“Presidents Obama and Clinton's mistake was that they thought there could be democracy in Egypt,” Kara explained.
Though the United States participated, Israeli officials were furious when the U.S. announced it would boycott the opening ceremony.
The surprise visit is the first time Assad has left Syria since the Arab Spring of 2011 that evolved into civil war.
Kerry unleashes a new weapon to defeat ISIS: $5 million for information that can disrupt ISIS trade.
Kerry reassures the Gulf States, who are gouging him for more arms and to force Israel out of Judea and Samaria.
Billboards promote the burka, and perfumed clothes are forbidden. Obama in 2011: The US invasion protected civilians.
IDF okays Egypt's heavy arms in Sinai. Al-Sisi claims it is in total control over the Sinai.
Egypt attacks jihadists with F-16 warplanes. Israel closes borders to Gaza and Egypt.
A New York-based group of journalists say there is an "unprecedented threat" to journalists in Egypt, where Obama backs the current regime. The threat to journalists under Egypt's regime of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi is "unprecedented," the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), warned Thursday. President Barack Obama has backed the Al-Sisi regime after backing, […]
The President is "troubled" over the death sentence to the Muslim Brotherhood leader whom he once congratulated.
An Egyptian court handed down two sentences to former president Mohammed Morsi Tuesday, first ordering him to prison for 25 years and then upholding a death sentences on separate charges. "Life" in the Egyptian judiciary means 25 years. The death sentence for plotting jailbreaks and attacks on police will spare Morsi from having to serve […]
By Shalom Bear
What better way to rebuild burned bridges than to capitalize on Egyptian anti-Semitism.
In a retrial of his corruption case, former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and his 2 sons have been sentenced to 3 years with no parole.
He escaped the death penalty but still faces sentencing for more criminal charges.
As they say in Egyptian, plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
By Daniel Pipes
Sisi:"The religious nature of the Middle East creates challenges for the governing authorities."
Egyptians are headed to the polls today and tomorrow to choose a president for the second time since 2011.
Terrorists linked with Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for gunning down three Egyptian policemen in the Sinai Peninsula Sunday, attacking the policemen’s bus with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns. The Egyptian army responded through a message on Facebook, "We assure the Egyptian people of the great determination of its men to fight black terrorism and the […]
An Egyptian government official called on people to confront the Muslim Brotherhood “for a counter-revolution” and to celebrate on January 25 the anniversary of the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak. Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim told an Egyptian television channel Wednesday, “I reiterate my call to the Egyptian people: you have to take to the streets […]
Egyptian authorities released former president Hosni Mubarak from prison late Thursday afternoon but faces house arrest due to pending charges of corruption and involvement in the murders of hundreds of people whose protests helped oust him from office two years. An Egyptian court freed him because he has been in jail for the maximum amount […]
Saudi Arabia said Monday that it and other Muslim countries are ready to bankroll Egypt to make up for any financial aid that the United States might cut. “To those who have announced they are cutting their aid to Egypt, or threatening to do that, (we say that) Arab and Muslim nations are rich with […]
Hosni Mubarak, overthrown two years ago in the Arab Spring rebellion and jailed on charges of murder and corruption, will be freed from jail this week after being cleared of a charge of corruption, his lawyer Fareed el Deeb announced Monday, but murder charges still await him. He added that one other charge of corruption […]
Israel’s neighbors love civil war. Lebanon, Syria. Jordan could be next. The Egyptian army learns from Assad’s mistake and tries to win it one day. Morsi supporters’ biggest weapon is the will to die.
What’s good for Mubarak is good for Morsi. The coup that was not a coup continues to replay the 2011 revolution that ousted Mubarak, who landed up in jail. Now it is Morsi’s turn. Stay tuned for violence.
By Shalom Bear
The man Israel has accused of being an Iranian agent has been appointed as Prime Minister of Egypt.
Egypt may be on the brink of another temporary military regime or civil war. The army told Morsi to make peace with the opposition within 48 hours or face a military “roadmap.”
By JoeSettler
Egyptians would probably be quite happy to have Mubarak back in power.
Syria aims missiles at Israel. Lebanon on alert. Israel moves Iron Domes to the north. War? If war were likely, Bibi would not be in China. The IDF already has re-opened air space in the north.
By Jewish Press Staff Reporter
If official results stand, Mursi will have won Egypt's first post-uprising elections with 51.89 per cent of the vote, succeeding toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak. The ruling military council will "hand over power" on 30 June.
Pipeline has been attacked at least a dozen times since Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak was deposed in February 2011.
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party wins 235 seats; the ultra-conservative Salafist Al-Nur party wins 121 seats.