Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s huge police force has again walked off the job in protest of poor equipment and weapons. Officials said policemen in remote provinces have begun striking amid attacks by Al Qaida and the Muslim Brotherhood. The officials said police asserted that they were unable to defend themselves against insurgents with […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The ousted Muslim Brotherhood is said to have formed a military wing in Egypt. The Interior Ministry said the Brotherhood has organized cells to attack the Egyptian military and security forces. The ministry said the Brotherhood targeted police and killed five officers last month in the Beni Suef province south […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Al Qaida is believed to have assassinated a leading security official in Egypt. The Interior Ministry said a senior official was killed in Cairo on Jan. 28. The ministry identified the target as Maj. Gen. Mohammed Said, who headed the ministry’s technical bureau. “This will only fuel the determination of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Islamist revolt has been targeting Egypt’s police force. On Jan. 23, the Egyptian Interior Ministry reported the killing of five police officers in an apparent Islamist strike. The ministry said the attack by a squad on two motorcycles targeted a checkpoint in Beni Suef, 100 kilometers south of Cairo. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has targeted an Al Qaida-linked charity supported by the ruling Justice and Development Party. On Jan. 14, Turkish security forces raided offices and homes aligned to the Humanitarian Relief Foundation, the largest non-governmental organization in the country. The raid, which netted 23 suspects, was depicted as an unauthorized operation, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Originally published Feb. 3, 2013 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is said to have been quietly recruiting Muslims to serve as U.S. diplomats. Judicial Watch said the Obama administration was hiring Muslims at the State Department. The fiscal watchdog said the recruitment was part of the administration’s outreach to Muslims to work […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Originally published Feb. 4, 2013 CAIRO — The Egyptian Army has disobeyed orders by President Mohammed Morsi to employ live fire against civilian rioters. Western diplomatic sources said senior Army commanders have ordered their troops not to open fire on civilians amid the nationwide unrest in Egypt. They said this violated a […]
John J. Metzler BENNINGTON, VT — It’s that time to consult the snow globe and try to peer ahead at some of the key stories, crises and opportunities which await the world as we prepare for a new year. Indeed 2013 has been marred by new levels of violence, humanitarian disasters, and a perceptible lack […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System/Defense & Foreign Affairs Three years ago, on Dec. 17, 2010, a 45-year-old Tunisian policewoman slapped an agitated vegetable vendor in his early twenties. He was creating a disturbance in a police station after his cart had been confiscated for lack of license. The vendor […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has acknowledged a dispute with Saudi Arabia. The White House has assessed that the United States and Saudi Arabia disagreed on a range of issues regarding threats in the Middle East. A senior official cited Egypt, Iran and Syria. This marked the first admission […]