Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmud Abbas signed an agreement on Sunday confirming their "common goal to defending" Jerusalem and their opposition to efforts to “Judaize” the eternal capital of Israel. Palestinian Authority Religious Affairs Minister Mahmoud al-Habash said the agreement confirmed Jordan’s role as protector of the city’s holy sites
Former Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood member and ex-presidential candidate Abdul Moniem Abul Fotouh denied on Sunday calling for early presidential elections in comments he made last week. "Those who claim we are calling for early elections are lying to the people in their quest for [power]," Abul Fotouh said during a party conference in the
A church in Scotland opened its doors and welcomed hundreds of Muslims for Friday prayers, reported the BBC. Worshippers from the neighboring Syed Shah Mustafa Jame Masjid mosque share St. John’s Episcopal Church in Aberdeen with Christians up to five times a day. The church’s rector opened his doors to Muslims because many
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi referred a law allowing the state to issue Islamic bonds to a panel of top Muslim scholars on Sunday, state media said, a step that could complicate the government's plans to pass the legislation. The parliament led by the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party approved the law earlier this
The iconic Eiffel Tower of Paris was evacuated Saturday evening in response to what appeared to be a bomb scare at around 7:00 p.m. local time. The 1,063-foot tower, a top worldwide tourist site, attracts millions of visitors to Paris each year. An estimated 1,400 to 1,500 tourists were visiting the famed site
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a blast that killed 10 people and injured 31 others near the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar on Friday. A suicide bomber rode a motorbike up to a security checkpoint, a third of a mile from the consulate, and detonated 22 pounds of explosives attached to his body, police
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya traveled to Cairo on Saturday to discuss complaints of the terrorist movement regarding Israel's compliance with the truce brokered by Egypt following November’s Operation Pillar of Defense. Hamas spokesman Taher al-Nunu said Haniya would be discussing "Israeli violations of the truce," the AFP news agency reported. Last week,
Iraqi Influx Doubles Syrian Al Qaeda-Linked Rebel Faction Syria’s Al Nusra Front, allied with Al Qaeda, has more than doubled and is continuing to grow with the influx of jihadists from abroad. Chana Ya'ar Syria’s Al Nusra Front rebel faction, allied with Al Qaeda, has more than doubled and is continuing to
Syria’s Al Nusra Front rebel faction, allied with Al Qaeda, has more than doubled and is continuing to grow with the influx of Syrian jihadists returning from abroad. The group was the lead faction among those who recently invaded the buffer zone along the Syrian-Jordanian-Israeli border in the Golan Heights. Listed in the
North Korea declared a “state of war” with its neighboring North on Saturday, and warned both Washington and Seoul to not stir the conflict further as it will result into a nuclear war. The White House said it took the announcement “seriously” and labeled the threat as “nonconstructive”, while South Korea largely dismissed it
