Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 3, 1999
Disagreements over the leadership in the Gama’at Al Islamiyya came yesterday to the open. Mohammed Shawki Al Islambuli, one of the leaders, assured from his exile in a declaration sent to Reuters that the leadership council of the Jihad group had submitted its resignation last year. He said that...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 5, 1999
In a new and exciting development, disagreements have exploded between the leaders of the Gama’at Al-Islamiyya abroad A war of words started between what is called the European Group and the Afghanistan Group similar to the war of words that started after the Luxor massacre between the two sides.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 19, 1999
Interview of al-Arabi with Montasser Al-Zayat, the lawyer of Gama’at al-Islamiya. Al-Arabi accused him of maneuvering, spoke about the termination of his role and the death of the Gama’at al-Islamiya and its weakness. Zayat, instead, calls himself a mediator between the Gama’at al-Islamiya and the...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 26, 1999
Montasser Al-Zayyat, a prominent lawyer who has represented Islamist militants in many court cases, explains in an interview why the Gama’at will not any longer resort to violence.
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 24, 1998
The question has been raised whether the American military strike against what were described as Osama Bin Laden’s bases in Afghanistan on August 17 will force the Taliban movement to clamp down on the Saudi dissident and his Arab-Afghan associates.
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 29, 1998
Montasser El-Zayat, generally acknowledged as lawyer and spokesman of the radical Gama’at al-Islamiya, explains in an interview the dynamics within the extremist groups. He asks for a dialogue with these groups.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 24, 1998
Also Al-Osbua gives a background on Osama Bin Laden and his former connections with the US.
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 13, 1998
There is confusion about the identity of the organization responsible for the explosions in the American Embassies in Nairobi and Dar Es Salam.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 17, 1998
An investigation by the state security revealed that the "New Qotbioun" organization has drawn up a terrorist plan to assassinate a number of political leaders, including Pope Shenouda and the Sheikh of the Azhar.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 17, 1998
Al-Arabi found out that the FBI office in Cairo obtained the files of 350 terrorists, including outstanding leaders, through association with a certain security force in Egypt.