by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Jan 10, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo- Eight policemen and one civilian have been killed in clashes with terrorists that carried out simultaneous attacks on two checkpoints in the northern Sinai city of al-Arish, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said. Witnesses told Asharq Al-Awsat that a huge blast...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 2, 2015 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt launched a series of airstrikes against militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in North Sinai on Wednesday, after over 50 people were killed in coordinated attacks in the province earlier in the day. The army...
by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Apr 26, 2015 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday declared a state of emergency in North Sinai for a period of three months, beginning on Sunday, following a recent spate of attacks targeting security and army personnel in the province. A...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 10, 2015 | Middle East
Cairo, Reuters—A suicide bomber killed a civilian and wounded 30 policemen when he tried to ram a water tanker into a police barracks in the Egyptian city of El-Arish on Tuesday, security sources said, the latest in a string of attacks in the Sinai peninsula. In a...
by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Feb 4, 2015 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Cairo is preparing to amend its anti-terrorism laws, including new penalties for terror-related crimes, high-level Egyptian official sources informed Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday. The new anti-terror law will include a new, more stringent and...
