extremism
Prosecution accepts Aboutrika appeal to be excluded from terrorist list
Egypt
April 18, 2018
Prosecution accepts Aboutrika appeal to be excluded from terrorist list
Egypt’s Cassation Prosecution issued a decision on Wednesday accepting an appeal by former Egyptian footballer Mohamed Aboutrika against verdict that…
Libya turns to Egypt’s Azhar to counter extremism
Egypt
April 18, 2018
Libya turns to Egypt’s Azhar to counter extremism
Libyan Minister of State for Displaced and Migrants Affairs Youssef Jalala said that Libya needs the role of Egypt’s Al-Azhar,…
Breaking: Egypt’s army kills head of Sinai Province in central Sinai operation
Egypt
April 18, 2018
Breaking: Egypt’s army kills head of Sinai Province in central Sinai operation
Military forces from Egypt’s Third Field Army killed the ‘Emir’ (leader) of Sinai Province, the Islamic State-affiliated (IS) group based…
Parliament initially approves draft law targeting terrorist funding
Egypt
April 17, 2018
Parliament initially approves draft law targeting terrorist funding
Egypt’s House of Representatives initially approved on Monday a draft law that organizes measures of seizure, management and use of…
Military court sentences 36 to death for 2017 church bombings
Egypt
April 11, 2018
Military court sentences 36 to death for 2017 church bombings
An Egyptian military court issued on Tuesday preliminary death penalties for 36 out of 48 defendants accused of bombing of…
Sisi, bin Zayed discuss counter-terrorism efforts
Egypt
April 11, 2018
Sisi, bin Zayed discuss counter-terrorism efforts
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held discussions on Tuesday with Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan regarding efforts…
Egypt engaged in relentless war against terrorism: Sisi to Arab Parliament
Egypt
April 5, 2018
Egypt engaged in relentless war against terrorism: Sisi to Arab Parliament
Egypt is now engaged in a relentless war to track and eradicate terrorism from its roots wherever it may be, President…
MB a branch of IS: Dar aI-Iftaa
Egypt
April 5, 2018
MB a branch of IS: Dar aI-Iftaa
Governmental and religious body Dar al-Iftaa’s observer of takfiri fatwa and extremist opinions announced on Wednesday its surprise of the…
Militant leader, ex-bin Laden ally roams freely in Pakistan
Middle East
March 29, 2018
Militant leader, ex-bin Laden ally roams freely in Pakistan
He is crisscrossing Pakistan championing a fatwa, or Islamic religious decree, forbidding militant violence inside the country. But the mere…
US-funded counterterrorism training center opens in Jordan
Middle East
March 22, 2018
US-funded counterterrorism training center opens in Jordan
A US-funded counterterrorism center has opened in Jordan where law enforcement officers from partner countries in the Middle East and…