sinai province
Military court sentences 36 to death for 2017 church bombings
Egypt
April 11, 2018
Military court sentences 36 to death for 2017 church bombings
An Egyptian military court issued on Tuesday preliminary death penalties for 36 out of 48 defendants accused of bombing of…
Qatar designates IS affiliate ‘Sinai Province’ as a terrorist group
Egypt
March 22, 2018
Qatar designates IS affiliate ‘Sinai Province’ as a terrorist group
In response to one of 13 demands issued by the quartet of Arab countries boycotting Qatar, the Qatari Interior Ministry…
Forced disappearances reports are ‘fake’: minister
Egypt
March 14, 2018
Forced disappearances reports are ‘fake’: minister
Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) said on Tuesday that Parliamentary Affairs Minister Omar Marwan held a press conference in the…
Egypt army disrupting Israeli cellular networks used by IS inside Sinai: Former 777 unit commander
Egypt
March 8, 2018
Egypt army disrupting Israeli cellular networks used by IS inside Sinai: Former 777 unit commander
Israeli officials have voiced complaints in the media recently that southern Israel is suffering from cellular blackouts due to the…
Army chief of staff requests Sisi to extend ‘Sinai 2018’ for over 3 months
Egypt
February 26, 2018
Army chief of staff requests Sisi to extend ‘Sinai 2018’ for over 3 months
Chief of staff of Egypt’s Armed Forces Mohamed Farid called on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to extend operation ‘Sinai 2018’…
Security forces curb planned suicide attack in North Sinai’s Al-Arish
Egypt
February 23, 2018
Security forces curb planned suicide attack in North Sinai’s Al-Arish
Egypt’s security forces curbed a suicide bombing attack on Thursday which targeted an army stationing point inside the North Sinai…
Army spokesman denies mistaken bombing of Al-Arish military stationing point
Egypt
February 21, 2018
Army spokesman denies mistaken bombing of Al-Arish military stationing point
Egypt’s Armed Forces spokesman Tamer al-Refeai denied on Tuesday the authenticity of news reports claiming an airstrike conducted by a…
10 militants killed, 400 suspects arrested in fifth day of ‘Sinai 2018’ operation
Egypt
February 13, 2018
10 militants killed, 400 suspects arrested in fifth day of ‘Sinai 2018’ operation
The official spokesperson of Egypt’s Armed Forces released a statement on Tuesday providing updates on the ‘Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018′,…
Army issues fifth statement of ‘Sinai 2018’ operation
Egypt
February 12, 2018
Army issues fifth statement of ‘Sinai 2018’ operation
The Egyptian army issued on Monday its fifth statement on the ‘Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018’ security forces crackdown which seeks to…
Photos: ‘Forcibly disappeared’ man appears as militant in IS video
Egypt
February 12, 2018
Photos: ‘Forcibly disappeared’ man appears as militant in IS video
A man who Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated (MB) media had claimed was subject to an unwarranted ‘forcible disappearance’ from security authorities has appeared…