Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Islamists backed by Gulf Arab sheiks have formed a militia to fight the Egyptian military. An Islamist group believed linked to Al Qaida has announced that it would launch a campaign against Egypt’s military. The group, Ansar Al Shariah, said it would begin training fighters and procuring weapons to convert […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian Army is said to be sustaining increasing desertions amid the crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Islamist sources said soldiers identified with the Brotherhood have been leaving their units assigned to quell protests by the ousted movement. They said others have refused orders to fire or use force against […]
Sol W. Sanders Fleeting memory – and perhaps proof that if there are lessons of history, they are never learned – is that there is almost no mention of “Nasserism” or “Pan-Arabism” in the current reporting on Egyptian chaos. Yet for two decades a young army officer out of nowhere, Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The ouster of President Mohammed Morsi has sparked a revolt in Egypt’s turbulent Sinai Peninsula. Officials said Islamic insurgents believed linked to the ousted Muslim Brotherhood launched an offensive against the Egyptian Army and security forces in Sinai. In one attack on July 5, a soldier was killed in a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt, in wake of the military’s coup, could be plunged into civil war. Western diplomatic sources said the military overthrow of Egypt’s first Islamist president would not reduce the bloodshed in the country. They said the fallen Muslim Brotherhood movement could unleash millions of supporters to attack the pro-democracy and […]
John J. Metzler BENNINGTON, VT — Tumultuous events have swept Egypt as a passionate, but polarized, population took to the streets to press for political change or to support the elected but increasingly authoritarian rule of President Mohammed Morsi. The culmination of the protests came with a massive turnout of millions of anti-Morsi Egyptians in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey The Egyptian Army has ousted the elected Muslim Brotherhood president, Mohammed Morsi. Gigantic anti-Morsi demonstrations forced the hand of the armed forces. An interim, secular, government will take office, headed by Adli Mansour, the Chief Judge of the Constitutional Court. The parliament and the constitution are abolished. This is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — President Mohammed Morsi, in what comprised the second coup since 2011, has been overthrown by Egypt’s military. Egyptian sources said the military surrounded the home of Morsi and leaders of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood. They said the military, which gave the president a 48-hour deadline to meet opposition demands, was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israeli intelligence community has assessed that the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi would not restore stability to the Arab power. Israeli sources said the intelligence community warned the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Egypt was being swept up in long-term turbulence. They said the community […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been concerned that it could lose naval access to Egypt’s Suez Canal, a report said. The Congressional Research Service asserted that the administration of President Barack Obama has been challenged by the massive opposition campaign against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. In a report, CRS said the […]