Reuters Egypt’s cabinet approved draft anti-terrorism and election laws on Wednesday, the transitional justice minister said. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had promised a tougher legal system on Tuesday, after a car-bomb attack that killed the top public prosecutor, the highest-level … read more
Egyptian security forces shelled early Thursday areas of North Sinai’s Rafah, killing 22 suspected militants, hours after deadly attacks and clashes left dozens killed, military sources said. Two Apache helicopters identified a “cell” belonging to the Sinai-based militant group Ansar Bayt … read more
Jihadists aligned to Isis have carried out a series of devastating assaults in Egypt’s Sinai province, following earlier attacks elsewhere in the country, making it the most serious escalation of anti-government violence for years. The wave of raids launched on … read more
Egypt’s military spokesman said on Wednesday the situation in North Sinai was “100 percent under control”, following clashes with militants that left more than 100 people dead. The spokesman, Mohamed Sanir, was speaking by phone to state television. Islamic State’s Egyptian affiliate, Sinai Province, … read more
A 1,000 EGP ($131.06) fine will be imposed on those who throw garbage on public streets, as per the special environment law, Giza Governor Khaled el-Adly told Youm7 Monday. He said that citizens will be alarmed before the application of the … read more
No less than 100 terrorists were killed by security forces in North Sinai on Wednesday, while 17 from the army were killed, the general command of Egypt’s armed forces said. In a statement aired on state television, the armed forces said … read more
North Sinai witnessed on Wednesday the largest terrorist attack of its kind by Islamic State (IS) militants against Egyptian security forces in less than nine months. On the eve of the second anniversary of the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, battles … read more
As the armed conflict drags on in Egypt’s North Sinai, the casualties among the Egyptian forces rise to 60, reported state-owned Al-Ahram. Meanwhile, the Egyptian military has stated that all terrorist locations in North Sinai have been destroyed. So far, … read more
“We are under siege, the militants didn’t storm inside it so far, or else I wouldn’t be speaking to you right now,” Colonel Mohamed Soliman told Daily News Egypt from inside Sheikh Zuweid police station on Wednesday. Soliman confirmed that … read more
Reuters, Cairo Wednesday, 1 July 2015 Egyptian security forces stormed an apartment in the western Cairo suburb of ‘6th of October’ and killed nine men whom they said were armed, security sources said.The sources said authorities had received information the group … read more