Egyptian military forces have killed at least 10 "takfiris" - another term for Sunni jihadis - in the past 48 hours in the Sinai Desert, according to state media. The latest deaths come nearly two weeks into an operation aimed at clearing the region of Islamist terror groups, who have escalated their attacks against
The Egyptian army has intercepted a van containing a total of 19 Grad rockets heading for Cairo, the Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Wednesday. The rockets were reportedly found as the vehicle was searched at a security checkpoint between Suez and Cairo. The driver of the vehicle was found to be in possession of an
The Vatican’s first envoy to Malaysia has opened a storm of controversy by apparently supporting the use of the word “Allah” by Christians, prompting a rebuke from the government and condemnation from nationalist Malay groups in the majority-Muslim country. The row underlines growing intolerance in the multi-ethnic, multi-religious country following an election in May
A Wall Street Journal editorial has claimed that Israel has attacked Syria at least four times in 2013. The editorial, which appeared in the print edition of the newspaper on Tuesday, was critical of U.S. President Barack Obama over his inaction on Syria, while noting that Israel has red lines and it acts on
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that his intense diplomacy in six visits to the Middle East was bearing fruit and narrowing gaps between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, AFP reported. Kerry met in Jordan with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas late Tuesday and again on Wednesday as he also outlined
One Egyptian army officer and five soldiers were wounded when gunmen attacked three army camps in the restive Sinai Penenusula, Al Arabiya television reported. Ahmed Abu Draa, a journalist from Arish, the capital and largest city of the Egyptian governorate of North Sinai, told Al Arabiya that a sweeping military campaign is
army officer died and five soldiers were wounded Wednesday in ongoing battles with Arab terrorists in the Sinai Peninsula. With the agreement of Israel, Egypt has increased its military presence in Sinai in order to fight the rising terrorist presence in the region, including an AH-64-D Apache helicopter to be deployed in the eastern
The civil war in Syria continues and atrocities are being committed on a daily basis, both by troops loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad as well as by the rebel forces fighting to oust Assad. Videos documenting the atrocities are uploaded to the internet every day. One clip that was uploaded this past week shows
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood threatens war on the people of Egypt According to public statements, three days from today, on July 19th, the Muslim Brotherhood will begin attacks against Egypt’s military compounds, military personnel, government buildings, and soft targets (houses, stores, and churches) in order to recover and secure their power over Egypt --
A 15-year old Egyptian girl who rejected her family’s pressures to wear the Islamic headscarf, known as the hijab, shot herself to death using her father’s handgun, Egyptian and regional media have reported. The girl’s suicide, which took place last week in an area of the Giza province, was reported by the
