Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has blocked U.S. military aid to Egypt. Officials said the White House decided to halt most of the $1.3 billion in U.S. military aid to Egypt for fiscal 2014. The officials said the decision reflected Obama’s frustration over the refusal of Egypt’s military to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Suez Canal has become a leading target of the Islamist insurgency in Egypt. On Oct. 7, suspected Islamist fighters ambushed an Egyptian Army patrol near the Suez Canal. Officials said six soldiers, including an officer, were killed outside Ismailia. “Masked assailants fired at the patrol from a private car,” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com [Editors Note: The following report was based in part on a report by the Gulf Daily News in Bahrain which has been disputed by the government of Bahrain and the U.S embassy there. The Gulf Daily news stands by its report. See: Bahrain, U.S. embassy deny reports of statements attributed to Gen. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has withheld more than a third of military aid to Egypt for fiscal 2013. The administration of President Barack Obama decided to withhold $584 million of U.S. military aid to Egypt allocated for fiscal 2013. Officials said the money was deposited in the Federal Reserve Bank for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Egypt dismayed by the policy of U.S. President Barack Obama, has been turning to China and Russia, a report said. The Middle East Media Research Institute asserted that Egypt was becoming anti-American while engaging with China and Russia. In a report, the institute said the anti-American sentiment was fueled by […]
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 By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — The United States has been throwing around millions and billions and trillions for so many lost causes, unjust causes and dumb causes that it’s hardly surprising to realize that Egypt ranks as one of the biggest recipients of American largesse. As far as I know, only […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar, deemed a close ally of Egypt’s ousted Islamist president, has resumed energy aid to Cairo. Qatar said it sent the second shipment of liquefied natural gas to Egypt as part of a plan to provide $5 billion in assistance. Officials said the LNG tanker left Qatar for Egypt […]
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 Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — Egypt’s new military ruler envisions his country as an Islamist dictatorship, a report said. A leading U.S. analyst said Defense Minister Abdul Fatah Sisi, contrary to his pledge to Washington, plans to rule Egypt for a long time. In a report, Robert Springborg, the analyst, said Sisi, who led […]