Omar Abdel-Rahman
Yemen’s al-Qaeda leader says US refused to trade ‘Blind Sheikh’ for hostage
Middle East
March 7, 2017
Yemen’s al-Qaeda leader says US refused to trade ‘Blind Sheikh’ for hostage
The leader of al-Qaeda's Yemeni wing has said the United States refused to exchange jailed Muslim cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman…
Mourners gather for funeral of ‘Blind Sheikh’ in Daqahlia town
Egypt
February 23, 2017
Mourners gather for funeral of ‘Blind Sheikh’ in Daqahlia town
Thousands of mourners gathered in a small Egyptian town on Wednesday for the funeral of the Muslim cleric known as…
Body of ‘Blind Sheikh’ to be repatriated to Cairo Thursday
Egypt
February 22, 2017
Body of ‘Blind Sheikh’ to be repatriated to Cairo Thursday
Jama'a al-Islamiya group said Tuesday that the body of its spiritual leader Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as the Blind Sheikh, who died in…
Jama’a al-Islamiya to open headquarters, receive condolences for death of ‘Blind Sheikh’
Egypt
February 19, 2017
Jama’a al-Islamiya to open headquarters, receive condolences for death of ‘Blind Sheikh’
The Construction and Development Party, the political arm of al-Jama'a al-Islamiya group, will open its headquarters in different governorates to…
Blind Egyptian cleric behind 1990s terror plots dies in US prison
Egypt
February 19, 2017
Blind Egyptian cleric behind 1990s terror plots dies in US prison
Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in New York City in the decade before 9/11…
Egyptian militant’s US lawyer sentenced to 10 year term
Egypt
July 16, 2010
Egyptian militant’s US lawyer sentenced to 10 year term
New York--A New York lawyer who helped a terrorism suspect smuggle messages to his followers from prison was sentenced to…