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 — Egypt has begun to track Hamas members who became citizens of the Arab country. Egyptian sources said the military-backed regime has been collecting data on thousands of Hamas members who received citizenship over the last two years. They said Egypt’s first Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, granted citizenship to nearly 15,000 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has rejected mediation by the United States to resolve the Gulf Cooperation Council’s crisis with Qatar. Officials said Saudi Arabia rebuffed a U.S. attempt to mediate the dispute with Qatar. The officials said the Saudi leadership decided that Washington, with a major U.S. military presence in Qatar, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Gulf Cooperation Council could collapse amid its crisis with Qatar, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies asserted that Saudi Arabia could lose its domination of the six-member GCC. In a report, the center said Riyad faced significant opposition to its policies from Oman and Qatar. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Two leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood have been captured in the Gulf. Officials said the Brotherhood leaders were arrested in Gulf Cooperation Council states earlier this month. The officials said Akram Shaer was captured in Saudi Arabia in cooperation with Interpol, while Mohammed Qabouti was arrested in Kuwait. “They are […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar could face Gulf Cooperation Council sanctions amid its support of Hizbullah and the Muslim Brotherhood. Officials and analysts said Qatar could be penalized by the GCC for Doha’s support of groups deemed threats to the region. [See also: Breaking bad: Qatar splits with Gulf neighbors over Iran in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s military has targeted the Al Qaida leadership in the Sinai Peninsula. The military has been attacking strongholds of Ansar Beit Maqdis in northeastern Sinai in late February. The military has designated several of these targets as containing the leadership of the shadowy Al Qaida-aligned militia in Egypt. “There is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Al Qaida’s leading militia in Egypt has warned foreigners against visiting the Arab state. Ansar Beit Al Maqdis said it would target the tourism industry, the largest earner of hard currency in Egypt. Ansar, in its first such attack, took responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed three South Koreans […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Al Qaida has been targeting tourists in Egypt’s turbulent Sinai Peninsula. On Feb. 16, at least four people were killed in an attack on a tourist bus in southeastern Sinai. Officials said a roadside bomb was detonated and killed three South Korean tourists and the Egyptian bus driver. “I am […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has reported the arrest of an embassy staffer in Egypt. The State Department said a U.S. embassy employee was arrested in Cairo last month. The detainee, an Egyptian national identified as Ahmed Al Aiba, has been held for three weeks without charge. “We have been in touch […]