Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood blamed Shi’ites for creating religious strife throughout Islam’s history, as the movement joined a call by Sunni clerics for jihad against the Syrian government and its Shi’ite allies. In a striking display of the religious enmity sweeping the region since Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah committed its forces behind Syrian President
Egypt’s Sufi Muslims say their places of worship are under threat by rising radicalism, as shrines sacred to them are coming under attack by Islamist hard-liners who deem them heretical. Sufis follow a mystical philosophy of Islam that has traditionally been popular in Egypt, with some 15 million people in the country of 90
Tunisia has won $1.2 billion in funding from the Saudi-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB),aimed at backing industrial, agricultural and trade projects in the country whose finances have been weak since a revolution two years ago. The IDB funding line will include loans and grants, the Tunisian prime minister's office said in a statement on
As polls opened early Friday, arguments over whether to boycott the ballot still boiled over at coffee shops, kitchen tables and on social media among many liberal-leaning Iranians. The choice - once easy for many who turned their back in anger after years of crackdowns - has been suddenly complicated by an unexpected chance to
The White House said on Thursday that it will provide military assistance to the Syrian opposition after it has been concluded that the Assad’s regime used chemical weapons against his people and crossed what President Barack Obama had called a ‘red line.’ The Obama administration said it has provided Russia with the proof of
Iranians are heading to the polls Friday to choose their next president. Fifty million people are eligible to vote, and 66,000 polling stations have been set up across the country. The elections signal an end to the reign of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who will be stepping down after two terms in office. Under
Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday approved the Nile River Cooperative Framework Agreement, replacing all colonial-era deals that granted Egypt and Sudan the majority of water rights to the world’s longest river, Egyptian daily al-Yawm al-Sabea reported. The parliament unanimously ratified the agreement, which is strongly opposed by Egypt and Sudan. The move comes amid
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a "last warning" for thousands of protesters occupying a park in central Istanbul on Thursday, saying government patience has come to an end. "Our patience is at an end. I am making my warning for the last time. I say to the mothers and fathers please take
Six Afghani policemen were found shot at their checkpoint in the country’s south and two other policemen were missing, raising suspicions they killed their comrades, an official said Thursday. District chief Nayamatullah Samim said that the policemen’s bodies were discovered in the shelter near their checkpoint Wednesday night in Musa Qala district of Helmand
The United States is considering what steps it can take in order to help the Syrian opposition, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. "We have said that we will do everything we can, that we are able to do, to help the opposition achieve that goal and to reach a point where
