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Plot to attack tourist sites in Sinai reportedly thwarted




Israel rattled by rise in anti-Semitic rhetoric from Egypt




Hizbollah debates dropping support for the regime of President Bashar al-Assad




Zawahiri notes death of Blind Sheikh's son 'on the pure soil of Khorasan'




Al-Qaida group urges jihad after Gaza leaders is part of jihad against Jews, threaten large-scale retaliation




Al Qaeda-linked jihadists helped incite 9/11 Cairo protest

As-Sahab-video-Mohammed Zawahiri-Shahtu-Ashoush.jpgA video released by Al Faroq media earlier this month shows four al Qaeda-linked jihadists inciting the US embassy protest in Cairo on Sept. 11. One of them is Rifai Ahmed Taha Musa, a Gamaa Islamiyya leader whose ties to senior al Qaeda leaders date to the 1990s.


Sudan: a front for Israel's proxy war on Sinai jihadis?




A Libyan suspected of involvement in the attack on the US embassy in Libya was killed during a raid by Egyptian security forces in Cairo. Four other Egyptians were detained. The suspects were thought to have links to al Qaeda.




Tunisia Jews: A tiny community hanging on - and cooking




Foreign fighters worry - and boost - Syrian rebels




FRANCE 24 journalist assaulted in Cairo




Saad al-Katatny, newly elected head of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, said the party's goal is to institute sharia law. Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader Mohammed Badie called on Muslims worldwide to "liberate" Jerusalem, saying "[t]he jihad for the recovery of Jerusalem is a duty for all Muslims" and the conquest of the city "will not be done through negotiations or at the United Nations."




Saad el-Katatny was elected leader of the Muslim Brotherhood party. Katatny belongs to the more conservative branch of the party. About 10,000 protesters from liberal groups rallied in Cairo demanding that the country's constitution represent all factions of society.




Egypt's Islamist revival most evident at the grass roots




Ansar Jerusalem threatens to attack Israel for killing top Salafi leaders in Gaza




Egypt launched a civilian investigation of the military's role in the killing of protesters during the 17-month uprising that removed the military from power. The probe challenges the military's traditional immunity to outside scrutiny.




Israel Aims Strikes at Militants in Gaza




Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood plays to popular anti-Israel sentiment as political tensions mount




Senior Egyptian Islamist: Don't Disarm Sinai Groups




A draft of Egypt's new constitution was released to the public. Protests in Cairo led to clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt's President Mursi. More than 100 were injured.