terrorism
IS threatens Egypt Sufis after claiming cleric murders
Egypt
December 10, 2016
IS threatens Egypt Sufis after claiming cleric murders
The Islamic State group has threatened Egyptian followers of the mystical Sufi strand of Islam after claiming it beheaded two…
Egypt army foils terrorist attack in northern Sinai
Egypt
December 3, 2016
Egypt army foils terrorist attack in northern Sinai
Army troops foiled a terrorist attack on Saturday morning targeting Abou Tawela check point, south of Sheikh Zuwaid city in…
Terrorism deaths fall in 2015: annual global index
World
November 17, 2016
Terrorism deaths fall in 2015: annual global index
London (AFP) - Terrorism deaths fell last year thanks to a weakening of the Islamic State group in Iraq and…
Tunisia adopts strategy to fight ‘terrorism’
Middle East
November 8, 2016
Tunisia adopts strategy to fight ‘terrorism’
Tunisia's national security council on Monday adopted a strategy to fight "terrorism and extremism", two days after the Islamic State…
Egypt marks anniversary of Russian Metrojet plane bombing
Egypt
November 1, 2016
Egypt marks anniversary of Russian Metrojet plane bombing
Egypt on Monday marked with a church service a year since jihadists bombed a Russian airliner carrying holidaymakers from a…
Australian PM defends proposal to permanently bar boat people
World
October 31, 2016
Australian PM defends proposal to permanently bar boat people
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defended on Monday a proposal to ban asylum seekers who arrive illegally by boat from ever…
Sisi’s brother to head unit combating terrorist financing
Egypt
October 17, 2016
Sisi’s brother to head unit combating terrorist financing
The eldest brother of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been appointed to head a government body responsible for investigating the…
Egypt ranked 6th most dangerous travel destination in WEF report
Egypt
October 13, 2016
Egypt ranked 6th most dangerous travel destination in WEF report
Egypt ranks sixth from bottom on a list of 141 countries in terms of travel safety and security, according a…
Rights groups call for moratorium on death penalty in Egypt
Egypt
October 13, 2016
Rights groups call for moratorium on death penalty in Egypt
A total of 11 rights groups have called on the Egyptian government to temporarily suspend the death penalty, in a…
Court hands down death sentence, life in prison for defendents in Zeitoun Cell case
Egypt
October 8, 2016
Court hands down death sentence, life in prison for defendents in Zeitoun Cell case
Cairo Criminal Court has handed down tough sentences to the defendents in the Zeitoun Cell case, with the main defendent…