Special to WorldTribune.com The Egyptian intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida has sent scores of operatives to conduct bombings and assassinations in an effort to undermine the new military-backed regime in Cairo, officials said. On Nov. 20, at least 11 Egyptian Army soldiers were killed and 35 others injured in a car bombing near […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt, on the eve of the European season, has reported improved security for tourists in the Sinai Peninsula. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has reported that the European Union determined an improvement in security for its nationals in Sinai. The ministry pointed to a travel alert by Germany that allowed its […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has seized large shipments of weapons believed ordered by Al Qaida and the Muslim Brotherhood. Security sources said the Egyptian Army intercepted several convoys of trucks with weapons from Libya intended for as many as 10,000 armed insurgents in Sinai. They said the trucks were headed for points near […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has concluded that a huge amount of weapons from Libya was transferred to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaida-aligned militias. Officials said the Brotherhood has acquired U.S. weapons and military equipment stolen from Libyan Army bases. The officials said the equipment could include night-vision and even […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Suez Canal has become a leading target of the Islamist insurgency in Egypt. On Oct. 7, suspected Islamist fighters ambushed an Egyptian Army patrol near the Suez Canal. Officials said six soldiers, including an officer, were killed outside Ismailia. “Masked assailants fired at the patrol from a private car,” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Egypt’s military is said to have drafted plans to attack the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. On Oct. 2, the Palestinian news agency Maan reported from Egypt that the military had formulated a plan for an invasion of the Gaza Strip. Maan, financed by the European Union, said the Egyptian plan identified […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s military has been battling Islamist fighters along the border with the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian Army deployed hundreds of soldiers, backed by security forces, around the divided city of Rafah. Palestinian sources said Egyptian AH-64 attack helicopters fired air-to-ground missiles along the 14-kilometer border with the Gaza Strip. On […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has reported an increase in Palestinian attacks. The Israel Security Agency cited a sharp increase in Palestinian strikes in August. ISA said the attacks included rocket and other enemy operations from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. “August 2013 saw an increase in the number of terror attacks,” ISA said, “99 attacks […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Palestinian opposition has been revived in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. A Palestinian youth movement has announced plans for a campaign against the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip. The movement, “Rebel Against Injustice,” was established amid an Egyptian crackdown on Hamas and Palestinian militias linked to attacks in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United Nations has stated concerns about the danger to civilians posed by combat unmanned aerial vehicles in Gaza Strip, Pakistan and Yemen. The Security Council was told that the Israel Air Force has acquired and deployed armed UAVs for operations against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. UN human rights chief […]