawyers for the terrorist group submitted a request by Morsi to
Iranian lawmaker, cleric, and Majilis (council) member Mohammed Nabavian declared Monday that Iran does need a nuclear bomb - to destroy Israel. Iran would be able to build a nuclear bomb in “two weeks” if it gets “access to 270 kilograms of 20 percent [enriched uranium], 10 tons of 5 percent, and 20 thousand
The Tunisian Parliament approved a new constitution Monday. Despite reports that the constitution guarantees both separation of powers and civil rights, it lacks one crucial clause: absolute freedom of religion - for its politicians. The new constitution names Islam as the official religion. While RT reported Sunday that Sharia Law will not be the
Egypt's military chief is looking for a strong turnout in next week's constitutional referendum as a mandate to run for president. But the popular general who ousted President Mohammmd Mursi and ordered a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood could be disappointed: His Islamist foes have promised a boycott and mass demonstrations aimed at keeping voters
Said Shehata, 43, claims that he suffered "discrimination, victimisation and unfair treatment" from his managers and editors as a result of his religion. He brought his case after missing out on a permanent job as a senior broadcast journalist at BBC Arabic, the oldest and largest of the Corporation’s non-English language services, while nine
Iran will not be part of the planned Geneva II peace conference on Syria, despite President Bashar Al-Assad’s wish to have his key ally attend, Al Arabiya reported on Monday. According to the report, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday started sending out invitations to the peace conference, but Iran was not
