The Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis militant group claimed responsibility for three rockets it said it fired at Israel earlier on Friday. Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army spokesman for Arabic media said a rocket was fired at Israel from Sinai, on … read more
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab directed ministers to develop “strict security plans” to secure public utilities and tourist attractions, Youm7 reported Thursday. “We are in a state of war, and we should be in a constant state of alert. Each ministry … read more
One person was killed in Cairo, as security forces dispersed minor protests held by supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo’s Maadi, Imbaba and Kerdasa districts on Friday, the second anniversary of the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. … read more
AFP Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Friday dismissed as “propaganda” an Israeli claim that it provided support related to this week’s jihadist attacks against Egyptian soldiers in Sinai. “The occupation’s (Israel) statements about Hamas helping IS are stupid accusations… and … read more
In a statement issued on its webpage on Thursday, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised its travel warning to Egypt to the third, “red” level – “do not travel”. Previously, the Polish authorities had warned its citizens against travelling … read more
Reuters An Israeli general has accused members of Hamas in Gaza of providing support to militants linked to Islamic State in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, where the Egyptian army has fought deadly battles with Islamist insurgents in recent days. Major-General Yoav … read more
Egypt Independent CAPMAS issued Thursday a summary of economic relations between Egypt and the US which included the size of import and exports between the two countries, the size of US investments in Egypt, and the number of US tourists. … read more
No less than 70 militants were killed in North Sinai by Egyptian security forces over the past 48 hours following a deadly attack by the Islamic State-affiliated Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis on the city of Sheikh Zuwied, state-owned MENA reported. Security … read more
As reports of deaths from around the North Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid continue to mount, it seems that Wednesday’s events represent the largest terrorist attack that the Egyptian army has ever confronted in the peninsula. Unconfirmed reports put the … read more
Tens of thousands of Egyptians across the country on Thursday attended the funerals of the victims of militant attacks on military and police targets in North Sinai that left dozens dead a day earlier. TV footage showed thousands bidding farewell … read more