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32 terrorist attacks in 5 days over 30 June anniversary: RCSS
“Lone wolves” are terrorists that geographically move and connect with others, says report

Tamarod: From deposing Morsi to its own collapse
25 January and 30 June were not revolutions because we haven’t done anything differently since, says ex-Tamarod founder
2 dead, 13 injured in bomb attack on Transport Authority staff
Explosion coincides with assassination of Prosecutor General ahead of 30 June anniversary

Egyptian officers complete British IED training
“We will not leave Egypt to face this murderous violence alone,” says UK ambassador

US delivers missile naval vessels to Egypt
Vessels to help protect vital waterways such as the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, says US official

‘State of Sinai’ claims killing of alleged police agent in North Sinai
Alleged spy claims he worked for Homeland Security
3 civilians injured in Sinai roadside bombing
Bomb was intended to target security forces, says army
Military factory workers accuse army of killing colleague in Sinai
Security forces argue militants killed victims; workers say army opened fire to disperse crowd, vow to strike
Sinai activist reportedly died in military detention, army denies
Hours earlier, army described arrested suspect as “leading Brotherhood figure”

141 killings, 393 arrests in Sinai: Armed forces report
Letter allegedly by terrorist expresses regret for killing innocents in the name of religion

NCHR report condemns Sinai terrorism, Muslim Brotherhood
Despite condemning pre-trial detention and military trials, journalists say report “too gentle” on state authorities
Islamist leader Essam Derbala arrested on terrorism charges
Derbala remained committed to Anti-Coup Alliance

Wounds and medicines of Sinai
Analyst Khaled Okasha and Sinai activist Said Ateeq present an image closer to reality in the ‘neglected’ peninsula

Concern as Defence Ministry sets sights on telecoms controls
Expanded plans for military in new company suggests security and privacy implications
Demolition of former National Democratic Party headquarters
The Cairo Governorate has officially issued the license to destroy the former headquarters of the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP), which ruled under the regime of Hosni Mubarak. According to state media, the building has officially been handed over to the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Saturday to proceed with its demolition. The building was set …
Al-Sisi invites Putin to launch of Suez Canal Axis in August
Egyptian president met with world leaders in Moscow on Saturday

Spain’s defence minister signs pending military MOU with Egyptian counterpart
Spain continues to export arms sales to Egypt after partial embargo imposed by EU in 2013
Setting the stage: The 2012 Abbaseya clashes
Although the political dispute between the State and the Islamists intensified after the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013, the May 2012 Abbaseya clashes count as the first main bloody confrontation between the countries’ two political entities. In defiance of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces’ (SCAF) delay to hand power …

New poll finds Egyptians generally unsupportive of military action in Yemen
21% of those supporting airstrikes against Houthis say it is part of Egypt’s war on terror
Matariya bomb blast injures 6, several other bombs defused
Among the injured were two army conscripts, while bombs were defused near Ramses Square and Al-Shorouk
Army pilot, policeman quarrel turns large scale over driving licence
Police facility and prosecution besieged, before issue solved ‘friendly’

Endowments minister calls on armed forces to allow counter-terrorism volunteers
If there was a need for calling on volunteers we would have initiated it already, says military spokesperson
Sobhi makes new appointments in military leadership
Senior army officials are promoted by defence minister
UPDATE: North Sinai blast kills 6 military personnel: Army spox
Militant group State of Sinai claim responsibility for second attack of the week

Ajnad Misr claims Zamalek bombing
Are militant attacks targeting specific security officers increasing amid usage of social media to publish personal details of officers?

‘Libyan people cannot endure terrorism until political solution reached’: Al-Sisi
Meanwhile, UN claims “important progress” in Libyan peace talks
Over 300 civilians referred to military judiciary in 2 days
Over 50 verdicts issued in the past week, No to Military Trials movement says number has exceeded 2,000 since October 2014
Egyptian expats to return from Libya on first flight from Algeria
Group crossed Dabdab border gate with Libya, opened under exceptional circumstances

Libya under control by year-end: Omar El Gawairi
Egyptian workers return home is “wrong”, says Libyan minister of media, culture and antiquities

3 conscripts killed, 3 others injured in Sheikh Zuweid explosion
North Sinai governor to disburse EGP 448,000 for families harmed as a result of 29 January explosion