Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: SINAI
Egypt official says Sinai extremists kill soldier in clashes
An Egyptian army official says extremists have killed a conscript and wounded an officer in clashes in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. The fighting on Monday near the town of Sheikh Zuweyid pitted troops against Ansar Beit
Egyptian soldier killed in Sinai attack claimed by ISIS affiliate
Militants killed an Egyptian soldier Friday after abducting him from an ambulance in an ambush in the Sinai Peninsula, security officials said, in an attack claimed by the affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. The
Sinai militants call for attacks on Egypt’s judges
The leader of Sinai Province, a militant group in Egypt with links to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), called on followers to attack judges in an audio statement posted on a prominent jihadist website on Wednesday. The statement
Roadside bomb kills three civilians in Egypt’s Sinai
A roadside bomb killed three civilians Wednesday in the Sinai Peninsula where Egyptian forces are fighting an Islamist insurgency, police and medics said. Jihadists regularly attack security forces in the region in retaliation for a bloody crackdown on supporters of
Egyptian tribes pledge to battle Islamist militants
Thirty Egyptian tribes based in Sinai said on Sunday they would confront militant groups including an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) affiliate that has killed hundreds of soldiers and police, in a boost to Egypt’s efforts to improve
Egypt’s Mubarak calls on Egyptians to stand behind Sisi
Egyptian citizens should stand behind their leader Abdel Fatah al Sisi, the country’s ousted President Hosni Mubarak said Sunday during a rare phone interview on private television channel Sada El-Balad. “The sons of the armed forces, with President [Abdel Fatah]
Egypt extends state of emergency in northern Sinai by three months
Egypt said on Saturday it had extended by three months a state of emergency imposed on parts of northern Sinai in October after Islamist militants stepped up attacks in the peninsula bordering Israel, Gaza and the Suez Canal. Insurgents have
Blast in Egypt’s North Sinai kills five soldiers
An explosion targeting a military vehicle killed five soldiers near the town of Sheikh Zuweid in Egypt’s North Sinai on Sunday, a security source said, a region beset by Islamist militant violence. North Sinai is the epicentre of an insurgency
One policeman killed, 24 wounded in Sinai blast
A bomb killed one and wounded 25 Egyptian policemen on Tuesday in the Sinai peninsula, security sources said. The attack took place at a police barracks in the city of al-Arish, the sources said. Authorities suspect the operation was a
Bomb kills three soldiers in Egypt’s Sinai region
A roadside bomb killed three Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai peninsula on Monday, security sources said. The blast, which also wounded a soldier, comes days ahead of an investment conference in Sharm el-Sheikh resort, which Egypt hopes will project an
Two suicide car bombs wound six in Egypt’s Sinai
Six people were wounded on Saturday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula when officers fired on two suicide car bombs as they came near a police station, officials said. Egypt is fighting Islamist insurgents who have killed hundreds of police and soldiers
Egyptian police thwart two suicide car bomb attacks
Police in Egypt say they have thwarted two Islamic militant suicide car bomb attacks on a police station in the restive northern Sinai. Police officials said Saturday the attack in the town of Sheikh Zuweyid wounded two police officers. Police
Egyptian military kills 27 militants in Sinai
Egyptian military air strikes killed 27 Islamic militants in Northern Sinai early on Friday, in one of the biggest security operations in the region months, security sources said. Apache helicopters targeted militants from Sinai Province, a group that pledged allegiance
‘Three women killed’ in clashes in Egypt’s Sinai
Two women were killed by a rocket-propelled grenade while another died in crossfire between militants and security forces in two separate incidents in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, security and medical sources said on Sunday. Security sources blamed the violence on Sinai
Sisi establishes new Egypt counter-terror unit
Egypt’s President Abdelfattah al-Sisi established a new counter-terrorism entity in an executive decree on Saturday, days after a militant attack killed more than 30 people in the Sinai Peninsula, al-Ahram Online reported. After meeting with the county’s Supreme Council of
Sisi: Egypt faces tough battle with militants
Egypt faces a long, difficult battle against militancy, said President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday, days after one of the bloodiest attacks on security forces in years. “This battle will be difficult, strong, evil and will take a long time,”
Egyptian interior ministry employee killed in Sinai
An Egyptian interior ministry employee was killed in North Sinai, security officials said Saturday, two days after jihadists aligned with the Islamic State group killed 30 people in the peninsula. The 50-year-old, who worked for the road traffic department, was
Sisi cuts short overseas trip after Sinai attacks
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is cutting short a visit to Ethiopia for an African Union summit, returning home to deal with a wave of deadly militant attacks, his office said Friday. Egypt’s deadliest militant group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, had
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