sinai province
Giza court to sentence 7 defendants to death over 2016 Haram hotel attack
Egypt
April 6, 2019
Giza court to sentence 7 defendants to death over 2016 Haram hotel attack
Giza Criminal Court on Saturday referred the papers for seven out of 26 defendants to Grand Mufti Shawky Allam, before…
Egyptian Court upholds inclusion of 241 defendants on terrorism lists
Egypt
February 18, 2019
Egyptian Court upholds inclusion of 241 defendants on terrorism lists
Egypt’s Court of Cassation on Monday rejected appeals by 241 defendants regarding a court decision to include them on terrorism…
Islamic State announces death of one of its Egypt branch leaders
Egypt
July 24, 2018
Islamic State announces death of one of its Egypt branch leaders
A local leader of Islamic State’s branch in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has been killed, the group and a security…
Two ‘Sinai Province’ leading figures surrender to Egyptian authorities in Rafah
Egypt
July 4, 2018
Two ‘Sinai Province’ leading figures surrender to Egyptian authorities in Rafah
Two leading figures from the Islamic State (IS) affiliated group of ‘Sinai Province’ surrendered to Egyptian security authorities after…
Egypt’s Army kills three militants, arrests 59 suspects in Sinai
Egypt
July 3, 2018
Egypt’s Army kills three militants, arrests 59 suspects in Sinai
Egypt’s Armed Forces released on Tuesday morning their 25th statement regarding the ongoing army operation ‘Comprehensive Sinai 2018’, which…
Army kills 32 militants in a sweeping operation inside North Sinai
Egypt
June 21, 2018
Army kills 32 militants in a sweeping operation inside North Sinai
Official spokesperson for the Egyptian army, Tamer al-Refai, released a Facebook statement on Thursday confirming that the army has…
Army spokesperson quashes HRW report on random demolition to houses in Sinai
Egypt
May 23, 2018
Army spokesperson quashes HRW report on random demolition to houses in Sinai
Official army spokesperson Tamer al-Refa’ai on Wednesday denied a report released by US-based NGO the Human Right Watch, which…
‘Sinai Province’ set up underground camps in Ismailia to train foreign militants: Defendants
Egypt
May 14, 2018
‘Sinai Province’ set up underground camps in Ismailia to train foreign militants: Defendants
Egypt’s Higher State Security Prosecution recently unveiled details regarding the ongoing investigations into the the Sinai Province group case, in…
26 militants killed, 173 arrested in latest Sinai operations: armed forces
Egypt
April 25, 2018
26 militants killed, 173 arrested in latest Sinai operations: armed forces
More than two months after the beginning of the comprehensive army operation to eliminate terrorism in Sinai, Egypt’s armed forces…
Breaking: Egypt’s army kills head of Sinai Province in central Sinai operation
Egypt
April 18, 2018
Breaking: Egypt’s army kills head of Sinai Province in central Sinai operation
Military forces from Egypt’s Third Field Army killed the ‘Emir’ (leader) of Sinai Province, the Islamic State-affiliated (IS) group based…