Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Al Qaida-aligned elements appear to be embracing the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. A leading Al Qaida militia has expressed support for ISIL and its campaign against Sunni rebels in Syria. The Gaza Strip militia, Mujahedeen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem, endorsed ISIL in its […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s military ruler has been retained as the senior minister in the new Islamist government. Officials said President-elect Mohammed Morsi has decided to appoint Mohammed Tantawi as defense minister. They said Tantawi, chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, would continue to oversee Egypt’s military and defense industry. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has concluded the first phase of leadership elections. The elections were said to have taken place amid increasing tension between the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip and political bureau chief Khaled Masha’al. Hamas sources said the Palestinian Islamic movement has completed elections in the Gaza Strip. They […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has deemed a Hamas minister a major player in the weapons smuggling industry in the Gaza Strip. The Treasury Department has determined that Interior Minister Fathi Hamad was playing a key role in the weapons industry in the Gaza Strip. The department said Hamad was given responsibility […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has pressed Khaled Masha’al to resign his leadership post. Hamas sources said the regime in the Gaza Strip succeeded in a campaign for Masha’al to resign as head of the movement’s political bureau. They said the 56-year-old Masha’al had already told the political bureau in late […]