Ansar Bait El Maqdis, an Al Qaeda affiliate in the Sinai peninsula, vowed revenge Saturday after four of its members were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike as they prepared to launch a missile at Israel. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis said four of its members belonging to Sinai tribes had been killed by Israeli drones
New evidence reveals that jihadi entities, such as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Ansar al-Sharia (ASL), are holding training camps in Libya. Al-Wasat, an academic/policy research blog, reported on Friday that credible sources within Libya have confirmed such camps exist. The blog based its report on a Facebook post by Moaoya EL
The international community must make it clear to Iran that it has only two options: end its nuclear program voluntarily, or “see it destroyed with brute force,” Minister of Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz has said, speaking to the Washington Post. Demolishing Iran’s nuclear program by force is entirely possible, he said, estimating that
Naglaa Morsi, the wife of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, made a surprise appearance Thursday night at a rally in Morsi’s support. Naglaa told the crowds that her husband would return to power. “He is coming back, if Allah wills it,” she declared. Morsi’s supporters chanted, “Returning! Returning!” in response. Thursday night
Saudi Arabia arrested two men suspected of plotting terror attacks on Thursday, and a Saudi official said the arrest is connected to the recent closure of Western embassies in the region. According to the official Saudi Arabian SPA news agency, the two suspects were planning suicide attacks in the Kingdom. They were arrested for
A coalition of Tunisian opposition parties intends to propose next week a cabinet of independents to end the political crisis shaking the country, one of their number said Saturday. “The National Salvation Front will continue to work toward a government of national salvation and make its proposals on independent figures to constitute it
An al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group active in the Sinai Peninsula says its fighters were the target of a rare Israeli drone strike into Egyptian territory on Friday, according to the Associated Press. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, in a statement posted on a militant website Saturday, said that four of its members were killed in the
The United States said on Thursday that it was against Israeli approval of new Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria. The comments were made hours after it was reported that the Civil Administration has authorized construction of 878 housing units in Judea and Samaria. The units were approved for towns in the Binyamin region,
The Egyptian Army may have booted Mohammed Morsi out of office, but the hearts of the Egyptian people are still up for grabs – and both the army and the Muslim Brotherhood are using all means at their disposal to convince 80 million Egyptians that they are better off with either the army or
Reoccurring assaults of sectarian violence prompted 16 Egyptian rights organizations to issue a statement criticizing the government and Islamist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies. Sectarian crimes targeting Christian citizens have escalated since the ousting of President Mohamed Morsi. The NGOs urged security officials for higher protection and intervention during future
