The Palestinian Authority continued a long-standing policy of telling Israelis and Westerners one thing and then stating exactly the opposite to the Arab world. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas won warm applause from President Shimon Peres, who called Abbas “courageous” for telling Channel 2, "I want to see Tzfat. It's my right to see it
Three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized area between Syrian and Israeli territory on the Golan Heights border Saturday. The tanks, which belong to Syrian strongman Bashar Assad's forces, entered the village of Bir Ajam, a short distance away from an IDF position. The tanks were maneuvering as part of the fighting between Assad and
Three Egyptian policemen died on Saturday when gunmen fired on their car in the northern Sinai Peninsula city of al-Arish before escaping, according to police officials. A security source said the attackers were probably militants who, Egyptian forces have been hunting since the ambush killing of 16 border guards on Aug. 5, the biggest
Egyptian Salafi Front statements about a missing Christian girl may cause sectarian conflict, the national council for women spokesperson warned Thursday, Al Masry Al Youm news site reported. Sarah Ishaq Abdel Malak, an alleged convert to Islam, disappeared from a school in Matrouh province on September 30. After her father filed a missing report,
Egypt’s Salafi and Liberal revolutionaries scuffled with one another on Friday’s protest after Liberals chanted slogans against President Mohammed Mursi, Egypt Independent reported. The clashes came during the Salafists’ Friday demonstrations in Tahrir to demand a stronger reference to Islamic law or Shariah in Egypt’s new constitution. The Salafis attacked the Liberals after
Egypt’s culture ministry on Thursday censored a song in a popular new film, which hit the box office last week, after Islamist groups filed lawsuits against its producer, claiming the song insulted Islam. “Abdu Mouta,” which is playing in theaters across the countru, recorded the highest one-day revenue in the history of Egyptian cinema,
Egyptian Security forces broke up four terrorist cells from Nasr City, New Cairo, Sayeda Zeinab, Egyptian media reported on Friday. Investigations revealed eight men who helped form the cells received funds from overseas, according to the daily Al-Masry al-Youm. The investigation suggested militant networks might have a foothold beyond Sinai and that Egypt
Thousands of Iranians chanting “Death to America” burnt U.S. flags on Friday to mark the 33rd anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, just days before the American presidential election. The demonstrators also chanted anti-British and anti-Israeli slogans, and burnt Israeli flags, in front of the site of the former embassy,
Defense Ministry security and diplomacy chief Amos Gilad warned on Friday against the radicalization of Egypt by its Muslim Brotherhood rulers. "A shocking dictatorship grew in Egypt out of the desire for democracy,” Gilad said in a speech in front of students in Herzliya. He said there is a disconnect between the political
Muslim clerics have claimed that Hurricane Sandy, which hit the United States this week, was a divine punishment for a film mocking the prophet Mohammed. In Egypt, radical cleric Wagdi Ghoneim described the hurricane as revenge from Allah for the “Innocence of Muslim” film made that sparked waves of violent protests across the Muslim
