Egyptian authorities have shut down the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice newspaper in Cairo, the latest move aimed at crushing the Islamist movement, the Brotherhood said on Wednesday. “We the journalists of the Freedom and Justice newspaper condemn the security forces for closing down the headquarters of the newspaper,” the
The White House was locked down in a sudden security alert on Monday, after a man threw firecrackers over the outer fence, reported AFP. The incident came just hours after a gun massacre in Washington and sparked alarm. A Secret Service source confirmed to AFP that the man set off firecrackers, discounting some
Israel security forces have joined their Kenyan counterparts in the fight to rescue hostages captured by Islamist terrorists at a Nairobi mall. "The Israelis have just entered and they are rescuing the hostages and the injured," a security source said on condition he not be named. An Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson would neither
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that any foreign military intervention against Syria would be a form of “aggression” that would hit the entire region and breach international law. Putin told a summit of an ex-Soviet security group that he was grateful for its decision to support Moscow's refusal to sanction strikes against
At least 60 people were killed at a funeral in the mainly Shiite Muslim Sadr City district of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on the weekend. The BBC reported that a tent where mourners were gathered was hit by two explosions, one of them a suicide car bomb. A third explosion followed as police,
As Kenyan security forces continue to battle Somalian Al Qaeda-linked terrorists, more stories have emerged, shedding light on the horrific events of the assault on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, which have killed at least 62 people and left more than 170 wounded. Gunmen - and, it is emerging, at least one
An Egyptian court has outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood, in a Monday ruling banning "all activities" by the group in Egypt and its assets. The court had been asked to review the Brotherhood's application for non-governmental status back in March, and returned its verdict this afternoon. The move is the latest in a
An international anti-Israel group that has sponsored several flotillas to Gaza is now taking aim at Egypt, accusing the new government there of imposing a blockade on the area. Since the deposing of President Mohammed Morsi by the Egyptian army, Egyptian soldiers have cracked down hard on the Muslim Brotherhood - arresting scores, including
Egyptian authorities closed the Rafiah crossing with Gaza on Saturday, officials told the Palestinian Authority-based Ma’an news agency. "Egypt is concerned about the security of Palestinian citizens as Rafiah and Sheikh Zuweid continue to blaze with explosions occurring from time to time," an Egyptian security official told Ma'an. The Rafiah crossing had been
A proposed resolution by Arab states criticizing Israel's widely-rumored atomic arsenal was narrowly defeated Friday at a gathering of the UN nuclear agency. Following a lively debate at the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual general conference, the measure, supported by Iran, was defeated by 51 votes against and 43 in favor with 32 abstentions.
