assassinations
Prosecution refers 67 involved in top prosecutor’s assassination to court
Egypt
May 9, 2016
Prosecution refers 67 involved in top prosecutor’s assassination to court
Egypt’s public prosecutor referred 67 defendants to criminal court on Sunday in the case of late public prosecutor Hisham Barakat’s…
Different minister, same assassination method
Opinion
September 5, 2013
Different minister, same assassination method
The recent assassination attempt of Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim closely echoes previous failed assassination attempts over the past 30 years on…
Tunisia’s assassination echoes in Egypt
Opinion
February 22, 2013
Tunisia’s assassination echoes in Egypt
As Tunisia reels from the implications of the assassination of Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid, once again, events in the…
Fact box: Egypt’s deadly history of political assassinations
Egypt
February 7, 2013
Fact box: Egypt’s deadly history of political assassinations
A widely circulated video showing hardline Sheikh Mahmoud Shaaban condoning the killing of opposition members on Egyptian Salafi channel Al-Hafez…
Israel kills Hamas commander, bombs Gaza targets
World
November 14, 2012
Israel kills Hamas commander, bombs Gaza targets
Israel killed the military commander of the Islamist group Hamas in a missile strike on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday…
Media: Iran breaks up nuclear assassination cells
World
July 22, 2012
Media: Iran breaks up nuclear assassination cells
Iran has arrested some of those responsible for assassinations of its nuclear scientists, state media reported on Sunday, in a…
Omar Makram imam says he has survived 4 assassination attempts
Egypt
March 2, 2012
Omar Makram imam says he has survived 4 assassination attempts
The imam of the Omar Makram Mosque off Tahrir Square said Friday that an unknown assailant tried to shoot him…
Prosecutor, judge killed in northwest Syria
World
February 19, 2012
Prosecutor, judge killed in northwest Syria
BEIRUT — Gunmen assassinated a senior prosecutor and a judge in a restive province in northwest Syria on Sunday, the…
Jama’a al-Islamiya says saboteurs planning assassinations for 25 January
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya says saboteurs planning assassinations for 25 January
A media official at an Islamist Egyptian group said on Sunday that there is a plot to carry out assassinations…
Iran sends rare letter to US over killed scientist
World
January 15, 2012
Iran sends rare letter to US over killed scientist
Iran said on Saturday it had evidence Washington was behind the latest killing of one of its nuclear scientists, state…