Date of source: Wednesday, December 30, 1998
A high ranking security consultant has assured in a statement to ’Al-Ahali’ that the ’Gama’at al-Islamiya’ is exerting intense efforts with the US authorities for the release of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, the group’s leader who is currently in prison in the US.
Date of source: Sunday, December 27, 1998
The Gama’at al-Islamiya calls Muslims to fight the US in retaliation for its air strikes against Iraq.
Date of source: Monday, December 21, 1998
The State Security caught a 20 years old student in Assiut who has been sending letters in the name of the Gama’at al-Islamiya to extort money from an engineer living in Assiut.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 16, 1998
The secret agreement between the government and the Gama’at Al-Islamiya has taken new dimensions following the release of 500 detained since last January in 12 groups.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 15, 1998
Since the setback of June 1967, the Al-Ahram paper has lost its credibility in covering Egypt’s internal affairs. 760 repentant Muslim extremists were released but stories of torture committed by police to extract confessions are frequently coming back.
Date of source: Friday, December 11, 1998
In a positive reaction to the Gama’at al-Islamiya’s decision a year ago to stop violence, the Ministry of Interior released last Monday the largest number of detainees this year.
Date of source: Friday, December 4, 1998
A few days ago the Egyptian Interior Ministry executed the death punishment that was issued by the military court against three members of the Islamic group.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 2, 1998
After the issue of national unity provoked by the events of Al-Koshh has somewhat settled down, it is important to review some of the dimensions [of the case] in order to know if there is a conspiracy behind it.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 11, 1998
President Hosni Mubarak announced on Saturday that Ecuador had deported to Egypt a militant suspected of being involved in last November’s Luxor massacre in which 62 people were killed.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 11, 1998
A statement smuggled out of prison through an Islamist lawyer, signed by 10 so-called historic leaders of the underground organizations Jihad and Al-Gama’a Al-Islamiya, is the latest in a series of the jailed leaders’ appeals for an end to anti-government attacks.