The Egyptian army spokesperson posted an aerial video of its Monday airstrikes against IS targets in Libya in retaliation for the decapitation of 21 Copts; army statement announcing success of attack fills voice background read more
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi called for a United Nations resolution mandating an international coalition to intervene in Libya after its jets bombed Islamic State targets there. “There is no other choice, taking into account the agreement of the Libyan people and government and that they … read more
A film producer has impersonated a deputy interior minister in order to embezzle from several public figures, whom he asked to donate to the Long Live Egypt Fund as well as other charity projects. The ministry’s information department arrested the … read more
French President Francois Hollande and his Egyptian counterpart called on Monday for the United Nations Security Council to meet over the security situation in Libya and take new measures after Egypt’s air force bombed Islamic State targets there. Hollande and … read more
The Egyptian army announced in a statement Monday morning it has conducted air strikes against Islamic State targets in Libya including training camps and arms depots. On Sunday night President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said Egypt reserves the right to retaliate against the … read more
“Armed militia” in Libya’s Misrata kidnapped another 21 Egyptians, all fishermen, head of the fishermen’s syndicate told the press on Saturday. Head of the syndicate in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, Ahmed Nassar, urged the authorities to quickly intervene to bring the … read more
Two small bombs exploded early Sunday on the railway in Kafr El-Zayat City, halting train movements between Cairo and Alexandria. A maintenance team is repairing the track, local council leader Ahmed El-Shenawy told Aswat Masriya. The explosions also affected train movement … read more
A police officer was killed and three others were wounded on Sunday morning when unidentified gunmen attacked a checkpoint in the village of Kafr al-Gazar in Benha. Intervention forces were rapidly dispatched to the area to search for the gunmen. … read more
Libyan parliament confirmed Saturday the death of 21 kidnapped Egyptian Coptic Christian workers in Libya following photos released by an English publication affiliated with the ‘Islamic State’, called Dabeq, claiming their execution. The Libyan legislative body said that the workers … read more
Police in Egypt say they have thwarted two Islamic militant suicide car bomb attacks on a police station in the restive northern Sinai. Police officials said Saturday the attack in the town of Sheikh Zuweyid wounded two police officers. Police … read more