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Egyptian security officials a bus damaged by a bomb in Al-Tor, South Sinai, Egypt on May 2, 2014 (EPA/ALMASRY ALYOUM EGYPT OUT)
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People and security officials look as smoke rises from a tourist bus in the Red Sea resort town of Taba, Egypt, in this February 16, 2014 file photo. (REUTERS/Stringer/Files)
Egypt applauds US decision to designate Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis terrorist group
London and Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt welcomed the US State Department’s decision to add the Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis group to a list of terrorist organizations on Wednesday, with a foreign ministry spokesman describing it as a step in the right direction....Caption:
The wreckage of a tour bus that was targeted by a suicide bombing on February 16 is seen in the Egyptian south Sinai resort town of Taba on February 18, 2014. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)
Britain to investigate Muslim Brotherhood activities in London
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—British Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered an official investigation into the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK, with the government saying it has received evidence linking the group’s members in London with attacks carried...Caption:
An Egyptian military police soldier guards a checkpoint attacked by gunmen as security officials investigate the site in Shubra El-Kheima, a suburb north of Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, March 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)
Egypt: PM vows to “cut off terror arm”
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab pledged to “amputate the arm of terror” following an attack by gunmen that killed six soldiers on the outskirts of Cairo on Saturday. Egypt’s military-backed interim government accused the outlawed Muslim...Caption:
Egyptian soldiers and officials inspect the sight where gunmen killed six soldiers at a Cairo checkpoint on March 15, 2014 in an attack the military blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood. (AFP/Ahmed Gamel)