I wanna puke…
Sudanese editor kidnapped and beheaded
UPDATE: Someone claimed responsibility for the attack, in a statement sent to Reuters signed by “Abu Hafs al-Sudani, who said he was the leader of al Qaeda in Sudan and Africa.”

Man claims beheading of Sudan editor for al Qaeda
12 Sep 2006 12:48:31 GMT
KHARTOUM, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A man [...]

Three suspects charged in the bombings of Taba were sentenced to death few minutes ago, by a State Security Court in Ismailiya.
UPDATE: Photographer and friend Nasser Nouri was in Ismailiya covering the trial. He shared some of his pix with 3arabawy.

And here’s an AP report on the trial…

Egypt sentences 3 suspects to death
By ASHRAF SWEILAM
Thursday, [...]

As-Sahab, Al-Qaeda’s “media wing”, has released a new video few minutes ago on Al-Jazeera, that includes scenes broadcasted for the first time, showing Sheikh Osama bin Laden, and Abu Hafs el-Masri, Ramzi Binalshibah and at least two of the 9/11 hijackers prior to the operation. I still haven’t seen the whole video yet, but from [...]

Following up on the previous posting, the new US army manual has been issued finally yesterday, supposedly “banning torture” and other inhumane treatment of prisoners in the army’s, but not the CIA’s custody.

From the BBC…

Bush admits to CIA secret prisons
President Bush has acknowledged the existence of secret CIA prisons and said 14 key terrorist suspects have now been sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The suspects, who include the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, have now been moved out of CIA custody and will face [...]

Al-Jazeera has just reported that: “Israel says it will lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon on Thursday evening.”
UPDATE: More details in this Reuters report.

The Center for Socialist Studies has announced its September schedule of events:
Tuesday, 12 September, 8pm to 10pm
How can we read the new constitutional amendments?
Judge Hisham Bastaweessi
Dr. Gamal Zahran, Member of Parliament
Sameh Naguib, researcher with the Center for Socialist Studies

Sunday, 17 September, 7pm to 9pm
In the aftermath of resistance in Lebanon, where is the Middle East [...]

I’m currently uploading Gigabytes of miscellaneous photos (demos, funerals, conferences, street clashes, scenes from the aftermath of terror strikes in Sinai, etc…) I’ve been taking since 2004, so that they would be available for websurfers. It’ll take me few days to get it all done hopefully. Meanwhile, keep an eye on my flickr account.

(Up on [...]

My friend Ryan O’Kane sent me this interesting piece from Debka Files, a security website with close ties to Israeli intelligence circles.
“Lebanese Security” Is the Pretext for the Naval Babel around Lebanon’s Shores

Here is a Reuters report by my friend Summer Said about the recently announced crackdowns on alleged militants in Alexandria and the northern provinces.

Egypt arrests 95 over suspected militant links
CAIRO, Sept 5- Egyptian security forces have arrested close to 95 people suspected of links to Islamic militancy in sweeps north of the capital, security sources [...]

From Reuters…

Egypt restores ties with Costa Rica, El Salvador
By Aziz El-Kaissouni
CAIRO, Sept 4- Egypt said on Monday it would re-establish formal diplomatic ties with Costa Rica and El Salvador following decisions by both countries to move their embassies in Israel to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem.
Costa Rica and El Salvador had been the only [...]