The Financial Times Houthis respond to Saudi-led air strikes Houthi rebels said they had responded to a Saudi-led aerial bombing campaign against Yemen's capital of Sana'a by launching rockets across the northern border into the oil-rich kingdom, as civil conflict threatens to escalate into a regional war. Saudi Arabia — backed by a 10-country Muslim coalition — launched air strikes in the early hours of Thursday against targets in Houthi-controlled Sana'a, including the capital's airport and a military air base. Other states, including Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan, Morocco and Sudan, have said they are willing to participate in the operation, "Operation Storm of Resoluteness". Reports said the operation was for now limited to air strikes, but some of the allies — Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan and Sudan — may be willing to contribute ground forces. Read more: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/dd53ad1a-d37f-11e4-99bd-00144feab7de.html#axzz3VTLM6NH4 Al Monitor Egypt challenges court ruling on Hamas 'terrorism' Over the last three years, even when Mohammed Morsi was president, Egyptian media outlets have carried out an unprecedented campaign against Hamas. Egyptian hostility toward the movement has grown since July 2014, when many Egyptians held Hamas responsible for the bloodshed in Gaza after Israeli military strikes against the Strip. The Egyptian media have linked Hamas to several crimes: the storming of Egyptian prisons; killing protesters in Tahrir Square during the January 25 Revolution; the bombings at Karam al-Kawadis military base in November 2014 and in El-Arish in January 2015. The media have also linked the movement to various crises in Egypt, such as the gasoline and diesel fuel shortages and the power outages, prompting media personality Ahmed Moussa to call for Egyptian forces to strike Hamas camps in Gaza on his TV show "Ala Mas'ouliyati." Egyptian lawyers Samir Sabri and Ashraf Saeed filed a lawsuit against Hamas, teaming up with the State Litigation Authority, which legally represents the Egyptian state, demanding that Egypt consider the group a terrorist organization, in light of its involvement in the aforementioned terrorist acts on Egyptian territory. In February 2015, the Cairo Court for Urgent Matters ruled in favor of deeming the movement a terrorist organization. Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/03/egypt-hamas-terrorist-palestine-court-ruling-challenge.html#ixzz3VTV4K0iz The Guardian US TV reporter assaulted in Egypt in 2011 readmitted to hospital An American TV journalist who was assaulted while covering Egypt's political uprising in 2011 has been readmitted to hospital due to complications stemming from the attack. A Reuters report cites a report on another website, Breitbart News, stating that Lara Logan, a reporter with the CBS News program 60 Minutes, had gone back into the Washington DC hospital she has been visiting on occasion over the past four years. Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/mar/25/us-tv-reporter-assaulted-in-egypt-in-2011-readmitted-to-hospital The Telegraph Confusion mounts over Egypt visa rules Travellers are urging clarification over new visa regulations after Egyptian authorities appeared to give out conflicting messages regarding the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. An Egypt state tourist office spokesperson said that tourists staying within the Sharm el-Sheikh resort area on the Sinai peninsula would continue to be granted a free entry stamp on arrival, providing they were travelling with a tour operator and staying for 15 days or less. This would rule them out of tighter visa restrictions coming into force from May 15, as part of a security crackdown. Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/africaandindianocean/egypt/11494454/Confusion-mounts-over-Egypt-visa-rules.html
