Egypt

Attacker kills 2 Ukrainian tourists in Egypt resort town

Jul 14, 2017 19:23

At least two Ukrainian female tourists were killed and four other foreigners injured in mass stabbings at a hotel in the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada, Egypt's Interior Ministry and security sources say.
Police kill six Daesh sympathizers in southern Egypt: Interior Ministry

Jul 11, 2017 05:42

Egyptian police have killed six militants who allegedly adhered to the Daesh Takfiri group’s ideology when a gunfight erupted during a raid on their Nile valley hideout, the government says.
Iran warns of new terrorist attacks by 'defeated Daesh' across world

Jul 07, 2017 19:18

Iran has censured attacks on two security checkpoints in the militancy-riddled Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, warning of a new wave of indiscriminate terrorist attacks by "defeated" Daesh Takfiris in different parts of the world.
Sinai bombings kill, injure 26 Egyptian soldiers

Jul 07, 2017 13:32

Over two dozen Egyptian soldiers have been killed or wounded in attacks on two security checkpoints in the militancy-riddled Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt blocked UN sanctions against Saudi branch of Daesh: Report

Jul 07, 2017 13:11

Through two successive objections, Egypt reportedly managed to keep the Daesh terror group’s Saudi offshoot off a United Nations terrorism-related sanctions list.
Roadside bomb kills 3 policemen in Egypt’s Sinai

Jul 04, 2017 19:18

A bomb attack in the Sinai region of Egypt has left three policemen killed as militancy continues to plague Cairo’s efforts for establishing security in the restive peninsula.
Cairo court gives death penalty to 20 men over Kerdasa massacre

Jul 03, 2017 04:58

An Egyptian court has upheld the death penalty for 20 people over their alleged roles in killing of 13 policemen in the violence that followed the military's ousting of former president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, while sentencing many others to hefty jail terms.
Hamas starts building buffer zone along Egypt border, signaling better ties

Jun 29, 2017 06:51

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has started building a buffer zone along the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt, in what is seen as part of efforts to improve strained ties with the North African county.
Egypt airstrikes hit 12 vehicles near Libyan border

Jun 28, 2017 05:06

Egyptian air strikes destroyed 12 vehicles loaded with arms, ammunition and explosive material trying to cross the border from Libya, the army spokesman said on Tuesday.
Egypt’s Sisi ratifies controversial islands deal with Saudis

Jun 25, 2017 07:34

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has endorsed a controversial agreement with Saudi Arabia on the transfer of the sovereignty of two Red Sea islands to the kingdom.