A court in Egypt sentenced 14 Islamists members of the jihadist organization al-Tawhid wal-Jihad to death for their roles in a series of attacks in northern Sinai.
Multiple US drone strikes have hit targets in Yemen and Afghanistan during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, killing several—all said to be al-Qaeda-linked militants.
As urban warfare rages in Damascus and Aleppo, rebel gunmen abducted 47 Iranian pilgrims outside the capital—and a mob attack on Alawites was reported in Turkey.
A suicide attack killed 35 at the funeral of a Yemeni tribal leader who fought al-Qaeda militants—as a US drone strike in Hadramout province killed five.
The Egyptian government announced that it has requested the release of the last of its citizens currently being held at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility.
Amnesty International published a report holding the Syrian government responsible for human rights violations in Aleppo that AI claims amount to crimes against humanity.
Saudi Arabia‘s Ministry of the Interior announced July 30 that a former Guantánamo Bay inmate who had completed the country’s militant rehabilitation program surrendered to Saudi authorities. Adnan al-Sayegh, who was placed in the Ministry’s rehabilitation program after returning from Guantánamo in 2006,… Read moreEx-Gitmo detainee surrenders in Saudi Arabia
The Syrian National Council and allied Free Syrian Army are portrayed as the sole leadership of Syria’s revolution—as Kurdish nationalists and left-wing parties as well as jihadis have refused to accept their umbrella.
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi ordered the release of 572 people who had been convicted by the military. A total of 9,714 have been released of the 11,879 detained by the military since last year’s uprising.
An Omani court began a case against 15 protesters accused of defamation and illegal assembly. Authorities have arrested over 30 who had been protesting to demand political reform and release of detained rights defenders.
Turkey has called a NATO meeting to discuss a response to the shooting down of one of its warplanes by Syrian forces—as the Free Syria Army establishes a command center in Istanbul, and sends a delegation to Washington.
As thousands of Egyptians fill Tahrir Square to protest the military’s assumption of new powers, Algerian Islamist leaders warned of an “Algeria-like scenario” —a reference to the country’s decade-long civil war.
