AILY EWS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 N D ISSUE NO. 2267 NEWSTAND PRICE LE 4.00 EGYPT www.thedailynewsegypt.com Egypt’s Only Daily Independent Newspaper In English SUEZ ON HIGH ALERT SINAI SECURITY CURFEW BREAKERS A ship is targeted in an attempted Soldiers in Sinai are cracking down Cairo’s curfew is being broken; by terrorist attack in the Suez Canal on smuggling tunnels cafe goers 2 3 6 Arab League foreign ministers Constituent Assembly discuss Syria announced EGYPT REJECTS US LED MILITARY STRIKE ON SYRIA, ALLIES IN THE REGION AGREE SAYS FAHMY Presidency spokesman By Joel Gulhane The Arab League delegates met last week and held the “Syrian regime fully declares names in a Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabil Fah- responsible for this heinous crime.” my voiced his rejection of a possibil- The delegates also called on the inter- press conferencew ity of a US led military strike against national community and the United Syria ahead of an emergency meeting Nations Security Council to “assume By Fady Ashraf of Arab Foreign Ministers at the Arab its responsibilities and overcome the League set to take place on Sunday differences” in order to hold the re- Presidency Spokesman Ehab afternoon. gime responsible for “this crime.” Badawy announced in a Sunday Fahmy’s comments came just mo- The Syrian regime denies using press conference the names of the ments after US President Barack chemical weapons and has vowed members of the constituent assem- Obama announced on Saturday eve- to defend itself if attacked, while also bly, responsible for amending the ning that he was prepared to launch blaming the use of chemical weapons on suspended 2012 constitution. “military action against Syrian regime what it described as “terrorist” rebels. Badawy said that the assembly targets” adding that he is also seeking Iran, one of the Al-Assad regime’s should finish its work in 60 days the approval of the US Congress. strongest allies in the region, has after their first meeting, which is The ministry said that Fahmy, in vowed that any attack against Syria arranged to be next Sunday, 12 pm his interview with MBC, said the US would have “harsh consequences.” at the Shura Council. should “shoulder the burden of the Last Thursday Iran’s army chief said, In the first meeting, the assembly war in Iraq and Afghanistan” saying “any military action against Syria will will choose a head and one or more that Obama referred the decision to drive the Zionists [Israel] to the edge deputies. Congress to relieve himself of having Al-MalkyAhmed of fire,” in a statement published by The assembly will study the sug- to make the decision. The US presi- Arab Foreign Minsiters hold an emergency meeting on Syria the official IRNA news agency. He gestions by the 10-man committee dent said previously that the use of also warned that the ensuing conflict of experts, hold a societal dialogue chemical weapons in the Syrian con- The ministry statement also said ‘Friends of Syria’ nations, was that Fahmy along with other foreign would not be limited to the region. over the amendments and receive flict is a “red line”. that Fahmy “sees no great variation only a political solution can bring ministers from Arab League member The Syrian conflict has raged on suggestions from citizens and Obama believes that the US has ad- in the views of Egypt’s allies in the peace to Syria. Obama and others states are expected to meet at the for more than two years and has NGOs. equate amounts of intelligence informa- region” when it comes to launching a who have supported a military strike league’s headquarters on Sunday at claimed the lives of over 100,000 The last constituent assembly tion and evidence to hold the Syrian re- military strike against Syria. He added in recent weeks have said that the 6pm to discuss the Syrian crisis. Sec- people. According to the United Na- formed under ousted President gime responsible for a chemical attack that this issue would show that allies strike is meant to punish Syrian Pres- retary General of the Arab League tions Refugee Agency, as of 29 August Mohamed Morsi was criticised for on 21 August and he does not intend have differences of opinions and that ident Bashar Al-Assad’s regime for Nabil El-Araby said on Sunday morn- there were over 1.8 million registered being predominantly Islamist. to wait for the results of the United they should respect each other’s views. using chemical weapons and is not ing that the Syrian National Coalition refugees who are included in the ‘total Nations chemical weapons inspectors Over the last year the Egyptian intended to swing the momentum of President Ahmad Jarba had made a re- persons of concern’ figure which is For complete list of names, before launching a military operation. stance, along with that of the other the conflict in favour of the rebels. quest to address the foreign ministers. just under 2 million. turn to page 2 Three prominent Brotherhood leaders arrested Brotherhood: Arrests include anyone who Security crackdowns on Morsi supporters continue opposes ‘putschists’ By Basil El-Dabh was arrested from his residence in currently being revised as part of Muslim Brotherhood says “unprecedented” numbers took to the streets on 30 August the Sharqeya governorate, accord- the transitional roadmap put in Sobhi Saleh and Farid Ismail were ing to Aswat Masriya news website. place following the overthrow of the two most recent leading Mus- Mohamed Kamal El-Din, a mem- former president Mohamed Morsi. lim Brotherhood figures arrested ber of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Fifteen-day detentions for for- amid a large wave of arrests against Guidance Bureau, was also report- mer Supreme Guide of the Mus- the group. edly arrested at dawn on Sunday lim Brotherhood Mahdy Akef and Former Shura Council and Broth- during a raid on his home in the area chairman of the Freedom and Jus- erhood member Sobhi Saleh was of Al-Zahraa in Assiut governorate. tice Party Saad Al-Katatny were arrested on Saturday in the area of Charges against Saleh and Ismail also renewed on Sunday for alleg- Borg Al-Arab near Alexandria. have yet to be officially announced. edly inciting the killing of protest- Senior member of the Muslim Both of the figures were mem- ers in front of the Muslim Brother- Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice bers in the Constituent Assembly hood’s headquarters in Moqattam Party and former MP Farid Ismail that drafted the 2012 constitution, on 30 June. Perpetrators of second Rafah massacre arrested By Nasser Azazi ed that Adel Mohamed Ibrahim, also 1987, and his brother, born 1989. known as Adel Habara, who is report- The three individuals will be trans- North Sinai Security forces arrested ed 40 years old, was arrested Saturday ferred into the custody of Egypt’s three individuals thought to have night while hiding out in Al-Arish. He armed forces for investigation into been involved in the murder of 25 sol- has been sentenced to death for com- their involvement in the murder of diers two weeks ago in the Abu Tawila mitting acts of murder while serving as 25 central security soldiers in Rafah. region located along the international leader of Al-Qaeda in the Sinai Penin- The three reportedly admitted to Al-Arish/Rafah road. sula. Ibrahim was arrested along with being directly involved in the killing of AFP Photo A North Sinai security source stat- an individual known as Ahmed M., born the soldiers. Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood protest in the coastal city of Alexandria on Friday By Hend Kortam Council for Support of Legitimacy, dent [Morsi] and kept him in an Egyptian Stock Exchange which includes 11 Islamist parties unknown location, suspended the The people will not rest until they and unions. constitution and dissolved the Closing Daily Change bring down the military regime, “Egyptians thought after the 2011 Shura Council,” the statement said. EGX 30 5,301.02 0.63% the Muslim Brotherhood said in a Revolution that they regained their The Brotherhood also spoke of statement on Saturday. freedom, dignity, and sovereignty… the arrests of political figures and EGX 70 446.02 1.03% The revolting people will not but the thieves of the revolutions car- fabricating charges against them, rest after last Friday’s protests and ried out a military coup…” the state- adding that the scope of arrests has 7.4003 7.745 EGX 100 753.19 0.84% will “fill the streets and squares ev- ment read. It added that the “putsch- widened to include anyone who op- EGX 20 6,162.25 0.65% ery day until they regain the revo- ists”, or supporters of the coup, have poses them. 6.9856 7.0157 lution,” the Brotherhood said, add- used the political differences between “They crossed all the red lines,” ing that there would be a “peaceful different political groups and parties the Brotherhood said. 9.1654 9.5406 escalation.” as well as everyday problems to con- The 3 July removal of Morsi has Commentary A few thousand supporters of trol power and dominate. further widened the political divide 10.7381 11.1776 Conspiraces about the deep state in the wake former President Mohamed Morsi The Brotherhood described the in the country. While the Brother- of Morsi’s overthrow are overblown, writes Ra- marched across the country last coup as “worse than the rule of hood was quick to describe it as a 1.853 1.9173 sheed Hammouda. The truth is much simpler Friday in objection to the violent ousted President Hosni Mubarak.” coup, the military has maintained dispersals of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya “There were some people calling that it was not and that it has only Page 5 and Al-Nahda sit-ins.