Egypt-Israel border attack
Police clash with armed men in north Sinai, state TV reports
Egypt
August 9, 2012
Police clash with armed men in north Sinai, state TV reports
Egyptian police clashed with armed men in northern Sinai's Arish, state television reported on Thursday, a day after security forces…
Update: Morsy reshuffles positions, sets off Twitter storm
Egypt
August 8, 2012
Update: Morsy reshuffles positions, sets off Twitter storm
President Mohamed Morsy named Mohamed Refaa al-Tahtawi as his new chief of staff today. Tahtawi had been serving as the…
Wednesday’s papers: Sinai whodunit
Egypt
August 8, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Sinai whodunit
The blood-stained face of a fallen soldier and the seeping red that covers the floor around him fill the front-page…
Egypt army kills Sinai militants in response to border assault
Egypt
August 8, 2012
Egypt army kills Sinai militants in response to border assault
Military forces and jets killed 20 militants in the Sinai region bordering Israel in the early hours of Wednesday, striking…
Experts slam state TV for insufficient coverage of border attack
Egypt
August 7, 2012
Experts slam state TV for insufficient coverage of border attack
Media experts criticized Egyptian state television for its insufficient coverage of the Sinai border attack that killed 16 soldiers and…
Morsy says international treaties will be respected
Egypt
August 7, 2012
Morsy says international treaties will be respected
President Mohamed Morsy reiterated through his spokesperson Egypt’s respect for international obligations and the treaties it has signed. Morsy’s statement…
A failing state: In Sinai, the people protect the army
Egypt
August 7, 2012
A failing state: In Sinai, the people protect the army
Those living in Rafah have military forces responsible for securing the border at their doorsteps. While this should be extra…
We knew of border attack beforehand, says Egypt spy chief
Egypt
August 7, 2012
We knew of border attack beforehand, says Egypt spy chief
The Turkish News agency Anatolia on Tuesday quoted Mourad Mowafy, head of Egyptian intelligence, as saying Egypt had received intelligence…
Morsy briefs political forces on Sinai investigation
Egypt
August 7, 2012
Morsy briefs political forces on Sinai investigation
President Mohamed Morsy met on Tuesday with Egyptian political and economic figures to brief them on the investigation of the…
Brotherhood forms committees to address extremism
Egypt
August 7, 2012
Brotherhood forms committees to address extremism
Leading Muslim Brotherhood figures on Tuesday said the group has formed committees across the country in coordination with the Salafis…