Posts Tagged ‘leading-member’

Egypt Salafist ‘able to stand’

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

A Cairo court rules that Hazem Abu Ismail, a leading member of the conservative Salafist movement, is eligible to stand in Egypt’s May presidential election,

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Egypt Salafist ‘able to stand’

Egyptian authorities say they’ve arrested senior al-Qaeda official

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

CAIRO — A leading member of the extremist group al-Qaeda reportedly was arrested in Cairo International Airport, where he was traveling on an Emirates Airline flight, according to airport officials. The officials said they had detained Egyptian-born Mohammed Ibrahim Makkawi, and identified him as the senior al-Qaeda leader known as Saif al-Adel (the “sword of justice” in Arabic). Read full article > >

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32 CSM man faces terrorism charge

Friday, August 20th, 2010

A leading member of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement is charged with committing an offence under terrorism legislation.

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