Islamists
ElBaradei says failure to honor post-Morsi roadmap behind resignation
Egypt
May 12, 2015
ElBaradei says failure to honor post-Morsi roadmap behind resignation
The failure to honor the political roadmap that was laid out following former president Mohamed Morsi's ouster in 2013 was…
Reuters: Sisi’s crackdown on Islamists yet to win over Egyptian village
Egypt
April 22, 2015
Reuters: Sisi’s crackdown on Islamists yet to win over Egyptian village
Egyptian police often raid homes in this rundown village just outside Cairo, residents say -- part of a broad crackdown…
Retreating Boko Haram leaves mass of throat-slit corpses near Nigerian town
World
March 21, 2015
Retreating Boko Haram leaves mass of throat-slit corpses near Nigerian town
Soldiers from Niger and Chad who liberated the Nigerian town of Damasak from Boko Haram militants have discovered the bodies…
Nemtsov friend says Islamist motive for Moscow killing is nonsensical
World
March 9, 2015
Nemtsov friend says Islamist motive for Moscow killing is nonsensical
A colleague of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition figure shot dead near Moscow's Red Square, said suggestions he was killed by…
Poll: a more hardline Israeli government could compromise ties with Egypt
Egypt
March 3, 2015
Poll: a more hardline Israeli government could compromise ties with Egypt
52 percent of Egyptians believe that a more religiously hardline government in Israel could threaten the chances of normalizing ties…
Egypt postpones trial of Brotherhood head, 198 Islamists
Egypt
February 23, 2015
Egypt postpones trial of Brotherhood head, 198 Islamists
An Egyptian military court has postponed to March 9 the trial of the Muslim Brotherhood leader and 198 other Islamists…
Chomsky: US, Saudi Arabia caused evolution of Islamic State
Egypt
February 17, 2015
Chomsky: US, Saudi Arabia caused evolution of Islamic State
The United States’ military intervention in Iraq and the Saudi-born Islamic doctrine of Wahhabism has created the environment that brought…
Belgian court convicts Islamists on terrorism charges
World
February 11, 2015
Belgian court convicts Islamists on terrorism charges
A Belgian court on Wednesday jailed the leader of an Islamist group and several of his followers on terrorism charges…
Belgian police kill two in raid on suspected Islamists
World
January 15, 2015
Belgian police kill two in raid on suspected Islamists
Belgian police killed two men who opened fire on them during one of about a dozen raids on Thursday against…
Islamist opposition to set on Friday protests as of dawn
Egypt
November 26, 2014
Islamist opposition to set on Friday protests as of dawn
The government’s Islamist opponents said they are starting preparations for their massive protests planned for Friday as of dawn as…