Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Egypt dismayed by the policy of U.S. President Barack Obama, has been turning to China and Russia, a report said. The Middle East Media Research Institute asserted that Egypt was becoming anti-American while engaging with China and Russia. In a report, the institute said the anti-American sentiment was fueled by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has been intervening to protect Egypt’s Christian minority. Officials said the U.S.-Egyptian military dialogue has come to include Cairo’s treatment of the Coptic community, which comprise about 10 percent of the population. The officials said the Coptic issue emerged amid concerns within Congress that the community was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress has been examining the plight of Egypt’s Coptic minority. A House delegation toured Coptic communities and met senior Egyptian officials to determine the Muslim Brotherhood threat to the Christian minority. The delegation is said to have urged Egyptian leaders to protect the Copts, who comprise about 10 percent of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy Those who talk about peace between the Arabs and Israel don’t know the half of it. In fact, this peace exists – moreover, in recent years it has become significantly stronger. Obviously, this is not the peace in the style of post-modern culture – peace with open borders, visa-free […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has determined that the safety of Americans marked the priority in U.S. relations with Egypt. Officials said the U.S. security dialogue with Egypt’s new military-backed regime was focused on protecting the American presence in Cairo and Alexandria. The officials said the U.S. effort has […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — Egypt’s new military ruler envisions his country as an Islamist dictatorship, a report said. A leading U.S. analyst said Defense Minister Abdul Fatah Sisi, contrary to his pledge to Washington, plans to rule Egypt for a long time. In a report, Robert Springborg, the analyst, said Sisi, who led […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood has targeted Christian communities in its insurgency campaign against Egypt’s military-backed regime. Christian groups said Islamist fighters, many of whom linked to the Brotherhood, were attacking churches and Christian-owned businesses throughout Egypt. The Christian groups said the Brotherhood torched at least 40 churches in eight provinces. “It’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has canceled plans for an imminent military exercise in Egypt. President Barack Obama said his administration would cancel plans for the Bright Star exercise in Egypt. Obama said the cancellation was meant to protest the killing of more than 600 people during Egypt’s military crackdown on the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The ousted Muslim Brotherhood has rioted throughout Egypt in ferocious protests against the new military-backed regime. Officials said the Brotherhood organized riots in major Egyptian cities on Aug. 14 in wake of a military strike on the movement’s protest camps in Cairo. They said the Army and Central Security Forces, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Hamas has again been linked to an insurgency plot — this time to assassinate Egyptian Defense Minister Abdul Fatah Sisi. A pro-military daily, El Watan, said authorities foiled a Muslim Brotherhood plot to kill Sisi, deemed Egypt’s de facto leader. The newspaper said Hamas was recruited in the plan to […]