Jeffrey T. Kuhner Radical Islam is on the march. It is being aided and abetted by the Obama administration. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently warned at a conference in Tunisia that the Arab Spring is backsliding. The democratic transformation of the Middle East and North Africa is not working out as Mrs. Clinton […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — A man who Egyptian authorities say matches the description of Al Qaida operations chief Seif Al Adel insists it is a case of mistaken identity. The Egyptian national, who was arrested on Feb. 29 at Cairo International Airport, said however that he had been a member of Al Qaida. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The ousted regime of President Hosni Mubarak say Hamas and Hizbullah triggered the revolt in Egypt in 2011. Mubarak’s interior minister asserted that Hamas and Hizbullah sent operatives to foment strife during the protests against the regime in January and February 2011. The former minister, Habib Adli, said the Iranian […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has determined that it faces the prospect of massive flooding. Scientists said Egypt faces a tidal wave from the Mediterranean Sea over the next few years. They said a slight rise in the sea level could destroy such major cities as Alexandria, Damietta, Port Said and Rashid as well […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Islamic insurgents have deployed surface-to-air missiles in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula for attacks on Israel, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy said Hamas has joined with Bedouin insurgents to establish Sinai as a venue for SAM attacks on Israeli civilian and military aircraft. In a report, the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian government, amid opposition by Bedouins and environmentalists, has reaffirmed its nuclear energy program. On Jan. 13, an estimated 3,000 Bedouins and environmentalists stormed Dabaa, located along the western Mediterranean coast. Officials said the government has estimated damage at the reactor construction site at $80 million. Prime Minister Kamal […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Gaza Strip has been struck by a sharp drop in fuel smuggling from Egypt. Officials said Egyptian security forces have blocked shipments of fuel through the Sinai Peninsula toward the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip in 2012. They said this has reduced fuel supplies to about 50 percent of consumption […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — For the first time, Congress has openly threatened U.S. military aid to Egypt. Senate leaders said they would examine prospects to sever or reduce the annual $1.3 billion in U.S. military assistance to Egypt. They said the military regime in Cairo, which cracked down on U.S.-financed non-governmental organizations, has repeatedly […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Arab Gas Pipeline has again been bombed. Authorities said the latest attack took place west of El Arish in the northern Sinai Peninsula. The bombing on Feb. 5 forced the shutdown of the pipeline, which supplies neighboring Israel and Jordan. This marked the 12th attack on the pipeline over […]
Sol W. Sanders Looking around the world, the striking characteristic is waiting out a number of crises. Their outcome seems almost artificially suspended, and their interaction on one another and their ultimate effect on the world is at issue. We start with the Euro. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s supplications in Beijing were perhaps laudable but a […]