terrorism
Sufi Islam: What you need to know after Egypt’s deadly mosque attack
Egypt
November 26, 2017
Sufi Islam: What you need to know after Egypt’s deadly mosque attack
A suspected “Islamic State” militant attack on a mosque in the Sinai peninsula on Friday was the deadliest terror attack in Egyptian…
Egyptian court sentences 7 to death for brutal killing of 21 Copts
Egypt
November 25, 2017
Egyptian court sentences 7 to death for brutal killing of 21 Copts
A Cairo court sentenced seven people to death for joining the Islamic State in Libya and taking part in the…
Egypt army kills 2 militants, destroys hideouts in Sinai
Egypt
November 25, 2017
Egypt army kills 2 militants, destroys hideouts in Sinai
Egypt’s Armed Forces spokesperson Tamer al-Refaei said Friday that the army killed two “takfiri elements” in North Sinai in the…
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…
Breaking: massive Al-Arish mosque explosion leaves 75 injured
Egypt
November 24, 2017
Breaking: massive Al-Arish mosque explosion leaves 75 injured
A massive explosion targeting worshippers in Al-Rawada mosque, in the North Sinai city of Al-Arish has left dozens of…
Three MB-affiliated militants killed, nine arrested: interior ministry
Egypt
November 23, 2017
Three MB-affiliated militants killed, nine arrested: interior ministry
Egyptian security forced killed three alleged Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated militants in a security raid, in Wadi al-Notroun, Beheira Governate, arresting nine…
Islamic State beheads 15 of its own fighters: Afghan official
Middle East
November 23, 2017
Islamic State beheads 15 of its own fighters: Afghan official
Islamic State beheaded 15 of its own fighters due to infighting in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, officials said, while…
Airstrikes destroy a dozen vehicles loaded with explosives in Western Sahara
Egypt
November 23, 2017
Airstrikes destroy a dozen vehicles loaded with explosives in Western Sahara
Egyptian airstrikes destroyed a dozen four-wheel vehicles loaded with vast quantities of weaponry and explosives on Wednesday, in an air-assault…
Sisi calls for unity amid terror threat to region
Egypt
November 22, 2017
Sisi calls for unity amid terror threat to region
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Tuesday that terrorism is the greatest threat to the peoples of the Middle East, and…
Germany detains six Syrians suspected of plotting attack
World
November 21, 2017
Germany detains six Syrians suspected of plotting attack
German police on Tuesday detained six Syrians suspected of planning an attack using weapons or explosives on behalf of the…