Hamas demands changes to reconciliation plan to say Palestinians can keep fighting IsraelOctober 15th, 2009 Hamas wants changes to Egypt's reconciliation planDAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian-based leaders of the Islamic militant Hamas said Thursday the group will not sign an Egyptian-mediated proposal to reconcile with rival Fatah unless it is amended to say Palestinians have the right to keep fighting Israel. The joint statement by Hamas and seven other radical, Damascus-based Palestinian factions came in response to a pressing deadline by Egypt to respond to their proposal within days.
Palestinian Hamas faction in Syria rejects Egyptian plan to reconcile with rival FatahOctober 15th, 2009 Hamas in Syria spurns plan to reconcile with FatahDAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian-based leadership of the militant Palestinian Hamas said Thursday it has rejected an Egyptian-mediated proposal to reconcile with the rival Fatah group. Hamas and seven other Damascus-based Palestinian factions issued a joint statement saying the reconciliation plan must be revised to include a reference to the Palestinian right to resist Israeli occupation.
Fatah accepts plan to reconcile with Hamas, hold new Palestinian electionsOctober 14th, 2009 Fatah says it's ready to reconcile with HamasRAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party on Wednesday said it had accepted a proposal to hold new presidential and legislative elections next year as part of a broad package meant to end a bitter rivalry with the Islamic militant group Hamas. Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan said the party had signed the Egyptian-mediated proposal and was dispatching an envoy to Cairo on Thursday to deliver the response.
Clinton predicts Democrats won't suffer the sort of losses that hobbled him in 1994September 30th, 2009 Clinton says 2010 elections won't be as bad as '94WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton predicts that Democrats won't suffer the kind of political meltdown that hobbled his administration after the 1994 elections. Democrats lost control of the House for the first time in 40 years after those elections.
Amid concerns about Islamic extremist threats, German politicians hold final election ralliesSeptember 26th, 2009 German politicians stage last campaign ralliesBERLIN — Germany's political parties are holding final rallies for national elections after Islamic militants warned of retribution for the country's presence in Afghanistan. Germany holds national elections on Sunday and Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes to be returned for a second term in office.
Egyptian embassy says Mubarak undecided on new term, cites mistranslationAugust 18th, 2009 Embassy says Mubarak undecided on new termWASHINGTON — The Egyptian embassy in Washington says President Hosni Mubarak's remarks about his plans to seek another term were mistranslated and that he has made no decision. Karim Haggag, the embassy spokesman, said Tuesday that Mubarak was referring to the 2005 Egyptian elections in which he ran on a platform of political reform.
Egyptian embassy says Mubarak undecided on new term, cites mistranslationAugust 18th, 2009 Embassy says Mubarak undecided on new termWASHINGTON — The Egyptian embassy in Washington says President Hosni Mubarak's remarks about his plans to seek another term were mistranslated and that he has made no decision. Karim Haggag, the embassy spokesman, said Tuesday that Mubarak was referring to the 2005 Egyptian elections in which he ran on a platform of political reform.
Israeli army mistakenly shoots and wounds Egyptian policeman along borderAugust 17th, 2009 Israeli soldiers shoot Egyptian policemanJERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers mistakenly shot and wounded an Egyptian policeman Monday along the border between the two countries, the Israeli military said. A routine patrol identified an armed figure at the border before dawn, and when the Israeli troops challenged the man he cocked his weapon, prompting the soldiers to open fire, the army said.
Opposition urges Iran's top clerics to pressure Islamic regime to release protestersJuly 25th, 2009 Iran's opposition asks for help from top clericsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's opposition leaders appealed to the top clerics in the holy city of Qom on Saturday to pressure the ruling Islamic regime to release protesters and activists who they say have been tortured following last month's disputed presidential election. The opposition hopes that enlisting the support of the clerics will provide an effective counterweight to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, who has dismissed the opposition's claims of fraud in the June 12 election.
Tajik authorities arrest alleged members of banned Islamic group on religious hate chargesJune 24th, 2009 Tajiks arrest alleged Islamic group membersDUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Tajikistan said Wednesday that the alleged leader of a banned Islamic movement and dozens of followers have been arrested on charges of inciting religious hatred. The arrests reflect mounting concern over the persistent popularity of radical Islamic groups in this poor ex-Soviet nation, which shares a porous 830-mile (1,300-kilometer) border with Afghanistan.
Egyptian man cuts off his own organ after family axes his plans to marry lower class girlJune 1st, 2009 Family axes wedding plans, Egyptian cuts off organCAIRO — A 25-year-old Egyptian man cut off his own penis to spite his family after he was refused permission to marry a girl from a lower class family, police reported Sunday. After unsuccessfully petitioning his father for two years to marry the girl, the man heated up a knife and sliced off his reproductive organ, said a police official.
Egyptian man cuts off his own penis after family won't let him marry lower class girlMay 31st, 2009 Egypt man cuts off his penis for love, say policeCAIRO — A 25-year-old Egyptian man cut off his own penis to spite his family after he was refused permission to marry a girl from a lower class family, police reported Sunday. After unsuccessfully petitioning his father for two years to marry the girl, the man heated up a knife and sliced off his reproductive organ, said a police official.
Egyptian man cuts off his own penis after family axes his plans to marry lower class girlMay 31st, 2009 Family axes wedding plans, Egyptian cuts off penisCAIRO — A 25-year-old Egyptian man cut off his own penis to spite his family after he was refused permission to marry a girl from a lower class family, police reported Sunday. After unsuccessfully petitioning his father for two years to marry the girl, the man heated up a knife and sliced off his reproductive organ, said a police official.
Egyptian police find 900 kg explosivesApril 15th, 2009 Al-ARISH - In two separate incidents, Egyptian security forces Wednesday found an estimated 900 kg of explosives in the Sinai peninsula and arrested three Palestinians for entering Egypt illegally, police said. The explosives, which were discovered in the Jafjafa region of central Sinai, included 50 kg of TNT and 18 mobile phones that could have been used to detonate the explosives remotely, a source in Egypt's interior ministry told DPA on condition of anonymity.
Blair hails Egypt's role in Gaza truceJanuary 27th, 2009 CAIRO - International Quartet's envoy for the Middle East and former British prime minister Tony Blair Wednesday praised the ongoing Egyptian efforts to consolidate a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Following talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Blair said it's the most important move to stabilize the fragile truce in Gaza, Egpyt's MENA news agency reported.
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