At least 300 people have died in a militant attack on a mosque in Egypt’s restive Sinai peninsula in one of the worst terrorist incidents the country has seen in recent years. On Friday, Egypt was [ More … ]
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said on Monday that heavy-handed security measures by Egypt were fostering the very radicalization it was looking to curb, according to Reuters. Last month, Egypt was hit [ More … ]
Seeking to strengthen relations with one of U.S. most traditional pivotal Middle Eastern allies, President Donald Trump told his Egyptian counterpart that U.S. support for his country is unwavering. Trump said,”You have a great friend [ More … ]
US fighter jets pounded Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day on Friday, security and tribal sources said, as Washington steps up its air war against the jihadists. The Pentagon said it had [ More … ]
A shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile launcher lying in a heap of rubbish next to Cairo’s main international airport was allegedly found by an Egyptian man, according to The Telegraph. Ibrahim Yousry, an Egyptian, said that he found [ More … ]
The youngest son of al-Qaida’s slain founder, Osama bin Laden, Hamza, has called on the Saudi people to join the “global jihad and gain battle experience in Yemen” against the Saudi monarchs in order to [ More … ]
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