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A convoy of Egyptian armoured vehicles heads along a road in El-Arish on the Sinai Peninsula on August 13, 2011 (AFP Photo)

Eight Egyptian Policemen Killed in Simultaneous Attacks in Arish

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...

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Smoke rises in Egypt’s North Sinai as seen from the border from the southern Gaza Strip with Egypt, on July 1, 2015. (Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

Egypt launches airstrikes against ISIS affiliate in Sinai

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...

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Egyptians gather at the scene following a bombing that struck a main police station in El-Arish, the capital of the North Sinai province, on April 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Muhamed Sabry)

Egypt declares “new” state of emergency in North Sinai

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...

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Egyptians inspect the damage caused by an earlier attack in El-Arish, northern Sinai, Egypt, on January 30, 2015.
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Bombs kill two, wound dozens in Egypt’s North Sinai

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...

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A handout picture released by the Middle East News Agency (MENA) shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (C), surrounded by top military generals, as he addresses journalists following an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council of the armed Forces in Cairo on January 31, 2015. (AFP Photo)

Egypt to issue new “terrorist entities” law: sources

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...