Al Qaeda-linked group urges Egyptian students to continue protestsDecember 14, 2013 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An al Qaeda-inspired group based in Sinai is urging Egyptian students who support the ousted Islamist president to continue their protests against the new military-backed government, the Associated Press reports. The statement by Ansar Beit al-Maqdis is uncommon for a jihadi, al-Qaida-inspired militant group. Most hard-liners have derided Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and its allies for choosing demonstrations and elections over taking up arms. The message from the group, whose name is Arabic for the "Partisans of Jerusalem," was posted on a militant website Saturday, Dec 14. The group has claimed responsibility for attacks including last month's killing of a senior security officer, saying it was retaliation for the arrest of female Morsi supporters. The ousted president’s supporters have kept up protests since the July 3 coup, which followed demonstrations by millions calling for him to leave office. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. |