terrorism
Parliament approves extension of emergency state
Egypt
July 4, 2017
Parliament approves extension of emergency state
The Egyptian Parliament approved on Tuesday the extension of the current emergency state for an additional three months, after President Abdel…
Mosque shooting in Avignon, France leaves 8 wounded
World
July 3, 2017
Mosque shooting in Avignon, France leaves 8 wounded
Two hooded men opened fire outside a mosque in the southeastern city of Avignon on Sunday night, police said, amid…
Egypt accuses Qatar of funding Libya terrorists in UN session
Middle East
June 28, 2017
Egypt accuses Qatar of funding Libya terrorists in UN session
Egypt called on the UN Security Council and its relevant committees to document repeated violations by some countries, particularly Qatar,…
Zomor resigns from top post in Jama’a al-Islamiya’s party
Egypt
June 27, 2017
Zomor resigns from top post in Jama’a al-Islamiya’s party
Tarek al-Zomor, the fugitive president of the Construction and Development Party, the political arm of the Jama’a al-Islamiya group, announced…
Six detained for 15 days over plotting terrorist attacks on Alexandria churches during Eid
Egypt
June 26, 2017
Six detained for 15 days over plotting terrorist attacks on Alexandria churches during Eid
The Supreme State Security Prosecution sentenced six, including two suicide bombers, to 15 days in prison pending further investigations for…
Six detained over plotting terrorist attack on Alexandria church in Eid al-Fitr: Statement
Egypt
June 25, 2017
Six detained over plotting terrorist attack on Alexandria church in Eid al-Fitr: Statement
Six people were arrested on Saturday for planning to carry out terrorist attack on a Christian church in Alexandria, Egypt’s…
Egypt strongly condemns Grand Mosque terrorist attack
Egypt
June 25, 2017
Egypt strongly condemns Grand Mosque terrorist attack
Egypt strongly condemned the foiled suicide bombing attack at Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque in Mecca on Friday, which resulted in…
Tourism minister allocates $10 mn to promote Sharm El-Sheikh
Egypt
June 24, 2017
Tourism minister allocates $10 mn to promote Sharm El-Sheikh
In further efforts aiming to boost Egypt’s long ailing tourism industry, Minister of Tourism Yehia Rashed ordered the allocation of…
Interior Ministry says it killed 7 terrorists in Assiut desert raid
Egypt
June 23, 2017
Interior Ministry says it killed 7 terrorists in Assiut desert raid
The Interior Ministry said Thursday that seven persons were killed in an armed confrontation between terrorists and security forces in…
Eliminating terrorism can not be achieved without destroying its infrastructure: Sisi
Egypt
June 22, 2017
Eliminating terrorism can not be achieved without destroying its infrastructure: Sisi
“Resisting the states sponsoring terrorism in all its forms has become obligatory, and the elimination of the threat of terrorism…