Special to WorldTribune.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will not meet with Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi until Egypt lifts the death sentences of Mohammed Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders. “My stance on that issue is clear; in the first place, I will not meet Sisi until the decisions of death penalty […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has banned activities by unlicensed Muslim clerics. The government has prohibited Islamist preachers from operating in mosques. Under a presidential decree issued on June 7, offenders faced imprisonment as well as heavy fines for unlicensed activities, particularly during Friday sermons. “No preacher will mount a pulpit next Friday without […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported a Muslim Brotherhood plot against the military-backed regime. Officials said the Brotherhood worked with insurgency groups in plans to assassinate the Egyptian leadership. The officials said virtually every major figure, including the president, defense minister and interior minister, were targeted. “We will not announce the rest of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been identified as destabilizing Arab states. A Qatari think tank asserted that Abu Dhabi and Riyad were trying to stop the Islamic revolt throughout the Middle East. The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies said Saudi Arabia was alarmed by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Defense Minister Abdul Fatah Sisi has resigned as part of his drive to become Egypt’s next president. Sisi, who led the military coup against Egypt’s first Islamist president, declared his candidacy to succeed Mohammed Morsi. In a televised address, the 59-year-old Sisi said he was resigning his positions as minister […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The United States plans to resume major combat exercises with Egypt. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama was discussing the resumption of combat exercises with Egypt. The officials said the administration planned to renew the Bright Star multinational exercise, canceled in September 2013. “The United States has been […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s intelligence community has determined that Muslim Brotherhood commanders were establishing a haven in neighboring Sudan. Security sources said Brotherhood political and military chiefs were moving south in an attempt to escape to Sudan. The sources said the Brotherhood has already established a haven to accommodate hundreds of senior Brotherhood […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Prosecutors have determined that the ousted Muslim Brotherhood was sponsoring insurgency cells in Egypt. Prosecutors have charged an unspecified number of Islamists with forming Brotherhood cells assigned to attack the Army and police. The prosecutors said the attacks took place in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria in 2013. “They […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com CAIRO — Egypt’s ousted Islamist president was said to have conducted a dialogue with Al Qaida. Egypt’s pro-regime media have asserted that President Mohammed Morsi engaged in a dialogue with Al Qaida commander Ayman Zawahiri. Morsi, overthrown in a military coup in July 2013 and now charged with treason, was said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has targeted the Muslim Brotherhood control of mosques throughout the country. Officials said the military-backed regime has ordered the seizure of mosques suspected of being controlled by the Brotherhood, ousted in a coup in July 2013. They said scores of mosques in major cities were believed to be under […]