Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has begun sending thousands of troops into the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. Officials said the Egyptian Army was sending scores of combat units to Sinai for another counter-insurgency offensive. They said the Army reinforcements were searching for seven officers abducted on May 16 near the border with Israel and the [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has been struggling with a spate of abductions, including those of security officers, in the Sinai Peninsula. Security sources identified the abductors as members of the Al Qaida-aligned Tawhid W’al Jihad, which also maintains a presence in the neighboring Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. “They [insurgents] are monitoring army and police patrols [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported an Al Qaida plot against a foreign embassy, said by officials to be that of the United States. The Interior Ministry said security forces captured three suspected Al Qaida operatives in the Cairo area. The ministry said the cell planned to conduct a suicide bombing on the [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The ruling Muslim Brotherhood has completed its takeover of Egypt’s government. President Mohammed Morsi ordered a Cabinet reshuffle that replaced holdovers from the former regime of President Hosni Mubarak. On May 7, Prime Minister Hashim Kandil replaced nine of 11 Cabinet ministers not deemed members of the Brotherhood. “The changes [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Egypt has acknowledged a crime wave amid the rule of President Mohammed Morsi. The Interior Ministry said crime has skyrocketed over the last year as police were unable to maintain order in much of Egypt. The ministry reported a near-200 percent in homicides since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian Army has been battling the growing influence of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood. Egyptian sources said the Brotherhood has spread rapidly throughout the military since the election of Mohammed Morsi as president in June 2012. They said Morsi supporters in the Brotherhood were using their connections to win promotions [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has released Egyptian prisoners in an effort to reduce tension with the Islamist regime in Cairo. The UAE said it would release 103 Egyptians arrested over the last few years on financial offenses. Officials said all of the inmates, ordered release by President Khalifa Bin [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s police force has renewed protests against what they termed the takeover by the ruling Muslim Brotherhood. Officials reported a series of protests by police outside of Cairo. On April 28, police were said to have blocked their stations in a demand that included the dismissal of Egypt’s interior minister, [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt and Russia have agreed on nuclear energy cooperation. Officials said the Kremlin agreed to help Egypt launch an ambitious nuclear energy program over the next year. They said the program stipulated a string of nuclear energy reactors, starting with a facility along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. “There [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian military is said to have lost a helicopter to enemy fire. Egyptian sources said members of a smuggling convoy opened fire on a military helicopter on late April 20 near the border with Libya. They said the helicopter, identified as a Russian-origin Mi-17, crashed and one pilot was [...]
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