Category: Egypt

Egypt: Army claims killing of IS senior official in Sinai

April 3, 2017

The Egyptian army Sunday announced it killed a senior member of the Islamic State group (IS) in the Sinai Peninsula last month in army bombardment. ... Read More

Sudan Threatens to Bring Territorial Dispute with Egypt before UN

February 8, 2017

Tension is brewing between Khartoum and Cairo over the Halaib’s triangle disputed territory on the Red Sea after the long serving Sudanese President Omar Bashir ... Read More

Sisi, Trump Vow to Continue Cooperation in Terrorism War

January 24, 2017

Egyptian President Sisi and President Donald Trump discussed on Monday the fight against terrorism and extremism. The phone talk between the two Heads of State ... Read More

Egypt: IS Claims Sunday Bombing of Coptic Church

December 14, 2016

The Islamic State group (IS) Tuesday said it was behind the suicide bombing of a Coptic church in capital Cairo, perpetrated on Sunday. The group ... Read More

Egypt: human organ trafficking network busted

December 7, 2016

Egyptian authorities announced Tuesday they dismantled a ring of human organ traffickers including renowned doctors, hospitals. The operation which targeted several heath centers also helped ... Read More

Egypt: IS claims checkpoint attack

November 28, 2016

The Islamic state group (IS) Friday claimed credit for the check point attack that killed 12 soldiers in the restive province of North Sinai. "A ... Read More

Egypt’s support to Haftar’s army is a national priority, President al-Sisi

November 25, 2016

President al-Sisi of Egypt has confirmed that his government has been providing support to the Libyan National Army (LNA) under the command of Field Marshall ... Read More

Al-Sisi, against all odds, expresses support for Bachar

November 23, 2016

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said he supports the Syrian military, a position at odds with his country's Gulf donators like Saudi Arabia. The ... Read More

Egypt: Minister of Supply Steps Down amid Wheat Corruption Scandal

August 26, 2016

Egypt’s Minister of Supply in charge of the governmental food subsidy program has resigned amid growing public outrage over a wheat corruption scandal, triggered by ... Read More

Egypt: Gunmen Kill Two Soldiers, Informant at Checkpoint

August 22, 2016

Gunmen Sunday killed an informant and two soldiers in the province of Menoufia, north of capital Cairo, in an attack at a security check-point, reports ... Read More