Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt, less than two months after the ouster of its first Islamist president, has begun the process to outlaw the Muslim Brotherhood. Officials said the new military-backed regime has launched measures to disband the Brotherhood, estimated to have millions of followers. The officials said the decision was based on a […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The ruling Muslim Brotherhood has been attacking secular opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. Tens of thousands of Brotherhood activists have been assigned to protect the first Islamist regime in Egypt. Brotherhood fighters have employed firearms and firebombs on anti-Morsi protesters, who in turn targeted facilities of the ruling movement. […]