August, 2007

• 1 August

  Egypt government delivers twin blows to opposition party

  One of Egypt’s most prominent secular opposition parties received two serious blows on Tuesday when a court declined to free its ailing leader Ayman Nur on health grounds and handed his job to a rival.

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• 1 August

  Egypt raises alert at Cairo airport after Al Qaida threats

  Egypt has increased security at its international airport in response to threats of an Al Qaida strike.

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• 1 August

  Rice Announces Proposed Arms Deals with Egypt, Israel

  U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has announced a proposed $13 billion military aid deal with Egypt and a $30 billion military package for Israel.

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• 1 August

  Hamas curbs arms flow: Egypt

  The smuggling of weapons, ammunition and drugs through tunnels from Egypt into the Gaza Strip has dropped significantly since the Islamist movement Hamas took control in June, Egyptian military officials said.

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• 1 August

  U.S. asks Saudis for Iraq help, offers arms deal

  U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates will ask Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to help more with U.S. efforts in Iraq and discuss a big arms deal for Washington’s Gulf ally.

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• 1 August

  Islamismul de tip Taliban, o evolutie radicala in cadrul liniilor islamiste

  “Acceptăm Shari’a  legea lui Dumnezeu….dacă cineva consumă alcool în public, chiar dacă  Consiliul Natiunilor Unite sau Charta Natiunilor Unite spune ca acela nu trebuie pedepsit, noi îl vom pedepsi. AcÅ£iunile ÅŸi  politica noastră sunt în concordanţă cu voinÅ£a lui Dumnezeu, aÅŸa cum este ea conÅ£inută în Qu’ran.

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• 1 August

  Father says Egyptian police killed son in clashes

  A 15-year-old Egyptian boy died on Tuesday of gunshot wounds sustained during anti-government protests between Sinai Bedouin and Egyptian police a day earlier near the border with the Gaza Strip, his father said.

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• 1 August

  Witnesses: Feds probe 2 detainee deaths

  A civilian grand jury is investigating the deaths of two detainees at a U.S. jail in Afghanistan nearly 5 years ago, according to current and former service members who said they’ve testified.

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• 1 August

  Taliban deadline looms with fears for 21 South Korean hostages

  A noon deadline imposed on 21 surviving South Korean hostages kidnapped by the Taliban approached Wednesday with negotiations apparently deadlocked and international concern growing.

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July, 2007

• 31 July

  Police find body of 2nd slain SKorean

  Police at daybreak Tuesday discovered the body of a second South Korean hostage slain by the Taliban, officials said. A purported Taliban spokesman had said the hostage was killed because the Afghan government failed to release imprisoned insurgents

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