Special to WorldTribune.com Egypt opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip at Rafah on Dec. 3 for the first time in months even as the government placed its security forces on alert. Egyptian intelligence officials were said to be bracing for mass-casualty attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). preparations for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egypt’s Coptic Pope Tawadros II on Nov. 26 departed for Israel and the first Coptic papal visit to Jerusalem since 1832. “The decision by Pope Tawadros to travel to Jerusalem at the head of a distinguished delegation of bishops to participate in the funeral of Archbishop Anba Abraham will create a huge […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) affiliate in Egypt claimed responsibility for a bombing on Nov. 24 that killed five people at a hotel in al-Arish in northern Sinai where election judges were staying. Egypt’s Health Ministry reported five dead and 17 wounded in the attack by ISIL affiliate Sinai Province. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egypt’s military has killed 24 terrorists of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian security forces carried out the operation against the Sinai Province jihadists as they hid in a cave in the mountains, according to a report by Reuters. Officials said eight terrorists were arrested […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi is enjoying the West’s warm embrace as Cairo’s strategic importance in the Middle East comes more into focus amid failed states and the threat of terrorism. Sisi this week arrived in London for his first state visit to the United Kingdom since taking power in a coup […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi on Oct. 28 extended a state of emergency in Northern Sinai by three months amid reports the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has continued to converge in the area from surrounding states. Sisi’s order comes as Cairo’s military continues counter-insurgency operations against jihadists who, since […]
Special to WorldTribune.com It’s crunch time for Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi as the lengthy process of choosing a new government is underway. Much of what Sisi hopes to accomplish is riding on elections for the new House of Representatives. Half of the country will vote on Oct. 18 and 19 and the other half […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi called for “solidarity among all the peoples of the world,” in the fight against terrorism in his address on Sept. 28 to the 70th United Nations General Assembly in New York. “Allow me to ask, how many Muslims must fall victim to this abominable extremism and odious […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi said regional security is in its “most vulnerable state” and warned that some fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) are “sliding into failure.” In an interview with The Associated Press after his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Sisi said Egypt is engaged in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com One week after the country’s agriculture minister was arrested on corruption charges, Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi must rebuild his cabinet after the government submitted its resignation. Sisi on Sept. 12 asked Oil Minister Sherif Ismail to form a new cabinet within one week, a statement from the presidency said. Officials told […]