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Egypt
EgyptAir stewardesses begin wearing hijab
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Egypt arrests a number of wanted jihadists in Sinai
Since Wednesday, Egyptian authorities have reportedly arrested a number of wanted jihadists operating in the Sinai Peninsula. The brother of one of the arrested has threatened to carry out attacks if his brother, Ahmed Allam el Hefny, is not released.
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Egypt
Egypt’s Hard-Line Islamists Seek to Sway Constitution
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Al Qaeda
Pentagon releases Benghazi timeline, defends response
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Egypt
More than 10,000 radical Islamists demonstrated in Cairo demanding that Egypt’s new constitution be based on sharia law. Egypt’s main Salafist party and the Muslim Brotherhood party said they were not taking part in the protest. Many of the protesters were members of Gamaa Islamiya.
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More al Qaeda links to Cairo terror cell reportedly found
Egyptian authorities continue to investigate the Nasr City terrorist cell, which they say has ties to al Qaeda and the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.
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Egypt
Egypt – Salafi Front to join Friday’s pro-Sharia protest
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Ansar Jerusalem eulogizes Eilat attacker in new video
Today Ansar Jerusalem released a video to jihadist forums in which it eulogizes Ibrahim Oweidah Nasser Bereikat, who died on Aug. 26, and shows the interrogation of a “spy” involved in his assassination.
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Egypt
Egypt – Constitution authors lean toward restricting gender equality, religious freedom
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Egypt
In Egypt streets, Islamists throw weight around
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Zawahiri says raids on diplomatic facilities were ‘defeats’ for US
In a message addressed to Shabaab, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia, Ayman al Zawahiri cites the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in Benghazi, as well as the assaults on US embassies in Cairo and Sanaa, as evidence of American weakness.
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Egypt
Egypt: Bishop says police failed to protect church land from Salafi attack
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Al Salafiyya Al Jihadiyya denies jihadists responsible for deaths of 3 Egyptian policemen
In a statement posted on jihadist forums on Monday, Al Salafiyya Al Jihadiyya denied that jihadists were responsible for the recent killing of the three Egyptian policemen in the city of el-Arish in the North Sinai governorate.
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Jihadists suspected in deaths of 3 Egyptian policemen
Three Egyptian policemen were shot and killed in the city of el-Arish in the North Sinai governorate. Before fleeing the scene, the attackers reportedly “raised a black flag associated with jihadis and shouted ‘God is great.'”
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Egypt
Salafists demonstrated in Cairo for greater use of sharia law in Egypt’s constitution. Salafists clashed with Liberal protesters who chanted slogans against President Mursi. Police arrested 12 suspects linked to al Qaeda; weapons and explosives were also seized.
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Egypt
Egyptians protest for applying Islamic laws
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Al Qaeda
Makeshift Islamic Courts Fill Void in the Sinai
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Egypt arrests pro-al Qaeda jihadist tied to Benghazi suspect
Sheikh ‘Adel Shehato, a senior Egyptian jihadist who helped instigate the Sept. 11 protest in Cairo, has been arrested in Egypt. Authorities allege that he was the founder of the Nasr City terrorist cell. Members of the cell are reportedly connected to the terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi.
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Germany
German Jihadists Target Youth on the Internet, Study Finds
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Old school Egyptian jihadists linked to 9/11 Cairo protest, Benghazi suspect
Muhammad Jamal al Kashef, who is suspected of playing a role in the terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11, has longstanding ties to a group of al Qaeda-linked jihadists who helped incite a protest in Cairo that same day.
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Egypt
Revolution Brings Hard Times for Egypt’s Treasures
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Egypt
Growing Influence of Religion Sparks Fears across Egypt
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Egyptian security official dismisses reports of foiled terror plot in Sinai
An Egyptian security official has dismissed reports that suggested that jihadists were planning to carry out attacks at Sinai resorts.
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Video reportedly shows key suspect from Benghazi attack
An Egyptian media organization has posted a video purportedly showing Muhammad Jamal al Kashef, who is one of the main suspects in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. Jamal has longstanding ties to Ayman al Zawahiri and his younger brother, Mohammed al Zawahiri.
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Iran
Sudan, After Blast, Greets Iran Ships
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Plot to attack tourist sites in Sinai reportedly thwarted
Last Friday, Egyptian authorities arrested five jihadists near the border with Gaza who were planning to carry out attacks against tourist sites in the Sinai Peninsula.
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Egypt
Israel rattled by rise in anti-Semitic rhetoric from Egypt
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Lebanon
Hizbollah debates dropping support for the regime of President Bashar al-Assad
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Zawahiri notes death of Blind Sheikh’s son ‘on the pure soil of Khorasan’
Al Qaeda’s emir also lauded the imprisoned jihadist cleric and vowed to help free him from US custody.
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaida group urges jihad after Gaza leaders is part of jihad against Jews, threaten large-scale retaliation
