Recent News Headlines : Sinai Peninsula. - Egypt

EGYPT'S COPTIC CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AMID TIGHT SECURITY


The new Egyptian capital, announced in March 2015, is intended partly to reduce crowding in Cairo... READ MORE

7th January, 2018 540

UN RIGHTS OFFICE RAISES ALARM OVER EGYPT EXECUTIONS


The United Nations human rights office has expressed deep shock and concern over the reported executions of 20 people in Egypt over the past two weeks... READ MORE

6th January, 2018 1033

INTERNET CONFUSION AFTER EGYPT FOOTBALLER WINS AFRICA AWARD


Another Twitter user posted African football is sooo corrupt man Salah is not even African he's Egyptian... READ MORE

5th January, 2018 2004

HOT AIR BALLOON CRASHES IN EGYPT, KILLING 1 TOURIST AND INJURING 7


Egyptian officials say a sightseeing balloon carrying foreign tourists over the southern city of Luxor has crash landed, killing one tourist and injuring seven... READ MORE

5th January, 2018 133

ISLAMIC STATE DECLARES WAR ON RIVAL HAMAS WITH VIDEO EXECUTION


An image from a video released by the Islamic State's affiliate in the northern Sinai, distributed by the SITE Intelligence Group... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 17985

EGYPT HANGS 15 FOR SINAI PENINSULA VIOLENCE


ISIL-affiliated fighters have ramped up deadly attacks in Sinai in recent years, inflicting heavy losses on the Egyptian military as well as civilians... READ MORE

26th December, 2017 1017

EGYPT: NINE SINAI ATTACK SUSPECTS KILLED IN POLICE RAID


Egypt's interior ministry says police have shot dead nine people suspected of belonging to a cell behind deadly attacks in the Sinai peninsula... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 72

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT'S BACKERS SAY 12 MILLION WANT ABDEL-FATTAH EL-SISSI TO RUN FOR SECOND TERM


El-Sissi's 3 1 2 years in office have also seen an uptick in terror attacks by Islamic militants battling security forces in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 0

ARAB STATES BELIEVE U.S. AID SECURE DESPITE DEFYING TRUMP JERUSALEM MO


Arab states believe U.S. aid secure despite defying Trump Jerusalem move... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 547

WHIRLWIND PUTIN TOUR HIGHLIGHTS MOSCOW'S NEW REACH IN MIDDLE EAST


Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, was even more equivocal, saying that there was no specific timetable for the withdrawal... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 24

TRUMP JERUSALEM MOVE HINDERS US INTERESTS IN THE REGION


To be sure, there is no other country that recognises the legitimacy of Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem, which Trump has now endorsed... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 834

WHIRLWIND PUTIN TOUR HIGHLIGHTS MOSCOWS NEW REACH IN MIDEAST


The Russian president visited Syria, Egypt and Turkey all in a day, a trip underscoring new alliances and his role as a statesman... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 613

TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION: HOW THE WORLD IS REACTING


Al-Qaeda has left the Israelis alone through three Gaza wars, in 2008, 2012 and 2014, he said... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 166

SISI CRITICISED OVER 'BRUTE FORCE' STRATEGY IN SINAI


In July 2015, ISIL affiliates simultaneously attacked multiple security and military targets, killing at least 35 people in various parts of Sinai, including El Arish and Sheikh Zuweid... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 294

HOW AN EGYPTIAN VILLAGE BECAME A TARGET OF THE ISLAMIC STATE


Read more Christians flee Sinai Peninsula in fear of Egypt's Islamic State affiliate Today's coverage from Post correspondents around the world... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 137

ANALYSIS | WHAT TRUMP OUGHT TO LEARN FROM A TERROR ATTACK IN EGYPT


Nearly 1,000 Egyptian security personnel have died there since 2013... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 183

GRIEF AND ANGER IN EGYPT AFTER MOSQUE MASSACRE


Funerals for the 305 victims of Egypt's mosque massacre have been held, as nationwide mourning continues. Gunmen who killed worshippers at Friday Prayers in North Sinai... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 165

EGYPTS OPTIONS DWINDLING IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST MILITANTS


It's unclear whether Egypt has any options left in the fight against Islamic militants... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 107

EGYPT MOSQUE ATTACK KILLS MORE THAN 300


AHMED HASSAN, EPA-EFE View of the Rawda mosque after a gun and bombing attack on Nov. 24, 2017... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 67

IN EGYPT FURIOUS RETALIATION BUT FAILING STRATEGY IN SINAI


Foreign reporters and most Egyptian ones are not allowed into Sinai... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 2648

ATTACK AT SUFI MOSQUE KILLS 305


Islamist militants who had found a safe haven in Sinai for attacks on Israel then turned their guns on the Egyptian armed forces... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 86786

TO THE WORLD THEY ARE MUSLIMS TO ISIS SUFIS ARE HERETICS


Since at least 2016, Islamic State militants have targeted Sufis, who practice a mystical form of Islam that includes the veneration of saints, often at their tombs... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 3934

ANALYSIS | WHY MUSLIM EXTREMISTS ATTACKED THIS MOSQUE IN EGYPT


In an interview with an Islamic State magazine in January, one of the organization's top commanders in Sinai outlined his hatred for Sufism... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 2148

AS EGYPT GRIEVES AFTER MOSQUE MASSACRE, SECURITY FORCES RAMP UP STRIKES ON MILITANTS


Egyptian security forces have been locked in battle with the country's Islamic State affiliate for several years... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 812

EGYPT MOSQUE ATTACK KILLS MORE THAN 300


AHMED HASSAN, EPA-EFE None View of the Rawda mosque after a gun and bombing attack on Nov. 24, 2017... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 67

TO THE WORLD, SUFIS ARE MUSLIMS; TO ISIS, THEY'RE HERETICS


But Sufism, often known as Islamic mysticism, has come under violent attack in recent years... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 4

TRUMP DENOUNCES ATTACK IN EGYPT, CALLS AGAIN FOR TRAVEL BAN


Need the WALL, need the BAN! Trump tweeted before his planned call to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 5

TO THE WORLD, THEY ARE MUSLIMS. TO ISLAMIC STATE, SUFIS ARE HERETICS


Since at least 2016, Islamic State militants have targeted Sufis, who practice a mystical form of Islam that includes the veneration of saints, often at their tombs... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 358

SURVIVORS OF EGYPT MOSQUE ATTACK SPEAK AS PRESIDENT VOWS TO 'AVENGE OUR MARTYRS'


At least two other Egyptian militants groups, Jund al-Islam and the Hasm Movement, denounced Friday's attack... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 588

EGYPT'S OPTIONS DWINDLING IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST MILITANTS


But critics have called for a counterterrorism strategy in Sinai rather than the reliance on a conventional deployment of overwhelming force... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 41

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CHILDREN AMONG AT LEAST 28 COPTIC CHRISTIANS KILLED AND DOZENS INJURED IN EGYPT GUN ATTACK


Minya bus shooting Children among at least 28 Coptic Christians killed and dozens injured in Egypt gun attack... READ MORE

26th May, 2017 38226

EGYPT COPTIC CHRISTIANS KILLED IN BUS ATTACK


The Coptic Orthodox Church is the main Christian Church in Egypt... READ MORE

26th May, 2017 26310

EGYPT ATTACK: MILITARY LAUNCHES STRIKES AFTER COPTIC CHRISTIANS KILLED


In the caravan attack, masked gunmen driving SUVs opened fire on the Coptic Christian pilgrims heading to a monastery about 130 miles south of the Egyptian capital... READ MORE

26th May, 2017 10091

EGYPT CALLS FOR 3-MONTH STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER DEADLY CHURCH BLASTS


Egypt's president calls for 3-month state of emergency after 2 church attacks on palm sunday... READ MORE

10th April, 2017 9878

EGYPT STRIKES LIBYA AFTER DEADLY BUS ATTACK AGAINST CHRISTIANS


Egypt's Copts are vocal supporters of el-Sissi, who has vowed to crush Islamist extremism and protect Christians... READ MORE

26th May, 2017 9038

TRACES OF EXPLOSIVES FOUND ON VICTIMS OF EGYPTAIR FLIGHT 804


The crash of Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo killed all 66 people aboard on May 19... READ MORE

15th December, 2016 8883

PALM SUNDAY BOMBS ROCK EGYPTIAN CHURCHES; STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED


TANTA, Egypt -- Moments after the explosion rocked her church Sunday morning, Mona Faiez's phone rang... READ MORE

10th April, 2017 7127

EGYPTIAN SOLDIERS APPARENTLY KILLED UNARMED MEN


It also comes after human rights groups accused the Egyptian military of killing up to 10 men in January in a staged counterterrorism raid in Sinai... READ MORE

21st April, 2017 7050

EGYPT'S COPTIC CHRISTIANS FLEE SINAI AFTER DEADLY ATTACKS


Dozens of Coptic Christian families in Egypt have fled North Sinai province after a number of killings in recent weeks by suspected Islamist militants... READ MORE

25th February, 2017 6921

U.S. WARNS IT MAY PULL OUT OF U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS BODY OVER ABUSES, TREATMENT OF ISRAEL


Human Rights Council unless the body ends what Washington calls the whitewashing of dictators' abuses and unfair attacks on Israel... READ MORE

6th June, 2017 5851

EXPLOSION AT CAIRO CHURCH KILLS AT LEAST 20 INJURES 35 OFFICIALS SAY


CAIRO-- An explosion ripped through Cairo's Coptic Christian cathedral complex on Sunday, killing at least 20 people and injuring 35, Egypt's health ministry said... READ MORE

11th December, 2016 5091

ARMY ACCUSED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS IN LEAKED VIDEO


Egypt has for years been battling an armed movement in the rugged and thinly populated Sinai Peninsula... READ MORE

21st April, 2017 4942

EGYPT SINAI ATTACKERS 'CARRIED IS FLAGS'


Egyptian officials investigating the massacre of worshippers at a mosque in Sinai say the attackers were carrying the flag of the Islamic State group... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 4938

PALESTINIANS PAYING THOUSANDS IN BRIBES TO LEAVE GAZA


Both Israel and Jordan impose severe restrictions, however, on who is permitted to use the Erez and Allenby crossings... READ MORE

5th September, 2016 4775

EGYPT MOSQUE ATTACK: HUNDREDS KILLED, STATE MEDIA REPORT


Hundreds killed in Egypt mosque attack, state media reports... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 3541

DEAL REACHED WITH PALESTINIAN RIVAL FATAH


The Western-backed mainstream Fatah party lost control of Gaza to Hamas in fighting in 2007... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 3280

RUSSIAN MOURNS PLANE CRASH VICTIMS, SEARCH OPERATION ON


Vigils have been held in Russia after a plane bound for Syria carrying 92 people crashed into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff... READ MORE

26th December, 2016 3118

HOBBY LOBBY FUNDS ISRAELI SETTLEMENT ARCHAEOLOGY


Washington, DC - Hobby Lobby, the US-based arts-and-crafts retailer recently fined for buying Iraqi artefacts on the black market, gave 25,000 to organisations based in Israeli settlements... READ MORE

27th August, 2017 2897

25 DEAD AFTER BOMB EXPLODES AT COPTIC CHRISTIAN CATHEDRAL IN CAIRO


Many of Morsi's supporters blamed Christians for supporting the overthrow, and scores of churches and other Christian-owned properties in southern Egypt were ransacked that year... READ MORE

11th December, 2016 2807

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CALLS FOR END TO EGYPT MILITARY AID


In the video, we see executions of unarmed people by forces wearing military uniforms, he said... READ MORE

23rd April, 2017 2783

EGYPT: SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIAL SHOT DEAD IN CAIRO


Fighters in Egypt have killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers, mostly in the Sinai Peninsula, but such attacks on senior officers are rare... READ MORE

22nd October, 2016 2746

WEST BEARS RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHAOS & TERRORIST ATTACKS IN MIDEAST AND N. AFRICA - LAVROV


Lavrov arrived in Cairo on Monday with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu for a joint meeting of the Russian and Egyptian foreign and defense ministers... READ MORE

30th May, 2017 2620

EGYPT'S COPTIC CHRISTIANS FLEE SINAI AFTER KILLINGS


Before Egypt's 2011 Arab Spring uprising, about 5,000 Christians lived in northern Sinai, but the number has since dwindled to fewer than 1,000, say priests and residents... READ MORE

26th February, 2017 2056

FLOW OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS PLUMMETS AS ISLAMIC STATE LOSES ITS EDGE


Whereas the Islamic State once used foreign fighters as suicide bombers, it is increasingly tapping young Iraqi boys, he said... READ MORE

9th September, 2016 2021

EGYPTIAN AIR STRIKE KILLS 'TERRORIST' MOSQUE ATTACKERS


However, mosques in North Sinai's Sheikh Zuweid town have also been hit... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 1973

ISIL GUNMEN KILL EGYPTIAN GENERAL IN SINAI


Another senior military officer and a soldier were killed last week in North Sinai in a roadside explosion... READ MORE

5th November, 2016 1956

18 SOLDIERS KILLED IN ISIL AMBUSH IN EGYPT'S SINAI


El-Arish, the capital of North Sinai province, has been a site of regular conflict between government forces and ISIL fighters in recent months... READ MORE

11th September, 2017 1895

TWO TOURISTS KILLED AT RED SEA RESORT


Two tourists, reported to be women, have been killed in stabbings at a hotel in the popular Red Sea resort of Hurghada, Egyptian medical officials say... READ MORE

14th July, 2017 1829

EGYPT LAWMAKERS APPROVE ISLAND TRANSFER TO SAUDI ARABIA


Egypt's parliament has voted to ratify a 2016 agreement under which Cairo would transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia... READ MORE

14th June, 2017 1755

WARM WELCOME AWAITS SISI AS TRUMP ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR EGYPT STRONGMAN


Trump's win, said Benaim, presented an opportunity for Egypt to change how it is perceived in Washington even before Sisi's arrival in the capital... READ MORE

2nd April, 2017 1746


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