Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood faces the military regime in the second round of presidential elections in Egypt. The Brotherhood’s candidate for president, Mohammed Mursi, was one of the two finalists in the first round of presidential elections. Mursi would face former Egyptian Air Force commander Gen. Ahmed Shafiq, a candidate of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco, led by an Islamist government, has begun releasing Al Qaida-aligned clerics. The North African kingdom has freed several clerics linked to Al Qaida, including the suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003. Officials said the release was part of a campaign to reconcile with the so-called Salafist opposition. “The state […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — At least 20 people were killed and 50 injured when regime supporters attacked a protest vigil outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo on May 2. The military regime in Egypt was alleged to have employed mercenaries to attack the Islamic opposition. In a reflection of the last days of President […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has ended its diplomatic presence in Egypt amid increasing threats by the Muslim Brotherhood. Officials said the Saudi Foreign Ministry has recalled its staff from Egypt and closed the embassy and consulates. The officials said the military regime in Cairo failed to protect Saudi diplomats and installations […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — America’s political standing has dipped so low in Egypt, that in a recent Gallup poll, more than eighty percent of respondents said they neither want military aid nor economic assistance from the United States. Moreover as many shades of Islamic political parties dominate the landscape, many people in this […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The new Islamic-dominated parliament has been preparing to approve a resolution to reject U.S. military aid to Egypt. The People’s Assembly has urged the Cairo government to stop accepting U.S. military aid to Egypt. The parliament, dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood and its Salafist ally, said Egypt could not agree […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The Syrian rebel movement, after more than six months of fighting, remains without a chain of command. A leading Middle East analyst who visited rebel strongholds said the Free Syrian Army remains collection of separate cells around Syria. Jonathan Spyer, an Israeli-based analyst who spent several days with FSA, said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Sunni Islamists have won a majority of Kuwait’s parliament. Authorities said Islamic opposition candidates won 34 out of 50 seats in the parliament. They said Sunni Islamists, bolstered by tribal support, won 23 seats, compared to nine in the previous parliament. No women were elected. “The Kuwait of tomorrow […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood, fresh from its victory in parliamentary elections, has been quietly reaching out to the military for a transfer of power. Egyptian opposition sources said the Brotherhood has been engaged in a high-level dialogue with the military regime to ensure a transfer of power sometime in 2012. They […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Egypt’s new military regime is said to have been financing the Islamic opposition. A former U.S. diplomat has asserted that Egypt’s military was financing the Muslim Brotherhood and its Islamic opposition allies in an effort to maintain quiet in the country. Former U.S. ambassador to Morocco, Marc Ginsberg, said the […]