by Osman Mirghani | Dec 14, 2014 | Opinion
The measures that some Western embassies in Egypt took this week—closing their doors and warning their citizens of potential terrorist attacks—remind us once again of the extent of the threats facing the Egyptian state, and the gravity of the events taking place not...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 21, 2014 | Middle East
Ismailia, Egypt, Reuters—Egypt has indefinitely shut schools in two border towns in northern Sinai as the army prepares to intensify a battle with Islamist militants that turned the daily trip to lessons into a “journey of death.” Local people say...
by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Oct 26, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Friday’s attacks on army posts in the northern part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula were carried out by Palestinian militants, a senior Interior Ministry official told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday, at the same time that President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 24, 2014 | Middle East
El-Arish, Egypt, AP—An attack on an army post in the restive northern part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula caused a large explosion and killed 25 people, according to security and medical officials, making it one of the deadliest attacks on security forces since...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 1, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Reuters—Egypt has offered to train pro-government forces battling rival armed groups in Libya, stepping up efforts to eradicate what it says is a threat to its own stability from the anarchy engulfing its neighbor. The offer was the latest sign of intervention...
