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VIDEO: A history of calling Obama a Muslim September 18, 2015
After Donald Trump fails to correct one of his supporters calling Barack Obama a Muslim, we look back on the history of this phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show September 18, 2015
As the Frankfurt Motor Show draws to a close, Theo Leggett looks at what you could be driving away after that big lottery win.
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VIDEO: Pianist of Yarmouk's journey to Europe September 18, 2015
Ayham al-Ahmad, the pianist of Yarmouk, records his journey, as he leaves Syria for Europe.
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VIDEO: Pressure on Zagreb reception centres September 18, 2015
The BBC's Christian reports from one of the registration centres in and around the Croatia capital Zagreb.
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VIDEO: Trump laughs off Obama 'Muslim' question September 18, 2015
Donald Trump is criticised for failing to correct a supporter who said US President Barack Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".
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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
Saadat’s Assassination
– AHMAD ABU LABAN
Ahmad Abu Laban was born in Jaffa in 1946, under British mandate - today in Israel. Continue reading
– BASHIR NAFI
Bashir Musa Mohammed Nafi was born in 1953 in Egypt. He holds Egyptian and Irish passports. Continue reading
– FATHI SHAQAQI
Fathi Shaqaqi was born in 1951 in Gaza Strip under Egyptian rule. He studied mathematics at Bir-Zeit University in the West Bank Continue reading
– KHALID EL-ISLAMBOULI
Khalid Ahmed Showky El-Islambouli was born, probably, in 1954, in northern Egypt. He graduated from the Egyptian Military Academy with excellent grades. Continue reading
– EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD
The EGYPTIAN Islamic Jihad originated from the EGYPTIAN Jamaa Islamiya and was formally formed in 1980 from the merger of two clusters of Islamist groups. Continue reading
– ABU UBAIDAH AL-BANSHIRI
Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri was born in 05/1950 in Cairo Egypt. He joined the Egyptian police in the early 70s’. Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri was a devoted Muslim deeply influenced by the books of Sayyid Qutb, the mentor of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Continue reading
– SHEIKH OMAR ABDEL RAHMAN
Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman was born in Egypt on 05/03/1938. He became blind in young age because of a disease. After Egypt signed a Peace treaty with Israel in 11/1978 an Islamic opposition group, that revoked any recognition of Israel, Jama’a al Islamiyya, emerged in Egypt. The blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman became the spiritual leader of that group. Continue reading
– ALI MOHAMMED – AL-QAEDA SPY IN U.S
Ali Mohammed is an USA citizen of Egyptian Muslim origin born in 1951. He was conscripted to Egyptian army in 1970, served in the Egyptian military intelligence and got commando training, as a member of the Egyptian army, in Port Brag, USA, at the beginning of 1980. Continue reading
– MOHAMMED ATEF – ABU HAFEZ
Mohammed Atef was born in Egypt and was an Egyptian Islamic Jihad activist. After the assassination of the Egyptian President Anwar Saadat, on 10/06/1981, and the crack down on Islamic Jihad activist, he fled Egypt to Somalia sometime in the middle of the ‘80. Continue reading
– AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI
In 1979 dr’ Ayman Al Zawahiri became one of the leaders of the extreme Egyptian Islamic Jihad. After the assassination of the Egyptian President Anwar Saadat, on 10/06/1981, Ayman Al Zawahiri, like many other Islamic jihad militants, was arrested and later sentenced to 3 years in jail. Continue reading