Egypt: Military officer killed in Sinai during raid on drug traffickers

The Egyptian army has announced the killing of an officer in the Sinai Peninsula during clash with drug traffickers. The clash, according to the army, occurred in the South Sinai governorate and broke out after Egyptian soldiers grew suspicious of a vehicle that reportedly turned out to be transporting large amounts of narcotics. The army […]

Egypt : Muslim Brotherhood to defy new law today

A day after declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group, Egypt has embarked on the arrest and detention of supporters belonging or supporting the group on the basis of suspicion of being linked to a terrorist organization. Security in the capital has been increased after a second bomb attack in this week. General Al-Sisi said […]

Chairman of Libya’s Oil company sacked, under investigation

Libya’s Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, suspended the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanallah, from work pending an investigation of the violations attributed to him, reports say. Aoun has dismissed Sanallah for breaking a government rule that all leading government employees must seek permission before travelling abroad. The minister also […]