Two civilians were killed and a third wounded on Friday when suspected Islamist militants fired RPG rockets at an army checkpoint in el-Arish in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula, Al Arabiya correspondent reported from Sinai. The assailants hit a residential house by mistake, and one of those killed had his legs and head blown off
Mohammed Mursi’s Islamist backers planned rallies in Egypt on Friday for his reinstatement, as his army-appointed successor said opponents wanted to plunge the country into “the unknown” and the military vowed to confront violent protests. The Islamists were to begin their pro-Mursi protests after weekly Friday prayers from 18 mosques across the capital,
British counter-terrorism police said Friday they had found evidence of a three-week-old explosion outside a mosque in central England, one of a spate of similar attacks in recent months. The Wolverhampton central mosque was evacuated on Thursday night following the arrest of two Ukrainian men suspected of involvement in explosions at two
Egypt’s interim president, Adly Mansour, on Thursday vowed to protect the country from those who “want to drive Egypt to chaos,” in reference to continuous protests by supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi, reported Al Arabiya. In his first speech to the nation, Mansour said Egypt is going through a decisive stage in its
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
