militants
Army eliminates 40 takfiri militants, 76 hideouts in North Sinai
Egypt
July 27, 2017
Army eliminates 40 takfiri militants, 76 hideouts in North Sinai
Second Field Army forces destroyed on Wednesday three armed vehicles and three improvised explosive device (IED) workshops, in the fourth…
UAE asks banks to freeze Qatar-linked accounts
Middle East
July 27, 2017
UAE asks banks to freeze Qatar-linked accounts
The United Arab Emirates’ central bank has asked all banks and financial institutions to stop dealing with 18 individuals and…
Three hundred UK charities hit by crackdown on illegal funds
World
July 27, 2017
Three hundred UK charities hit by crackdown on illegal funds
More than 300 UK-based charities have had their bank accounts closed in the last two years after being caught up…
Army kills 40 IS militants in North Sinai ‘Martyr Right’ military campaign
Egypt
July 25, 2017
Army kills 40 IS militants in North Sinai ‘Martyr Right’ military campaign
The Egyptian Armed Forces killed 40 militants and arrested another five in North Sinai during ‘Martyr Right’ army operations, an…
Interpol releases list of 173 potential IS bombers who could be in Europe
World
July 25, 2017
Interpol releases list of 173 potential IS bombers who could be in Europe
European counterterrorism networks warned that the battleground losses of the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) could lead to suicide bombers taking revenge…
Interior Ministry kills 6 militants affiliated with Muslim brotherhood Giza, Ismailia
Egypt
July 16, 2017
Interior Ministry kills 6 militants affiliated with Muslim brotherhood Giza, Ismailia
The Interior Ministry declared Saturday that it killed six militants affiliated the military wing of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group…
Liberation from militants leaves devastation in Mosul
Middle East
July 15, 2017
Liberation from militants leaves devastation in Mosul
There was a smell of death in Mosul’s Old City when Ayman Hashem came back this week to see what…
A dozen killed, over 40 wounded in Cameroon suicide bomb attack
World
July 14, 2017
A dozen killed, over 40 wounded in Cameroon suicide bomb attack
Two suicide bombers killed at least 12 people and wounded over 40 others in a small town in northern Cameroon…
Coptic Churches suspend conferences, monastery trips over security concerns
Egypt
July 13, 2017
Coptic Churches suspend conferences, monastery trips over security concerns
Egypt’s main Coptic Church decided on Thursday to suspend holding any conferences and organizing the church-sponsored trips to monasteries, Coptic Orthodox Church…
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Middle East
July 13, 2017
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN envoy for the nation, called on all parties “to act for the sake of peace,”…