Egypt’s main opposition block on Saturday accused President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood of attempted “vote rigging” in the country’s referendum on a new constitution. The National Salvation Front, in a statement, expressed “deep concern... over the number of irregularities and violations in the holding of the referendum,” charging it “points to a clear desire
Attackers using explosives overnight have again sabotaged a gas pipeline in southern Yemen, the energy operator and security officials said on Sunday. Yemen LNG, a gas pipeline feeding Yemen's liquefied natural gas said in a statement posted on its Internet site that the blast occurred shortly after midnight, but it did not give details on
The headquarters of Egypt’s Wafd Party in Cairo was torched on Saturday by supporters of Salafi Islamist politician Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, an Al Arabiya correspondent reported. The liberal party’s deputy chairman Fouad Badrawi was injured in the attack, in which the radical Islamist’s supporters managed to break into the party’s building despite heavy
Egyptians started voting early Saturday morning on a constitution draft, which is made up of an introduction, an 11-part preamble and 236 articles. The constitution put to vote on Saturday was drafted by a 100-member Constituent Assembly. About 25 million voters are expected to vote in Saturday’s referendum in ten different provinces. The
US Muslims launched an advertising and social media campaign Friday in the hopes of reclaiming the word jihad from extremists who insist on equating the spiritual quest with terrorism. The campaign features Muslims describing their personal struggles -- the meaning of jihad -- on bus ads, Twitter, Facebook and a dedicated website: myjihad.org.
About 13 people were injured after clashes between opponents and supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Reuters reported on Friday. Stone-throwing clashes broke out between Islamists and opposition protesters in Alexandria on Friday on the eve of a highly charged referendum on a new constitution, witnesses told AFP.
The broadcasting of any “romantic” songs or music videos on Egyptian state television channels has been banned, a state-run newspaper announced on Thursday, adding that only “patriotic” tunes will be allowed to be aired. Nationalistic tunes “that are worth broadcasting” will be allowed on the country’s 23 state-owned channels, the al-Ahram news website reported.
Syria's Muslim Brotherhood chapter has slammed the United States State Department for adding the Al-Nusra group to its list of outlawed terrorist organizations. An official in the Brotherhood said Tuesday the U.S. had made a “very wrong” decision by designating the Al-Nusra Front rebel group as a terrorist organization. The radical Islamist Syrian
Turkish President Abdullah Gül said that Israel was “playing with fire” with its plans to build in Jerusalem and the E1 area. “Israel's actions will just hurt her in the mid- and long-term, its isolation will grow, and its allies will be placed in a difficult position,” Gül was quoted by Turkish media as saying.
A controversial referendum on a new constitution in Egypt due to start Saturday looks set to further split the country, AFP reported, after the opposition called for a 'no' vote and imposed conditions that could yet result in its boycott. Egypt's army called off a national "unity" meeting between President Mohammed Morsi and opposition
