Egypt

Egypt police death toll from firefight rises to 54

Oct 22, 2017 04:01

The death toll from a firefight between police and militants southwest of the Egyptian capital has risen to 54 policemen.
35 Egyptian police, troops killed in clashes with militants

Oct 21, 2017 04:54

At least 35 Egyptian troops and policemen have been killed in clashes with armed men during a raid on a suspected militant hideout in the country's Western Desert, security sources say.
Six Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai checkpoint attack

Oct 13, 2017 13:43

Suspected Takfiri terrorists have attacked a security checkpoint in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula, killing six soldiers and wounding four more.
Egypt’s President Sisi extends state of emergency

Oct 12, 2017 13:02

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi extended for the second time a state of emergency, first declared following deadly church bombings in April, in a decree issued in the official gazette Thursday.
Egypt hands Brotherhood leader Badie fresh life sentence

Sep 29, 2017 03:39

An Egyptian court has sentenced the Leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement, Mohamed Badie, to another life term in prison over his alleged role in protests in 2013.
Egypt court jails 14 over stampede in 2015 soccer match

Sep 24, 2017 11:45

A court in Egypt has handed down 14 jail sentences, including two life terms, to people involved in a deadly soccer stadium stampede in Cairo two years ago.
Egypt court upholds life sentence handed down to Morsi

Sep 16, 2017 12:12

A life sentence given to Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi has been upheld, a move that apparently shows the government in Cairo has no intention of easing a crackdown on the followers of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
Two Egyptian soldiers, five militants killed in Sinai clashes

Sep 13, 2017 12:21

Egypt’s military says two soldiers and five militants were killed in clashes that erupted after armed men tried to attack a security checkpoint in Sinai province.
Militants kill 18 police forces in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula

Sep 11, 2017 13:00

At least 18 police forces, including a general, have been killed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after militants ambushed their convoy, in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the restive region since January.
10 killed as Egyptian police raid terrorists’ hideout in Cairo

Sep 10, 2017 12:28

Egyptian police say their forces have managed to kill 10 suspected militants in an anti-terror operation in the capital Cairo.