terrorism
Criminal court places 2,833 MB leaders and supporters on terrorism list
Egypt
April 22, 2018
Criminal court places 2,833 MB leaders and supporters on terrorism list
Cairo Criminal Court has placed 2,833 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders and supporters on the terrorism list of terrorists for a…
Court rejects appeals by 46 defendants placed on terror list
Egypt
April 19, 2018
Court rejects appeals by 46 defendants placed on terror list
Egypt’s Court of Cassation rejected on Thursday appeals submitted by 46 defendants over listing on the terror list for their…
Yemeni officials: 2 al-Qaida fighters killed in south region
Middle East
April 19, 2018
Yemeni officials: 2 al-Qaida fighters killed in south region
Yemeni tribal leaders say security forces have killed two suspected al-Qaida operatives in the country’s southern province of Abyan. They…
Qatar joins Gulf war games in apparent compromise
Middle East
April 19, 2018
Qatar joins Gulf war games in apparent compromise
Qatari forces participated in joint military exercises that ended in Saudi Arabia this week, in an apparent sign of some…
Prosecution accepts Aboutrika appeal to be excluded from terrorist list
Egypt
April 18, 2018
Prosecution accepts Aboutrika appeal to be excluded from terrorist list
Egypt’s Cassation Prosecution issued a decision on Wednesday accepting an appeal by former Egyptian footballer Mohamed Aboutrika against verdict that…
Breaking: Egypt’s army kills head of Sinai Province in central Sinai operation
Egypt
April 18, 2018
Breaking: Egypt’s army kills head of Sinai Province in central Sinai operation
Military forces from Egypt’s Third Field Army killed the ‘Emir’ (leader) of Sinai Province, the Islamic State-affiliated (IS) group based…
Parliament initially approves draft law targeting terrorist funding
Egypt
April 17, 2018
Parliament initially approves draft law targeting terrorist funding
Egypt’s House of Representatives initially approved on Monday a draft law that organizes measures of seizure, management and use of…
Taliban attack on Afghan government compound kills 15
Middle East
April 12, 2018
Taliban attack on Afghan government compound kills 15
The Taliban stormed a government compound in central Afghanistan early on Thursday, triggering an hours-long gunbattle that killed 15, including…
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…
Sisi, bin Zayed discuss counter-terrorism efforts
Egypt
April 11, 2018
Sisi, bin Zayed discuss counter-terrorism efforts
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held discussions on Tuesday with Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan regarding efforts…