Wednesday, 03 September 2014 Islamist militias in Libya took control of nearly a dozen commercial jetliners last month, and western intelligence agencies recently issued a warning that the jets could be used in terrorist attacks across North Africa. Intelligence reports… Read More ›
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Gunmen kill Libya’s military police force commander / The Benghazi assassinations continue
Source: Reuters – Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:22 PM Author: Reuters BENGHAZI, Libya, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen fatally wounded Libya’s military police force commander as he left his house in the eastern city of Benghazi to attend… Read More ›
Turkey: blasphemy; pianist Fazil Say sentenced to 10 months
20 September, 12:26 (ANSAmed) – ISTANBUL – World-renowned Turkish pianist Fazil Say, who was sentenced to 10 months in prison for blasphemy in April, was again sentenced to 10 months by an Istanbul court today in a retrial, Hurriyet online… Read More ›
Tunisia’s ‘sex jihadis’ who were sent to Syria to have sex with 100 rebels EACH are coming home pregnant with their children
Tunisian government minister reveals women who travelled to Syria to comfort Islamist opposition fighters in sexual jihad are returning pregnant Lotfi ben Jeddou said women return home after ‘having sexual relations with 20,30,100’ front-line fighters Minister insisted border security has … Read More ›
Syria: nearly half rebel fighters are jihadists or hardline Islamists, says IHS Jane’s report
Nearly half the rebel fighters in Syria are now aligned to jihadist or hardline Islamist groups according to a new analysis of factions in the country’s civil war. Opposition forces have fragmented into as many as 1,000 bands Photo: Rex Features… Read More ›
Egypt: Mubarak to be released in the next 48 hours / Former president will get his military rank back, says lawyer
19 August, 19:18 (ANSAmed) – CAIRO – Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will be released from detention within the next 48 hours. The announcement was made by one of his lawyers, Fareed El-Deeb, confirming that the prosecution has acquitted him… Read More ›
Opera head sacked under Mursi is Egypt’s culture minister
EEV: Not evil, but make me smile 🙂 Source: Reuters – Mon, 15 Jul 2013 04:11 PM Author: Reuters (Refiles to clarify status of government) CAIRO, July 15 (Reuters) – The former head of the Cairo opera,… Read More ›
Kosovo lobbyist behind attack on Egypt army
Paper: Wednesday, 10 July 2013 The man who’s behind the attack on the Egypt army in front of the Republican Guard building where President Mohamed Morsi is detained, is Safwat Hegazi, Islamic preacher and one of the most important Kosovo… Read More ›
Egypt security slaps travel ban on Morsi, top Islamists
03 Jul 2013 CAIRO (AFP) Egyptian security forces on Wednesday imposed a travel ban on President Mohamed Morsi and several top Islamist allies over their involvement in a prison escape in 2011, security officials said. Airport officials confirmed to AFP that they… Read More ›
Egypt army says ready to die in “final hours” / Egypt’s armed forces have banned the president and his entourage from leaving the country
EEV: UPDATE https://engineeringevil.com/2013/07/03/egypt-security-slaps-travel-ban-on-morsi-top-islamists/ 19:38 GMT: Egypt’s armed forces have banned the president and his entourage from leaving the country, ITAR-Tass reported. – Source: Reuters – Wed, 3 Jul 2013 01:21 AM Author: Reuters CAIRO, July 3 (Reuters) – Egypt’s high… Read More ›
Egyptian President Mursi names a member of an Islamist group remembered for a bloody attack on Western tourists in the ancient city of Luxor over a decade ago as governor of that province on Sunday
Egypt’s Mursi tightens Islamist grip with governor appointments Sunday Jun 16, 2013 | Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi named a member of an Islamist group remembered for a bloody attack on Western tourists in the ancient city… Read More ›
Rapper gets jail for calling police dogs in song
Reuters Friday, Mar 22, 2013 TUNIS – A Tunisian court has sentenced a rap singer to two years in jail in absentia for insulting the police in a case likely to fuel debate over free speech under the Islamist-led government…. Read More ›
Pharaoh jinx: Egyptian preacher warns of TV ‘magicians’
Mar 18, 2013 17:41 Moscow Time © Photo: ru.wikipedia.org A prominent Islamic preacher has warned Egyptians against watching TV news, saying they were broadcast by “Pharaoh’s magicians.” In this week’s sermon, Safwat Hegazy condemned Egyptian dailies and magazines that had… Read More ›
Egypt secures liberals’ homes after calls for their death
Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:46 GMT Reuters * Cleric said sharia would sentence opposition to death * Egyptian Islamists condemn cleric’s statements * Jitters after opposition leader shot dead in Tunisia * Prime minister says cabinet looking into legal action… Read More ›
World heritage disaster: rebels torch Timbuktu’s priceless relics
Fleeing insurgents set fire to buildings containing 20,000 ancient documents as French troops approach LAST UPDATED AT 14:46 ON Mon 28 Jan 2013 ISLAMIST insurgents have dealt a “devastating blow” to the world’s heritage by torching buildings in Timbuktu containing… Read More ›
A revolution betrayed? Two years after Mubarak, Tahrir Square rises again
Protesters clash with police across Egypt, calling for end to Morsi’s Islamist government Anne Penketh Friday, 25 January 2013 Tens of thousands of boisterous protesters streamed into Tahrir Square in Cairo today denouncing Egypt’s Islamist government on the second anniversary… Read More ›
Office of Egypt’s Brotherhood torched in Ismailia
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:23 GMT Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Offices used by the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party were set ablaze in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Friday, witnesses said, as opponents of President Mohamed Mursi… Read More ›
Egypt protesters storm govt building in Ismailia-witnesses
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:41 GMT Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters broke into local government offices in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Friday during demonstrations against President Mohamed Mursi, witnesses said, as violence between… Read More ›
Morsi blames media : Muslim children “must be nursed on hatred. The hatred must continue!,” Morsi 2010 Quote
Morsi blames media for his ‘apes and pigs’ comment Posted By Neil Munro On 11:02 AM 01/17/2013 @ 11:02 AM In DC Exclusives – Original Reporting,World | No Comments Egypt’s moderate Islamist president is complaining to U.S. Senators that his… Read More ›
France launches air strike in Mali
Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:47 GMT Reuters France’s President Francois Hollande leaves after delivering a statement on the situation in Mali at the Elysee Palace in Paris. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer * French armed forces launch Mali operation * French carry out… Read More ›
Kuwaitis financed Brotherhood members held in UAE
Islamists held in the United Arab Emirates accused of planning to topple the government were financed by Kuwaiti nationals, Kuwaiti media reported on Friday, lending support to UAE fears of an international plot against its rulers. The… Read More ›
Egypt opposition says Islamists trying to stifle dissent: Gov’t Critics guilty of sedition, Leaving or entering with more than $10,000 cash is now banned.
Egypt’s opposition accused President Mohamed Mursi’s Islamist allies of trying to muzzle dissent on Friday after prosecutors decided to investigate whether prominent government critics were guilty of sedition. The probe, which comes a month after Mursi replaced the chief… Read More ›
Egypt: Morsi decree, security powers to military
(ANSAmed) – CAIRO – Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has charged the armed forces with maintaining security and protecting state institutions until results of a referendum on a draft constitution scheduled on Saturday are announced. The army is also entitled to… Read More ›
Generation Hate Attacks and Creative Islamic hackers
November 9, 2012: In late October Israeli police were ordered to stop using the Internet or plugging USB memory sticks into their PCs. All this was prompted by the recent discovery of stealthy hacker software hidden in some police… Read More ›
Kuwait warns against unlicensed protest planned for Sunday
Kuwait said on Saturday it had not issued a permit to allow a planned protest against new voting rules and the prime minister warned police would use force if the nation was under threat. Kuwait outlawed unauthorized gatherings of more… Read More ›
Islamist militants are banning music in northern Mali, a chilling proposition for a country where music is akin to mineral wealth
Mali: no rhythm or reason as militants declare war on music Andy Morgan guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 23 October 2012 12.29 EDT Musicians performing at the Crepissage festival in Timbuktu, Mali, in front of the Sankore mosque. Photograph: Alamy The pickup halted… Read More ›
INTERVIEW-Mali war plan to be ready within weeks, AU says
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:52 GMT Source: Reuters * African states, Western powers divided over intervention * U.N. set 6-week deadline for war plan, starting Oct. 12 * Door open to negotiation with rebels By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, Oct… Read More ›
Girl, 15, lashed 60 times for ‘speaking to men in the street’ : Mali
Islamist group Ansar Dine said to have repeatedly warned girl to stop talking to men in the street in Timbuktu, Mali By Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED:07:55 EST, 17 October 2012| UPDATED:09:14 EST, 17 October 2012 A teenaged girl received 60… Read More ›
Christian Copt to face trial in Egypt for blasphemy
Posted 2012/09/24 at 6:09 pm EDT CAIRO, Sep. 24, 2012 (Reuters) — An Egyptian Copt arrested on suspicion of posting an anti-Islam video online that ignited Muslim protests around the world will stand trial next Wednesday on charges of insulting… Read More ›