Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy Following the prayer in the Moscow Cathedral Mosque, during his visit in February 2010, Hamas leader Khaled Masha’al admitted that in the Council of Muftis of Russia it felt like home. While the statement probably pleased the Russian leaders, in reality these words should have alerted them. Whether it […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — A senior operative of Hamas has been assassinated in Syria. Hamas sources said Kamel Ranaja was killed in Damascus on late June 27. The sources said Ranaja had played a major role in Hamas weapons procurement and worked with another operative assassinated in the United Arab Emirates in 2010. “This […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has concluded the first phase of leadership elections. The elections were said to have taken place amid increasing tension between the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip and political bureau chief Khaled Masha’al. Hamas sources said the Palestinian Islamic movement has completed elections in the Gaza Strip. They […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, who has sought leadership of the Sunni world, has been battling cancer. Western diplomats said Erdogan has undergone treatment for intestinal cancer for nearly a year. They said the prime minister underwent two operations and signaled to his aides that he might not have long […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Palestinian national unity talks have been hampered by another dispute amid a Hamas demand for a majority of the Cabinet portfolios of the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian sources said Hamas has issued new conditions for a national unity government with the rival Fatah movement, meant to be headed by PA Chairman […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Hamas’ military is said to have been divided over a reconciliation agreement with the rival Fatah movement. Hamas sources said an agreement brokered by Qatar and signed by political bureau chief Khaled Masha’al and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has fueled a dispute within the Islamic movement’s Izzedin Kassam military […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Hamas, amid threats by the regime of President Bashar Assad, has withdrawn its entire leadership out of Syria. Hamas sources said the movement has ordered the entire 15-member politburo to leave Syria. They said the revolt in Syria has made the country unsafe for its Palestinian wing. “Low-level Hamas members […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan is preparing for the return of the leader of the Hamas movement. The Hashemite kingdom has invited Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Masha’al, expelled in 1999. Officials said Masha’al would be accompanied by Qatari Crown Prince Hamad Bein Tamim Al Thani and meet senior officials. “His visit marks a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has deemed a Hamas minister a major player in the weapons smuggling industry in the Gaza Strip. The Treasury Department has determined that Interior Minister Fathi Hamad was playing a key role in the weapons industry in the Gaza Strip. The department said Hamad was given responsibility […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has pressed Khaled Masha’al to resign his leadership post. Hamas sources said the regime in the Gaza Strip succeeded in a campaign for Masha’al to resign as head of the movement’s political bureau. They said the 56-year-old Masha’al had already told the political bureau in late […]