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Militants kill Coptic barber who returned to Arish to earn a living after mass exodus
Egypt
May 7, 2017
Militants kill Coptic barber who returned to Arish to earn a living after mass exodus
A Coptic man was shot by militants upon his return to al-Arish on Saturday. He had left the city three…
IS affiliated militants slaughter woman, kidnap her family in Rafah
Egypt
May 2, 2017
IS affiliated militants slaughter woman, kidnap her family in Rafah
Anonymous militants slaughtered a woman and kidnapped her family on Monday, in the village of Yamait, near the northern Sinai…
Armed attacks against police in Delta, Cairo: Who always claims responsibility?
Egypt
May 2, 2017
Armed attacks against police in Delta, Cairo: Who always claims responsibility?
At midnight on Monday, using two vehicles, anonymous militants approached a moving security parade on the ring road near Nasr…
IS seeks to impose ‘religious rules’ in northern Sinai: Reuters Special Report
Egypt
May 2, 2017
IS seeks to impose ‘religious rules’ in northern Sinai: Reuters Special Report
One Monday in early April, Shaher Saeed was driving south of the city of Al-Arish in Egypt's North Sinai when…
Turkey arrests American and Briton entering from Syria
Middle East
April 29, 2017
Turkey arrests American and Briton entering from Syria
One American and one British man, allegedly members of the "Islamic State" militant group, IS, were arrested in Turkey after…
PM imposes curfew in some parts of Sinai
Egypt
April 20, 2017
PM imposes curfew in some parts of Sinai
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail announced that a curfew will be imposed in the area between Tal Rafah in the eastern…
Iraqi Christians return to ransacked town with fear and hope
Middle East
April 15, 2017
Iraqi Christians return to ransacked town with fear and hope
With "Islamic State" (IS) militant group expelled, Iraqi Christians are trickling back to the ransacked town of Qaraqosh, beset by…
IS death toll hits 90 from huge US bomb in Afghanistan
Middle East
April 15, 2017
IS death toll hits 90 from huge US bomb in Afghanistan
Afghan authorities Saturday reported a jump in fatalities from the American military's largest non-nuclear bomb, declaring some 90 Islamic State…
Why does Egypt’s largest Muslim beacon, Al-Azhar, refuse to declare IS ‘apostate’?
Egypt
April 14, 2017
Why does Egypt’s largest Muslim beacon, Al-Azhar, refuse to declare IS ‘apostate’?
After the Islamic State (IS) militant group declared its responsibility for Palm Sunday's deadly attacks that targeted two Coptic churches…
Israeli tourists ignore warning against travel to Sinai
Egypt
March 31, 2017
Israeli tourists ignore warning against travel to Sinai
Israeli tourists in Sinai ignored their government's warning against traveling to the Egyptian peninsula and continued bookings for the Easter…