al-qaeda
Wednesday’s papers: Threats to Coptic Church, no international election monitoring
Egypt
November 3, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Threats to Coptic Church, no international election monitoring
Fears of a possible terrorist attack on the Coptic Church, stemming from recent al-Qaeda threats, dominate Wednesday’s papers. Al-Shorouk leads…
Security ramped up for Coptic pope’s sermon; Brotherhood condemns al-Qaeda threats
Egypt
November 2, 2010
Security ramped up for Coptic pope’s sermon; Brotherhood condemns al-Qaeda threats
The Coptic Church has begun tightening security in advance of Pope Shenouda III's
Security beefed-up in Luxor to protect Christian pilgrims
Egypt
November 2, 2010
Security beefed-up in Luxor to protect Christian pilgrims
Luxor-- Egyptian police on Tuesday beefed up security measures for a Coptic festival being held in the ancient city of…
Local experts skeptical about al-Qaeda threats to attack Egyptian churches
Egypt
November 1, 2010
Local experts skeptical about al-Qaeda threats to attack Egyptian churches
Local experts on Islamic movements express doubt that al-Qaeda would carry out threats to attack churches in Egypt as it…
Al-Qaeda militants warned Egyptian Copts in Baghdad hostage incident
Egypt
November 1, 2010
Al-Qaeda militants warned Egyptian Copts in Baghdad hostage incident
Baghdad--Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen on Sunday took more than 100 Iraqi Catholics hostage in a Baghdad church while issuing a 48-hour deadline…
Yemen arrests suspects, Egypt takes precautions, as shipped parcels confirmed as bombs
Egypt
October 31, 2010
Yemen arrests suspects, Egypt takes precautions, as shipped parcels confirmed as bombs
Egypt increased security measures in its airports in the wake of terrorism threats circulating on Saturday. Civil Aviation Minister Ahmed…
Al-Qaida threatens to nab Iraq ministers’ families
World
October 12, 2010
Al-Qaida threatens to nab Iraq ministers’ families
Al-Qaeda's umbrella group in Iraq has threatened to kidnap family members of Iraqi politicians and ministers unless the wife and…
Police give all clear after Eiffel Tower bomb alert
World
September 29, 2010
Police give all clear after Eiffel Tower bomb alert
Paris--Paris police reopened the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday to the public after tourists were evacuated following the second bomb alert…
Al-Qaeda leader criticizes ElBaradei in most recent video
Egypt
September 16, 2010
Al-Qaeda leader criticizes ElBaradei in most recent video
The second in command in Al-Qaeda's terrorist network, Ayman al-Zawahiri, delivered a scathing criticism of Mohamed ElBaradei, the former director…
Son of blind sheikh released from Egyptian prison
Egypt
September 5, 2010
Son of blind sheikh released from Egyptian prison
After seven years in jail, Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman's eldest son, Mohamed, has been released from an Egyptian prison.Security forces…