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
A video posted on the internet Tuesday showing what appeared to be supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohammad Mursi beating child at Cairo’s Ramses Square has gone viral. Thousands of Islamists poured into the square after breaking their Ramadan fast on Monday seeking to organize a sit-in there, threatening to paralyze traffic
The first Egyptian Cabinet since the overthrow of Islamist president Mohammad Mursi was sworn in on Tuesday, granting liberal opposition members key portfolios. The Muslim Brotherhood, the influential movement from which Mursi hails, rejected the 35-member cabinet, with spokesman Gehad El-Haddad telling AFP: “We don’t recognize its legitimacy or its authority.” The
Egypt’s interim government voiced “strong resentment” on Tuesday at comments by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan backing ousted Islamist president Mohammad Mursi. The foreign ministry expressed “strong resentment at comments like these, which... represent a clear intervention in internal Egyptian affairs,” its spokesman Badr Abdelatty said. The Turkish premier said on Sunday
Seven people have died and scores have been left wounded after a night of violence on the streets of Cairo. The clashes came as supporters of the deposed Muslim Brotherhood-backed President Mohammed Morsi, continue to oppose what they are calling a "military coup" by the military against his rule. Morsi was
In an opinion piece published in the Washington Post, Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have called on the Obama administration to cut off the aid the U.S. provides to Egypt. “Mohammed Morsi’s presidency was a huge missed opportunity. He placed himself above the law, failed to govern inclusively or capably, pursued a
Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon approved on Monday a request by the Egyptian military to bring in two more infantry battalions into the Sinai Peninsula, as part of Egypt’s ongoing crackdown on terrorists operating in the region. One battalion will enter the Rafiah area in order to prevent smuggling of terrorists and arms from Gaza
