Iran State TV station FARS announced Saturday morning that four American dual-nationality prisoners were released from Iranian custody in a “prisoner swap” with the United States.
“Commerce between master and slave is barbarism.” — Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson Memorial Americans just celebrated the declaration of independence from Great Britain in the late 1700s with the Fourth of July holiday. The rebellion against British colonial rule was as
The Fides agency has reported that Islamist supporters of Mohamed Morsi have burned down a Coptic Catholic parish as revenge for the ouster of the former Egyptian president. According to the report, groups of Islamists first looted the home of
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, July 5 (UPI) — Dental records had to be used to identify the body of a man whose remains had been partially eaten by his dogs, Swedish police said Friday. Police said the man had likely died two
(AFP) – Sales and distribution of alcohol could be banned in some parts of Indonesia after Muslim hardliners won a Supreme Court victory, an official said Friday. While it is the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, the sale of alcohol
(AP) By MAGGIE MICHAEL and TONY G. GABRIEL – Egyptian troops opened fire on mostly Islamist protesters marching on a Republican Guard headquarters Friday to demand the restoration of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, killing at least one. The shooting came
(AFP) – Ismail Haniya, head of the Hamas government in Gaza, appealed in a Friday sermon to have faith in the Arab Spring despite the ouster of Egypt’s Islamist president Mohamed Morsi by the army. “Do not fear for the
Five Egyptians have been killed and many others wounded in clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and the Egyptian military. Enormous protests rocked Cairo on Friday, with helicopters monitoring the crowds as they chanted, “Where’s
(AFP) – France’s honorary consul in Benghazi, Jean Dufriche, has escaped unharmed after gunmen fired on his car in the eastern Libyan city, a source close to him and a security official said on Friday. The unidentified attackers shot at
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The government of Turkey has rejected the recent coup in Egypt, describing the ouster of the democratically-elected Muslim Brotherhood regime of Mohamed Morsi as “unacceptable, no matter what the reasons,” the Associate Press reports. Turkey, which is governed by an
Recent events in Egypt put President Barack Obama in a tough spot, even if not as difficult as that of deposed Egyptian President Morsi. At least the latter gentleman knows his own mind, even if paying a high price for
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, which governed the country through the Freedom and Justice Party until a coup July 3, called for nationwide protests and a “Friday of Resistance” following weekly prayers at the country’s mosques. In 2011, similar protests, then called
Egyptian Islamist militants fired rockets and directed heavy machine gun fire at a police base in the restive Sinai peninsula, security officials and witnesses said. Militants also attacked a military intelligence building in the border town of Rafah, witnesses said.
By SARAH EL DEEB and LEE KEATHAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s military moved swiftly Thursday against senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood, targeting the backbone of support for ousted President Mohammed Morsi. In the most dramatic step, authorities arrested the group’s revered leader
By JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGNelson Mandela is being kept alive by a breathing machine and faces “impending death,” court documents show. The former president’s health is “perilous,” according to documents filed in the court case that resulted in the remains of
In the wake of the overthrow of now former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi by the country’s military, leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, also known as the Freedom Justice Party (FJP) in Egypt, are being arrested. Morsi’s fellow Islamists are now
Reuters is reporting that the Egyptian Army ousted former President Mohammed Morsi in part over his calls for backing the Syrian rebels against dictator Bashar al-Assad. Morsi also took part in a June 15 rally, where his supporters called for
Late on July 3, President Barack Obama announced his administration is reviewing U.S. military aid to Egypt. According to The Hill, Obama also called on the Egyptian military to restore power to the “democratically elected civilian government.” Here is how
On July 3, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said the U.S. has not taken sides in Egypt and will not take sides in the future. According to The Hill, Psaki described current events in Egypt as “extremely tense and fast-moving,”
After millions of Egyptians took to the streets to protest the Muslim Brotherhood’s Islamic rule, the Egyptian military, under the command of General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, removed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi from office Wednesday. In his place, the army’s transition plan calls
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is pressing Saudi Arabia to act against Assad or face the prospect of a “Shi’ite Crescent” stretching “from Iran through Iraq and Syria to Lebanon.” According to the Middle East Media Research Institute, Khashoggi began this
(AFP) – A high-ranking North Korean official with long experience in nuclear talks began a series of meetings in Moscow on Thursday aimed at reviving the stalled six-party process after months of tensions. Russian officials said North Korea’s first vice
