Egypt’s Islamist president ordered the retirement of the defense minister and chief of staff on Sunday and made the boldest move so far to seize back powers that the military stripped from his office right before … Continue reading
prote Egyptian protesters threw tomatoes and shoes at U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s motorcade Sunday and shouted, “Monica, Monica, Monica” as she left the newly reopened U.S. Consulate in Alexandria. Clinton said she was in … Continue reading
So what’s the next step now that, thanks in part to President Obama’s encouragement and support, the Egyptian people at last have “democracy”? Why, tearing down the pyramids, of course. According to FrontPage Magazine, translations of … Continue reading
The Egyptian parliament convened for less than an hour Tuesday, in a gesture of defiance against the country’s military rulers, who dissolved the legislature. The session was the first since parliament was dissolved by a court … Continue reading
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, which dissolved parliament last month, is due to discuss how to respond to President Mohammed Mursi’s order to reconvene it. The speaker of the dissolved house has called for it to meet … Continue reading
The Gaza Strip’s governing Hamas on Sunday welcomed the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt’s presidential vote, saying its ideological success would help the Palestinian cause. The impoverished enclave burst into celebration upon hearing that … Continue reading
Toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison Saturday for complicity in the murder of hundreds of anti-government protesters, ending a raucous trial that impassioned the Arab world and shook autocratic regimes across … Continue reading
Egyptian police stormed the offices of at least six western and local democracy and human rights groups that have called for greater transparency and accountability, seizing computers and files and confining some staff inside premises. Interior … Continue reading
The U.S. informed Arab governments Tuesday that it will support a U.N. Security Council statement reaffirming that the 15-nation body “does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity,” a move aimed at avoiding the prospect … Continue reading
The Middle East is on fire again, and crazy Muslims with funny names aren’t helping things — Mahmoud, ElBaradei, al-Banna, Barack … The major new development is that NOW liberals want to get rid of a … Continue reading
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