A detailed report by the New York Police Department on the deadly Westgate Mall massacre in Nairobi, Kenya, reveals previously unknown details of the attack - including the fact that the four attackers likely escaped alive. The report was compiled from publicly-available material and was released Tuesday. The September attack on a crowded mall
A French Islamist who fought as part of a jihadi rebel faction in Syria has said that foreign fighters with a "9/11 ideology" could return to the West, where they would pose a definitive security threat. In an interview with the BBC the anonymous former rebel fighter told of how he had fought for
Iran on Tuesday dismissed an offer from Israel's president to meet his Iranian counterpart as a "propaganda ploy", and reaffirmed its opposition to the Jewish state's existence. "This propaganda to help the regime out of isolation will prove fruitless," foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham told reporters. She said President Shimon
The trial of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood members came to a halt on Wednesday after the three judges walked out due to disorder among the defendants. The Muslim Brotherhood members standing trial, including Supreme Guide Mohammad Badie, reportedly disrupted the proceedings by chanting slogans against the judiciary. It is the second time the trial
The Muslim Brotherhood's supreme guide turned on his accusers on Monday, when he appeared in court for the first time since he was arrested following the army's overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, reports Reuters. "Why aren't you investigating the killing of my son, and the burning of my house and the group's offices?"
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday called on the international community to support an independent Palestinian state, as it opened a conference also focusing on the crises in Syria and Mali, reported AFP. Outgoing chairman Mahmoud Ali Youssouf described the issue of the Palestinian state as the "central question" for the world's
Hamas has "resumed" relations with Iran after a temporary falling out over the Syrian conflict, according to AFP. "Relations between Hamas and Iran have resumed," senior official Mahmud al-Zahar told reporters at a Monday news conference in Gaza. Ties had been "affected by the Syria situation, and Hamas has withdrawn from Syria so
In response to reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry will delay the third batch of terrorist releases by a month, a spokesperson of Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas declared Monday that the PA will not agree to the delay, reports Kol Yisrael government radio. Issa Karaka, PA Minister of Prisoner Affairs,
A referendum on Egypt’s much-debated constitution will be held in the middle of January, a government minister said on Monday. The nationwide vote will be held two days, Hany Mahmoud, minister of administrative development, said in an interview with Egyptian TV channel CBC. When asked about a date for the referendum, Mahmoud said:
Arab investments in Egypt to date have reached $50 billion, an Egyptian minister said on Thursday, adding that the government is working to improve its investment climate to attract businesspeople. Egyptian Investment Minister Osama Saleh added that foreign, non-Arab investments equal $47 billion, as quoted by Ahram Online. Saleh made the remarks at
