President Donald Trump is seeking to blacklist the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group, a far-reaching step that would place the United States firmly on the side of its authoritarian allies in the Middle East. "The president has consulted with his national security team and ...
Egypt hangs nine for 2015 assassination of prosecutor general, bringing month's executions to 15
Egypt hanged nine men on Wednesday for the 2015 assassination of the prosecutor general, judicial sources said, bringing to 15 the number of executions it has carried out this month. Hisham Barakat was killed in June 2015 when a car bomb struck his convoy in ...
In call to Jared Kushner, Saudi crown prince described slain journalist as dangerous Islamist
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a dangerous Islamist in a phone call with the White House, the Washington Post reported Thursday, quoting people familiar with the matter. He used the characterization in the phone talk with President Donald ...
Swiss open rape case against French-held Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan
Prosecutors in Geneva have opened a rape and sexual misconduct investigation against Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who has been detained in France since February on separate rape charges, Swiss media reported Sunday. The Tribune de Geneve newspaper quoted Geneva's prosecutor's office spokesman Henri Della Casa ...
Egypt sentences 75 to death, hundreds to jail over 2013 sit-in that ended in bloodshed
An Egyptian court on Saturday issued death sentences for 75 people, including prominent Islamist leaders, and jailed more than 600 others over a 2013 sit-in that ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces. The sentencing concluded the mass trial of some ...
Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that have cut ties to Qatar issued a steep list of demands Thursday to end the crisis, insisting that their Persian Gulf neighbor shutter Al-Jazeera, cut back diplomatic ties to Iran and close down a Turkish military base ...
Egypt says it killed eight Brotherhood members plotting terrorism, bombed arms convoy
Egypt's Interior Ministry says its forces have killed eight members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group "before carrying out terrorist acts." Is says in a Monday statement that the Brotherhood members fired on security forces when they were approached at an undisclosed date or location ...
Egypt's parliament, packed with el-Sissi supporters, convenes for first time in three years
Egypt's first legislature in more than three years, a 596-seat chamber packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, held its inaugural session Sunday, signaling the completion of a political road map first announced in 2013. The assembly, elected in November and December, is the first ...
Jordan on Monday released a top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition group after he served over two-thirds of his 18-month prison term for criticizing the United Arab Emirates, an ally of the kingdom. Zaki Bani Ersheid's release comes at a time of growing divisions ...
How IS pushes Egypt toward chaos
The Egyptian government should be very careful about attempting to associate Islamic State terror with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader Badie, 16 others to life in prison
Egypt's state-run news agency says Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie and 16 others have been sentenced to life in prison on charges related to the killing of five people in an attack on a police station in 2013. The news agency's report Saturday says Badie ...
Egypt planes pound Islamic State positions in Sinai as troops hunt house-to-house
Egyptian warplanes launched new airstrikes and troops went house-to-house Thursday in the troubled Sinai Peninsula, a day after Islamic State-linked militants set off the area's bloodiest fighting in decades in an unprecedented, coordinated attack. The combat, described as "war" by the media and officials, heightened ...
