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 Address by Ayatollah Ali Hoseini-Khamenei to participants of “Islamic Awakening and Youth” conference, Jan. 31. In the Name of Allah, the All-Beneficent, the All-Merciful I welcome you all, [our] dear guests, dear youth, the conveyors of great tidings for the future of the Islamic Ummah. Every one of you conveys a great […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — When the government of erstwhile U.S. ally Egypt shut down seventeen Western pro-democracy groups, trashed their Cairo offices, and slapped travel bans on some of their staff, political relations between Washington and Cairo hit a new and unexpected low. Just a year after a tumultuous political uprising topped the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel is said to have been stunned by the U.S. decision to export advanced weapons to Egypt. Officials said the Israeli military and Defense Ministry have been closely monitoring a spate of recent U.S. arms sales to Egypt. Officials said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has concluded a major military exercise meant to defend against Israel. The U.S.-equipped Egyptian military held a multi-service exercise earlier this month to defend the Sinai Peninsula and Suez Canal. The live-fire exercise, called Nasser-6, consisted of three stages and was meant to test interoperability, particularly between the Army […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Bedouin tribes have launched a major strike on the military in western Egypt. Bedouin sources said hundreds of tribal fighters attacked military and security forces near the western Egyptian city of Mersa Matruh on Jan. 13. They said the attack was to re-gain land confiscated by the former regime of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The powerful Salafist movement, a partner of the Muslim Brotherhood, has formed a militia in Egypt. The Salafists have established a so-called religious police based on the model in Saudi Arabia. They said the force, called the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice Authority, consists of hundreds of volunteers […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — The Islamist movement could end Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs asserted that the Muslim Brotherhood along with the Salafists intend to bring Egypt to a confrontation with Israel. In a report by reserve Israeli intelligence officer Lt. Col. Jonathan Halevi, the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Friday, April 22, 2011 CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood has gone public with its stance on Islamic rule in Egypt. Leading Brotherhood members have called for Egypt to come under Islamic law similar to that in Saudi Arabia. The appeal came during interviews as well as rallies by the Brotherhood just months […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — After the heady and often dizzying political changes optimistically described as the Arab Spring, many of these same Middle Eastern states may be heading for what sadly looks like an Arab Winter. The seasonal political shift was predictable, but the end results remain in flux. The three great Middle […]