Latest in Tag: Islamist Highlight
Latest in Tag: Islamist
Islamist stronghold sees medium turnout with elderly dominating scene
Kerdasa witnessed deadly clashes between protesters, security forces after July 2013
Ultraconservative Islamist party starts initiative to stop violence in Sinai
The initiative proposes ending both militant and security-led attacks
Saudi Arabia to aid German investigators over attacks: report
A German news report says Saudi authorities have offered to help investigate two Islamist attacks in July. It said this comes after both attackers were found to have had contact with possible IS backers in the kingdom.
Adel Habara, 6 others sentenced to death in âsecond Rafah massacreâ case
Habara has received three death sentences, awaits Grand Muftiâs decision on his fourth
Court upholds death sentence against Adel Habara
Another defendant acquitted of charges of violence and communicating with IS
Dar Al-Ifta accuses âMiddle East Eyeâ of aiding terrorism
Website publishes flawed reports on Egypt, says religious organisation
Why Pakistani Islamist Malik Ishaq became an ‘obstacle’
In a DW interview, Islamism expert Arif Jamal says that slain Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Malik Ishaq had become a threat to the Pakistani military establishment, which “got rid” of him in a “fake police encounter.” Malik Ishaq, former head of Pakistan’s banned militant Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) group, and his thirteen associates were killed by police on July …
Mullah Omar: An Islamist who fought against two world powers
Mullah Omar, the Taliban leader who fought a protracted war against both Soviet Union and NATO in Afghanistan, has died due to illness. With his death the militant group has lost its most charismatic and unifying figure. Not much is known about one-eyed Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, who fought long wars against the Soviets, …
2 arrested on charges of creating websites inciting violence
One of accused is charged with running âRevolutionary Punishmentâ page
US Embassy staff member arrested by Egyptian security
Individual is reported to be security guard charged with belonging to Islamist terrorist group
Al-Zawahiri trial resumes without Egyptâs oldest political prisoner
Nabil Al-Maghraby died last Friday at 71 after being hospitalised following cancer diagnosis
Islamist leader Essam Derbala arrested on terrorism charges
Derbala remained committed to Anti-Coup Alliance
Islamist entities decry ‘politicisation’ in Morsi verdict
Morsi handed first prison sentence since July 2013, supporters assert him as “legitimate presidentâ
Burning of Islamist books stirs up controversy
Incident shows security officialsâ involvement in educational process
Egyptian expats to return from Libya on first flight from Algeria
Group crossed Dabdab border gate with Libya, opened under exceptional circumstances
Egyptâs Islamists outraged by Morsi supporterâs execution
Mahmoud Ramadan hanged on criminal charges, groups argue verdict was politically motivated
8 suspected Islamist militants referred to military court
âJond Allahâ militants are charged with attempting to blow up government train and kill security forces
Prosecutor General confirms lawyers to attend hearing over lawyerâs death
Media gag on the trial of the police officers to remain in force
2 more Islamist parties boycott elections
The Building and Development Party and Al-Wasat Party have announced they will boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections and will not support any entity. The Building and Development Party, the political arm of Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya, said in a statement Monday that the country only sees âstaged elections, which will increase the divisions between the Egyptian peopleâ. …
Morsi ‘prison break’ trial postponed to Thursday
The Wednesday trial of ousted former president Mohamed Morsi for escaping Wadi El-Natrun Prison in January 2011 was postponed to 5 February, state media reported. The defence repeated its request to the Cairo Criminal Court for the introduction of new defendants and questioned the possibility that “Israeli elements” committed these crimes to destabilise security. Morsi …
Parliament caught in political ambiguity: will the president respect legislative independence?
Experts warn of unfair representation, state control and failing publicâs expectations
Education in Egypt hit harder by Arab Spring unrest
By Mohamed Ibrahim Education in Egypt has been further dented by the unrest that has engulfed the country since the start of the Arab Spring in January 2011. The education process has been largely disrupted since the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak that year. Reforming the education system in the most populous Arab nation …
Deaths in Paris: Separating fact from fiction
By James M. Dorsey The attacks in Paris on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket, as well as two French police officers, have prompted analysts and the media to often jump to hasty conclusions. Terms such as intelligence failure and Al-Qaeda are liberally employed with no clear definition of what they mean …
2014: The Sisification of Egypt
By Amr Khalifa If your wishes for 2014, in Egypt, included respect of human rights, a civil state and respectable judiciary, the year was an efficient delivery system of pain. The stark reality that this dark turn in history delivered, to analysts and dissidents alike: the majority of Egyptians prefer to exalt in Abdel Fattah …
Tunisians vote again in presidential elections run-off
Candidates traded accusations, personal attacks in heated run-up to poll
Militant football fans reassert their key role in protest with storming of Cairo stadium
By James M. Dorsey Militant, street battle-hardened football fans stormed a Cairo stadium in advance of the second leg of crowned Al-Ahly SCâs African Confederation Cup final against Ivory Coastâs SĂ©wĂ© Sport in a reassertion of the fansâ key role in protests against the regime of toppled president Hosni Mubarak and subsequent governments. The storming …
Suicide bombers in Libya include Egyptians: reports
ISIS-affiliated website publishes images of alleged suicide bombers in Libya, claiming they are group members
Terrorism is our common enemy: Lebanese minister
Lebanese interior minister meets Egyptian counterpart and Sheikh of Al-Azhar during Cairo visit
Egypt renews support for Libyaâs âlegitimate institutionsâ
Announcement comes days after top Libyan court orders dissolution of Libyaâs parliament
Beltagy and Hegazy sentenced to 15 years for torture
Broadcaster and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders also found guilty in case