Taha Sakr
Taha Sakr
Journalist / news reporter who worked previously for Daily News Egypt and The Cairo Post.Studied media and journalism at the Faculty of Mass Communication at Cairo University. His reporting focuses on the ongoing conflict in Sinai and Egyptian military strategy there, and he also covers other political stories and issues of rights and freedoms.
Egyptian-Russian 2017 military relations: a new return to the 1960s alliance
Egypt
December 10, 2017
Egyptian-Russian 2017 military relations: a new return to the 1960s alliance
Since the era of Egypt’s late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, the bilateral military relations between Egypt and Russia witnessed several…
Shafiq faces new legal charges while lawyer says ‘no information’ on his whereabouts
Egypt
December 3, 2017
Shafiq faces new legal charges while lawyer says ‘no information’ on his whereabouts
Egypt’s former Prime Minister and presidential potentate Ahmed Shafiq is facing charges of violating building regulations and will be investigated…
Wife of army colonel who declared bid for president confirms his detention
Egypt
December 3, 2017
Wife of army colonel who declared bid for president confirms his detention
Following army Colonel Ahmed Konsowa’s recent announcement that he intends to run for Egypt’s presidency, the country’s military prosecution on…
Sinai tribes call on militant surrender before wide-scale operation
Egypt
December 1, 2017
Sinai tribes call on militant surrender before wide-scale operation
Following up on their their pledge to eradicate the militant presence in the Sinai Peninsula, the Union of Sinai Tribes…
Sisi instructs army to use all available force to restore Sinai security within three months
Egypt
November 29, 2017
Sisi instructs army to use all available force to restore Sinai security within three months
In Wednesday’s speech, marking the birth date of the Prophet Muhammad, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi instructed the Egyptian Armed Forces’…
Islamic State-affiliate threatened N. Sinai mosque prior to attack
Egypt
November 27, 2017
Islamic State-affiliate threatened N. Sinai mosque prior to attack
Since the deadly attack on a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai that killed 305 worshipping Muslims, questions have been raised…
Sinai tribes vow to eliminate extremist militancy after Friday mosque massacre
Egypt
November 26, 2017
Sinai tribes vow to eliminate extremist militancy after Friday mosque massacre
Following the attack on the al-Rawda mosque in the city of Bir al-Abd in Egypt’s North Sinai on Friday that…
Sisi vows to respond with ‘brute force’ against mosque attackers
Egypt
November 24, 2017
Sisi vows to respond with ‘brute force’ against mosque attackers
In a televised speech responding to the mosque bombing in Al-Arish that left 235 people dead, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi…
Sisi declares three days of mourning
Egypt
November 24, 2017
Sisi declares three days of mourning
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held an emergency security meeting with Defense Minister Sedki Sobhai and the head of General Intelligence,…
Update: 235 killed in mosque attack says general prosecutor
Egypt
November 24, 2017
Update: 235 killed in mosque attack says general prosecutor
Egypt’s General Prosecutor released an official statement on Friday evening, confirming that death toll of the Al-Rawaady mosque bombing reached…