Turkey said on Monday that Syrian forces had fired at a second Turkish plane which was searching for an F-4 reconnaissance jet shot down by Syria last week, but the second plane was not brought down. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told a news conference that Turkey would protect itself, within the framework of
Egyptian president-elect Mohammed Mursi has begun to draw up “a list of names” for the new cabinet on Monday which is expected to include ministers who will have the support of his movement’s election allies. The move comes as Mursi supporters, backed by some liberal and secular youth groups, vow to press on with
Announcing Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi the winner of Egypt’s presidential elections was seen by the Islamist group as one of its greatest post-revolution victories, yet the president will assume office with powers much more limited than those granted to occupiers of the same position before the revolution. Many of the powers given to
A British Muslim woman was turned away from a parent’s night at her son’s college because she refused to remove her full face veil. Maroon Rafique, had been invited to attend the parents evening but said she was apprehended by security staff when she entered the Manchester College. She was told that for
Egypt’s President-elect Mohammed Mursi said in an interview with Iran’s Fars news agency on Monday that he was looking to expand ties with Tehran to create a strategic “balance” in the region, as Israeli media expressed almost unanimous concern and warned of a difficult new reality. Fars quoted him as saying he was interested
Palestinian Authority terrorists resumed firing rocket attacks on southern Israel Sunday afternoon. Three short-range Qassam rockets were launched at the Eshkol Regional Council district area by Gaza terrorists at about 4:30 p.m. One of the missiles exploded in a residential area, according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, but residents of the area had
“You hear the sounds of war everywhere,” says a Western Negev resident as Gaza’s missile war on Israel continues. Meanwhile, Home Front Minister Matan Vilnai maintains that “quiet in exchange for quiet is proving itself so far.” Terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza attacked the agricultural communities of the Eshkol Region with two more mortar shells
Egypt’s Mohamed Mursi, the first Islamist to be elected to the presidency, said on Sunday he will be a leader “for all Egyptians” and called for national unity after a polarizing race. “I will be a president for all Egyptians,” Mursi said just hours after he was declared president following a deeply divisive race
Muslim Brotherhood member Mohamed Mursi was on Sunday declared the first president of Egypt since a popular uprising ousted Hosni Mubarak, the head of the electoral commission announced. Mursi, who ran against ex-prime minister Ahmed Shafiq, won 51.73 percent of the vote after a race that polarized the Arab world’s most populous nation.
Egyptian president-elect Mohamed Mursi is to become the first Islamist head of state in the Arab world’s most populous nation after being declared winner in a divisive run-off with ex-premier Ahmed Shafiq. Mursi, one of the leaders of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, has pledged that Egypt under his leadership will be inclusive, and he
