Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has been battling Muslim Brotherhood forces that seek to establish an Islamist enclave in the Arab state. Officials said the Egyptian Army was battling Brotherhood units that sought to take over communities in remote areas of the country. The officials said the units contained trained and armed Islamist fighters […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The new Islamist regime has encouraged vigilante groups amid rising unrest in Egypt. Egypt’s chief prosecutor has urged civilians to arrest anti-government rioters. The prosecutor, Talat Abdullah, said Egyptians should be encouraged to make what he termed citizen arrests in an effort to stop vandalism. “They should exercise the right […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has acknowledged that it approved the entry of an Egyptian member of an Al Qaida-aligned group. The State Department confirmed reports that it granted a visa to Hani Nour Eddin, a senior member of the Al Qaida-aligned Gamiat Islamiya. The department said Eddin, a parliamentarian, was part […]