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Retired army, police vie for seats in parliament
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Retired army, police vie for seats in parliament
A remarkable number of former army and police officers are running as independent public figures within the 12 electoral lists…
HRW accuses Egypt of ‘mass home demolitions’ in Sinai
Egypt
September 22, 2015
HRW accuses Egypt of ‘mass home demolitions’ in Sinai
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused Egypt's military of having "violated international law" through mass home demolitions and evictions over…
Western Desert terrorist cell eradicated: armed forces
Egypt
September 22, 2015
Western Desert terrorist cell eradicated: armed forces
A joint operation by army and police forces in the Bahariya Oasis managed to eradicate a terrorist cell on Monday,…
74 militants killed as Sinai operation enters 13th day: army
Egypt
September 20, 2015
74 militants killed as Sinai operation enters 13th day: army
Egypt’s army killed 74 militants in the restive North Sinai province on Saturday, as an army raid targeting suspected terrorist…
Police official shot dead in North Sinai
Egypt
September 20, 2015
Police official shot dead in North Sinai
A policeman was killed when unknown attackers shot him on a street in Arish, North Sinai, the Interior Ministry said…
Army: Three Russian pilots kidnapped in Mali hotel attacK
Egypt
August 7, 2015
Army: Three Russian pilots kidnapped in Mali hotel attacK
Three Russian pilots are thought to have been kidnapped during an attack on Friday on a hotel in central Mali…
Communications back in N.Sinai after 7-hour outage
Egypt
July 20, 2015
Communications back in N.Sinai after 7-hour outage
Internet and phone services returned to the restive North Sinai late Sunday after a seven-hour cut, an official source in…
Soldier, 25 militants killed in North Sinai on Wednesday
Egypt
July 16, 2015
Soldier, 25 militants killed in North Sinai on Wednesday
A soldier was killed and two others were wounded when their vehicle was hit by a mortar missile in North…
Govt bans 4X4 vehicles in Sinai
Egypt
July 13, 2015
Govt bans 4X4 vehicles in Sinai
The government has banned the use of 4X4 vehicles in Sinai in areas to be specified by the Armed Forces.…
Security sources: soldiers taken hostage in North Sinai difficult to confirm
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Security sources: soldiers taken hostage in North Sinai difficult to confirm
The Associated Press reports about a number of Egyptian soldiers taken hostage by North Sinai militants are difficult to confirm, given…