Osama Khaled
Palestinian president to contact Brotherhood if it forms Egypt’s government
Egypt
February 21, 2012
Palestinian president to contact Brotherhood if it forms Egypt’s government
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that he does not mind contacting the Muslim Brotherhood should it form the government…
No visitors at Abu Hasira tomb this year
Egypt
January 11, 2012
No visitors at Abu Hasira tomb this year
For the first time in years, nine-year-old Sherif and his friend Mahmoud, residents of the village of Damtu, are able…
Egypt demands urgent investigation of Palestinian kidnappers
Egypt
November 15, 2011
Egypt demands urgent investigation of Palestinian kidnappers
Egyptian authorities requested Hamas to open an urgent investigation into three brothers of the Palestinian Shaer family, who kidnapped an…
Human organ trafficking war waged between Sinai Bedouins
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Human organ trafficking war waged between Sinai Bedouins
The Al-Tiaha tribe has besieged the Al-Nakhalwa tribe in Sinai since Sunday, accusing it of smuggling Africans and stealing their…
Egypt arrests 2 aides of Sinai extremist leader
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Egypt arrests 2 aides of Sinai extremist leader
Sinai security authorities have detained two members of a terrorist group following a campaign on Sunday in some areas of…
Israeli hostage Gilad Shalit handed over to Egypt
Egypt
October 12, 2011
Israeli hostage Gilad Shalit handed over to Egypt
Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas, was handed over to Egyptian authorities on Tuesday, in a swap…
Israeli court orders release of Egyptian children held in custody
Egypt
October 5, 2011
Israeli court orders release of Egyptian children held in custody
The Central Israeli Court issued a ruling on Wednesday for the release of three children who have been imprisoned in…
Gunmen attack police checkpoint in Sinai, wounding two
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Gunmen attack police checkpoint in Sinai, wounding two
Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint on Sunday, in the Tawil district, 15km north of the city of Arish in Sinai.…
Israeli troop deployments not targeting Egypt, official sources say
Egypt
September 4, 2011
Israeli troop deployments not targeting Egypt, official sources say
Israel has confirmed in a report that the extra troops it is deploying along the Egypt-Israel border are targeting…
Bin Laden’s doctor held military exercises in Sinai, sources say
Egypt
August 22, 2011
Bin Laden’s doctor held military exercises in Sinai, sources say
Bin Laden’s doctor, Ramzy Moafy, who escaped from prison during the revolution, held military exercises south of Arish in Sinai,…
Egyptian authorities seeking to identify suicide bomber
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Egyptian authorities seeking to identify suicide bomber
Egyptian security services are trying to identify a suicide bomber who they say killed one Egyptian soldier and injured two…
Egypt identifies three men responsible for Eilat terrorist attack
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Egypt identifies three men responsible for Eilat terrorist attack
Egyptian authorities have identified three of the people responsible for carrying out a terrorist attack in Israel, just north of…
UN peacekeeping force: Israeli forces crossed Egyptian border by land
Egypt
August 20, 2011
UN peacekeeping force: Israeli forces crossed Egyptian border by land
Israeli troops crossed into Egypt by land on Thursday, which prompted Egyptian security personnel to clash with them, said a report issued…
Hamas ignored requests to hand over Arish suspects
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Hamas ignored requests to hand over Arish suspects
Egyptian authorities on Monday presented an official request to the acting government in Gaza to arrest several armed Palestinians who…
Special forces deployed to Sinai to restore security
Egypt
August 11, 2011
Special forces deployed to Sinai to restore security
Special forces troops from the military and police were dispatched to North Sinai on Thursday in an attempt to combat…
Salafi group in Sinai forms armed committees to solve tribal conflicts
Egypt
August 9, 2011
Salafi group in Sinai forms armed committees to solve tribal conflicts
The Salafi Group in North Sinai, an umbrella organization bringing together Salafis across the governorate, has announced the formation of…
Security forces allege Palestinian Army of Islam involvement in Arish attack
Egypt
August 4, 2011
Security forces allege Palestinian Army of Islam involvement in Arish attack
Egyptian security services in North Sinai say they have identified those responsible for attacking a police station in Arish last…
Relations with rebels under strain, as Egypt fails to confiscate Qadhafi funds
Egypt
July 25, 2011
Relations with rebels under strain, as Egypt fails to confiscate Qadhafi funds
Relations between Libya’s rebel forces and the Egyptian government appear to be increasingly under strain, according to a Libyan rebel…
Freedom Flotilla 2 organizers welcome Al-Masry Al-Youm initiative
Egypt
July 6, 2011
Freedom Flotilla 2 organizers welcome Al-Masry Al-Youm initiative
An Al-Masry Al-Youm-sponsored initiative inviting the Freedom Flotilla 2 to sail from Egypt after the Gaza-bound convoy was prevented from…
Prominent Brotherhood figure returns from exile
Egypt
April 5, 2011
Prominent Brotherhood figure returns from exile
Prominent Muslim Brotherhood figure Mostafa Kamal al-Halabawy returned to Egypt on Tuesday, having lived for 23 years in voluntary exile…