Saudi authorities have foiled the attempt of one undocumented pilgrim to smuggle himself into Mecca to perform the annual Muslim ritual of hajj, a local newspaper reported, quoting a passport control authority source. The man was dressed in women’s clothing in an attempt to deceive passport control officers, Brigadier Aed al-Harbi, of hajj authority,
An Egyptian administrative court referred to the Supreme Constitutional Court a case that sought the dissolution of the assembly charged with drafting the country’s new constitution. The decision was announced in court on Tuesday by Administrative Court Judge Nazih Tanagho. Accordingly, the Supreme Administrative Court will decide on the constitutionality of the controversial
Border Police prevented a large-scale terrorist attack Tuesday by nabbing a Palestinian Authority terrorist with eight pipe bombs at the Kalandia checkpoint on the northern edge of Jerusalem, near Pisgat Ze’ev. The pipe bombs were fully assembled and ready for use against Israeli civilians and soldiers. The 20-year-old terrorist was turned over to
Billionaire Donald Trump said on Fox News that he will deliver a bombshell on President Barack Obama on Wednesday, but he refused to reveal details. He assured viewers the news could change the outcome of the presidential election. Trump has endorsed Mitt Romney after having considered running for president, and he has been one
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter condemned Israel on Monday, saying the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are fading into a crisis. Carter told a news conference in Jerusalem on Monday said the Israeli-PA peace process has reached a crisis point and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was not interested
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced controversial television presenter Tawfiq Okasha to four months in prison for defaming Islamist President Mohammed Mursi, state media reported. The court in the southern province of Luxor sentenced Okasha -- who was not present at the trial -- to four months in jail and ordered him to pay
Most Egyptians want their country and Iran to have nuclear weapons, and they also favor renewing ties with Tehran and breaking off relations with Israel, according to a poll by The Israel Project, a pro-Israel advocacy group. Eighty-seven percent of the respondents want Egypt to have its own nuclear bomb, and Iran is more
Egyptian Salafist Muhammad Al-Zawahiri, brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri, recently called for jihad against the Jews. In a television interview which aired on Egypt’s CBC TV on October 4, Zawahiri also said that he does not recognize the elections that were held in the country nor the legitimacy of President Mohammed Morsi. The
Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited the scene of the Turning Point 6 emergency drill Sunday and said that the scenario of a missile attack on central Israel is a "very practical" one. While the drill is supposedly meant to rehearse an earthquake situation, Barak was not trying to hide the fact that he was more
The trial in absentia of seven U.S.-based Egyptian Copts and a U.S. pastor opened on Sunday, in which the defendants are accused of involvement in an anti-Islam film that sparked violent clashes worldwide. The defendants -- seven Copts and Florida pastor Terry Jones who is said to have promoted the film -- are based
