The Syrian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood will announce the formation of a political party on Nov. 12 with the party’s deputy leader set to be a Christian, the London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported on Friday. The new party will be named the National Constitution and Freedom Party and will be known by the
The Pakistani Taliban vowed on Friday they would orchestrate a wave of revenge attacks against Islamabad after naming hardline commander Mullah Fazlullah as their new leader, Reuters reported. “We will target security forces, government installations, political leaders and police,” Asmatullah Shaheen, head of the shura, told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is not happy with the verdict that absolved MK Avigdor Lieberman of guilt in the criminal case against him Wednesday morning. Senior PA official Nabil Shaath told Maariv: "Although the militant line is already leading the government, there is no doubt that Lieberman's return to the position of foreign minister
On Saturday, Russian news agency RT reported that the "Varyag," flagship of Russia's Pacific Fleet, and "Pyotr Veliky" ("Peter the Great"), the nation's most powerful nuclear-powered battleship, were moved into the Mediterranean Sea. The Varyag, which has been dubbed the "aircraft carrier killer," will perform a number of maneuvers, some in coordination with the
Another sign that the British government has stepped up its Islamic finance proposition to a potentially important new level is the establishment by the UK government of the Global Islamic Finance and Investment Group (GIFIG), comprising financial regulators and chief executives from the OIC countries. UK Financial Secretary to the Treasury Sajid Javid who
Deep in the desert and far from his former base of power, ousted President Mohammed Mursi is being held in a sprawling penitentiary that is notorious as one of Egypt’s highest-security prisons. The move appears aimed not only at isolating him from other Muslim Brotherhood leaders who are jailed in Cairo but also to
Tensions heightened considerably in Egypt today (Monday) as the trial for ousted Muslim Brotherhood president Muhammed Morsi began, and was promptly adjourned. Morsi and 14 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood are in court on charges of incitement to murder and violence in the December 2012 presidential palace clashes, which pitched Morsi opponents against his
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged Egypt's interim rulers not to extend the state of emergency when it ends later this month, a senior American official said, according to AFP. "He pressed hard on not extending the state of emergency when it expires on November 14," a State Department official told
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried to reassure America’s Arab friends that the United States will not allow them to be attacked “from outside,” in an apparent warning to Iran. He specifically mentioned Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt as nations, alongside unspecified “others,” that the U.S.
The first session of the trial of Egypt's ousted ex-President Mohammed Morsi was halted shortly after it began and will not resume until January 8. The panel of judges trying Morsi ended the court session after Morsi refused to wear a prisoner's uniform and due to in-court disruption by the defendants, who were chanting
