First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Egyptian government on Monday circulated hand-outs containing a set of terminologies and instructions to consider during reporting and analysis of events in Egypt. Days after the North Sinai bloodshed between IS-linked fighters and the Egyptian army with conflicting figures of the death toll in the camp of the Egyptian army, the Egyptian Ministry of […]
One week after Tunisia beach terror attacks in Sousse which claimed the lives of 38 foreign tourists, including 30 Britons, Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi has declared a 30-day state of emergency, raising concerns of human rights activists. The state of emergency gives the army and police more authority and powers. According to a decree […]
Prime Minister David Cameron is planning to ask lawmakers to consider launching attacks or joining the international coalition against the Islamic State group in Syria after the extremist group killed 38 people including 30 Britons last week in Sousse, Tunisia, said the Prime Minister’s spokeswoman on Thursday Even though public opinion has been largely against […]
The Islamic State has intensified its war against the Egyptian army in Sinai where the jihadist fighters launched Wednesday deadly coordinated assaults against several military checkpoints. According to Egyptian military officials, over 100 militants and 18 soldiers were killed in yesterday’s fighting which marked an upsurge of violence between government and Islamist combatants. According to […]
Morocco has been exerting relentless efforts to promote moderate Islam as a means to counter extremism and fanaticism and to foster security and stability at home and beyond. The latest move made part of these efforts came when King Mohammed VI, seeking the renaissance of Al Qarawiyyin University as a religious institution spreading moderate Islam, […]
Egypt’s top prosecutor Hisham Barakat has succumbed to his injuries at the Al-Nozha hospital in Heliopolis after his convoy was targeted in a roadside car bomb attack claimed by the Giza Popular Resistance on its Facebook page. Shortly after the attack, President Sisi met with Interior Minister Magdy Abdel-Ghaffar. He called for tighter security measures and stressed […]