Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — A leading opposition movement has called for the end of U.S. aid to Egypt as well as the cancellation of its peace treaty with Israel. The opposition Tamarod movement has posted an online petition that called for Egypt to reject the $1.55 billion in annual U.S. aid, about 90 percent […]
Sol W. Sanders It’s impossible to tell whether it is infection from the hysterical Mideast Arabic and English commentaries on radio and TV. Or does the twaddle result from misunderstanding the complexity of the issues? Whatever, our talking heads are befuddled more than usually about events in Egypt. And they are lending further confusion […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood has targeted Christian communities in its insurgency campaign against Egypt’s military-backed regime. Christian groups said Islamist fighters, many of whom linked to the Brotherhood, were attacking churches and Christian-owned businesses throughout Egypt. The Christian groups said the Brotherhood torched at least 40 churches in eight provinces. “It’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has canceled plans for an imminent military exercise in Egypt. President Barack Obama said his administration would cancel plans for the Bright Star exercise in Egypt. Obama said the cancellation was meant to protest the killing of more than 600 people during Egypt’s military crackdown on the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Americans, particularly officials, have come under increasing threat in Egypt. Egyptians, led by the media, have been threatening the arrival of prominent Americans, including envoys of President Barack Obama and Congress. Those threatened have included visiting Sen. John McCain, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee. “He should […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The ousted Muslim Brotherhood has rioted throughout Egypt in ferocious protests against the new military-backed regime. Officials said the Brotherhood organized riots in major Egyptian cities on Aug. 14 in wake of a military strike on the movement’s protest camps in Cairo. They said the Army and Central Security Forces, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — A leading Saudi analyst close to the royal family has advised Arab allies to ignore the United States amid its support of the Muslim Brotherhood. Tariq Al Homayed, the former editor of the Saudi-owned A-Sharq Al Awsat, called on Arab countries to dismiss U.S. pressure for democratic changes. Al […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has named a U.S. diplomat widely despised in Egypt to head foreign policy in the Middle East. Obama has nominated Anne Patterson as assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs. Ms. Patterson has been ambassador to Cairo since 2010 and became the target of attack by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has seen the deterioration of U.S. influence in Egypt under the new military-backed regime. Officials acknowledged that the head of the military coup that ousted President Mohammed Morsi has been resistant to U.S. pleas and even threats to end the crackdown on the Muslim […]
Sol W. Sanders The Obama administration’s Middle East policies – it would be foolhardy to call them “strategy” – would be ludicrous were they not so threatening to American interests, regional and world stability. The latest permutation is Washington’s position against the Egyptian military and its satellite, hopefully provisional, civilian government. Washington’s insistence that […]