Egypt
Insight: Mimicking al Qaeda, militant threat grows in Sinai
Tag Archives: Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt
Fighting extremism in Egypt’s Sinai
Muslim Brotherhood
Islamist-led upper house names new chief editors for Egypt’s state-owned newspapers
Free Syrian Army
Analysis: Hamstrung Turkey’s nightmares coming true in Syria
Egypt
Egypt issues fatwa on Muslims who publicly ignore Ramadan fast
Al Qaeda
Egypt demands release of Guantanamo detainee
Egypt
Salafist group warns tomatoes are “Christian”
Egypt requests release of al Qaeda explosives expert
The Egyptian government has requested the release of Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al Sawah from Guantanamo. Al Sawah was a top al Qaeda explosives expert before his capture, and designed the prototype of the shoe bomb used by Richard Reid, as well as magnetized limpet mines. He was originally a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the leaked JTF-GTMO file for his case notes that the US government has been spying on the Brotherhood.
Israel
Egypt and Israel dispute ‘presidential letter’
Syria
Analysis: No happy outcome in Syria as conflict turns into proxy war
Al Qaeda
As Syrian War Drags On, Jihad Gains Foothold
Egypt
Egypt unnerved by rising religious fervor
Free Syrian Army
White House cautions Syrian rebels not to repeat mistakes of Iraq
Egypt
Egypt’s Islamist president faces backlash from allies over new cabinet
Egypt
In shift by Egypt, president meets Hamas leader
Egypt
In Egypt, Rumor of Pyramids’ Demise Proves Flimsy
Al Qaeda
Tony Blair: ‘The West is asleep on the issue of Islamist extremism’
Egypt
Egypt’s move to allow Palestinians freer entry draws cheers and confusion
Egypt
Officials: Egypt allowing Palestinians to enter without permits, visas, ending Gaza blockade
Egypt
Clinton Pledges Support of US in Egypt Transition
Egypt
Hamas sees Egypt’s Mursi defying Israel, ending blockade
Egyptian jihadist killed in fighting in Syria
Abu al Bara’a was among hundreds of jihadists to escape from Egyptian prisons in early 2011. He fought in Libya prior to being killed in Syria this month.
Hezbollah
In Lebanon, a hard-line Sunni cleric gives voice to deep sectarian tensions
Egypt
Obama invites Egypt’s Islamist leader to US
Ennahda
How Qatar is taking on the world
China
Syrian Opposition Council Struggles for Legitimacy
Ansar al Sharia
Libya’s first post-Gaddafi vote to test Islamists
Muslim Brotherhood
Islamists suspected in Egyptian student’s murder
Ansar al Sharia
As Libya holds post-Gaddafi election, Islamists’ strength to be tested
Egyptian president wants ‘Blind Sheikh’ freed
During a speech in Tahrir Square, the new Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, called for Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman to be freed. Rahman is a longtime ally of al Qaeda and was convicted by a US court for his involvement in terrorist plots.