sinai province
Attack on Arish police club kills 3 officers
Egypt
November 4, 2015
Attack on Arish police club kills 3 officers
A suicide bomber used a vehicle to attack Wednesday the Arish police club, killing three officers and wounding ten others,…
IS group in Egypt claims it downed Russian airliner: AFP
Egypt
October 31, 2015
IS group in Egypt claims it downed Russian airliner: AFP
The Islamic State group's affiliate in Egypt has claimed it downed the Russian passenger plane that crashed Saturday in the…
Western Desert terrorist cell eradicated: armed forces
Egypt
September 22, 2015
Western Desert terrorist cell eradicated: armed forces
A joint operation by army and police forces in the Bahariya Oasis managed to eradicate a terrorist cell on Monday,…
74 militants killed as Sinai operation enters 13th day: army
Egypt
September 20, 2015
74 militants killed as Sinai operation enters 13th day: army
Egypt’s army killed 74 militants in the restive North Sinai province on Saturday, as an army raid targeting suspected terrorist…
Court returns to Sinai after relocation prompted by judges killings
Egypt
August 16, 2015
Court returns to Sinai after relocation prompted by judges killings
The North Sinai Court will return to the restive peninsula after a three-month relocation to Ismailia prompted by terrorist attacks. A…
Israel threatens IS Sinai affiliate
Egypt
July 30, 2015
Israel threatens IS Sinai affiliate
Israel threatened, on Wednesday, the Islamic State’s arm in the Sinai Peninsula, saying it would respond strictly against any attacks…
8 IEDs defused, roadside bomb hits police vehicle in N.Sinai
Egypt
July 28, 2015
8 IEDs defused, roadside bomb hits police vehicle in N.Sinai
Eight IEDs planted by unknown perpetrators on the Arish-Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid-al-Goura highways in North Sinai were found on Tuesday…
Citizen kidnapped in N.Sinai for reportedly cooperating with security
Egypt
July 27, 2015
Citizen kidnapped in N.Sinai for reportedly cooperating with security
Unknown gunmen kidnapped a local man at gunpoint in North Sinai on Monday, taking him to an unknown destination. Speaking to…
Robert Fisk: ISIS controls Sinai as much as Egypt
Egypt
July 20, 2015
Robert Fisk: ISIS controls Sinai as much as Egypt
The recent encounter between Egyptian navy and suspected militants on the Mediterranean coasts of the restive Sinai Peninsula are evidence…
Military sources: 23 suspected militants killed in North Sinai
Egypt
July 18, 2015
Military sources: 23 suspected militants killed in North Sinai
Security forces shelled parts of North Sinai's Sheikh Zuweid and al-Arish towns early Saturday, killing 23 suspected militants, military sources…