terrorism
Yemeni officials: 2 al-Qaida fighters killed in south region
Middle East
April 19, 2018
Yemeni officials: 2 al-Qaida fighters killed in south region
Yemeni tribal leaders say security forces have killed two suspected al-Qaida operatives in the country’s southern province of Abyan. They…
Qatar joins Gulf war games in apparent compromise
Middle East
April 19, 2018
Qatar joins Gulf war games in apparent compromise
Qatari forces participated in joint military exercises that ended in Saudi Arabia this week, in an apparent sign of some…
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…
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…
Taliban attack on Afghan government compound kills 15
Middle East
April 12, 2018
Taliban attack on Afghan government compound kills 15
The Taliban stormed a government compound in central Afghanistan early on Thursday, triggering an hours-long gunbattle that killed 15, including…
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‘s parliament to discuss draft law to revoke nationality from ‘terrorists’
Egypt
April 11, 2018
Egypt‘s parliament to discuss draft law to revoke nationality from ‘terrorists’
A number of Egyptian MPs recently said that Parliament would discuss a draft law to revoke the Egyptian nationality for…
Army kills four militants, destroys 386 stationing points used by IS
Egypt
April 8, 2018
Army kills four militants, destroys 386 stationing points used by IS
Egypt’s Armed Forces managed to kill four militants who are suspected to be members of the IS affiliated group…