Jihad
Mali Islamists destroying more Timbuktu mausoleums
World
December 23, 2012
Mali Islamists destroying more Timbuktu mausoleums
Armed groups occupying Timbuktu in northern Mali used pickaxes on Sunday to smash up any remaining mausoleums in the ancient…
Combing the desert: Sinai’s security myth
Egypt
October 11, 2012
Combing the desert: Sinai’s security myth
RAFAH — On a gloomy Saturday at dusk, Magdi Sayed and his wife load carpets and electrical appliances from their…
Jama’a al-Islamiya: Dozens of jihadis to join Syrian rebels within days
Egypt
August 26, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya: Dozens of jihadis to join Syrian rebels within days
Assem Abdel Maged, media official at Jama'a al-Islamiya, has said that a group of jihadis are ready to travel to Syria within days…
Egypt to send aircraft and tanks into Sinai
Egypt
August 20, 2012
Egypt to send aircraft and tanks into Sinai
Egypt is preparing to use aircraft and tanks in Sinai for the first time since the 1973 war with…
Islamic militants warn Egypt army on Sinai raids
Egypt
August 15, 2012
Islamic militants warn Egypt army on Sinai raids
Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula warned the Egyptian military on Wednesday against cracking down on jihadis and claimed they…
Monday’s papers: Gunmen attack officers on Egypt-Israel border
Egypt
August 6, 2012
Monday’s papers: Gunmen attack officers on Egypt-Israel border
Yesterday’s tragic events and the deaths of 16 Egyptian security officers in Sinai occupy the headlines this morning. The independent…
National Association for Change warns of jihad against state institutions
Egypt
May 7, 2012
National Association for Change warns of jihad against state institutions
The National Association for Change said that “threats to wage war against sovereign state institutions is a risk no longer…
Jama’a al-Islamiya in Alexandria call for jihad against Israel
Egypt
August 20, 2011
Jama’a al-Islamiya in Alexandria call for jihad against Israel
In Alexandria on Friday people angered by the recent killing of three Egyptian security personnel by Israelis protested to call…
Al-Azhar grand sheikh: Jihad is legitimate
Egypt
June 1, 2011
Al-Azhar grand sheikh: Jihad is legitimate
The head of Al-Azhar has sought to defend the principle of jihad in Islam under specific circumstances, sharing his views…