by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Feb 1, 2015 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has ordered the creation of a unified military command to fight militant groups in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, just days after a deadly attack in the region killed dozens of security personnel. In...
by Ali Ibrahim | Oct 29, 2014 | Opinion
It is natural that Egyptians feel shock and anger about last Friday’s terrorist attack in Sinai, which killed 30 soldiers. It is also natural for there to be widespread calls across the country for a decisive response to this crime, and for the liquidation of...
by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 4, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Egyptian government approved a new anti-terrorism law late Thursday, in the wake of a terrorist attack outside Cairo University on Wednesday. A government statement confirmed that the counter-terrorism law had been amended as it went...
by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Apr 3, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt called on the international community to cooperate in its fight against terrorism, one day after a series of explosions outside Cairo University killed two people, including a police brigadier-general. Three bombs exploded outside Cairo...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 1, 2014 | World
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...
