Police officer killed in North Sinai by unknown assailants
This comes amid a string of other attacks that have taken place in recent weeks
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Exchange of fire with no causalities in Fayoum
Protests erupted in the city following death sentences for Muslim Brotherhood leaders
Shi’a rebels wound 17 Yemen police in ambush
AFP – Some 17 Yemeni policemen were wounded in an ambush by Shiite Huthi rebels as fighting between government forces and the rebels neared the capital, officials said on Sunday. The Huthis – also known as Ansarullah – have been pushing out of their northern mountain strongholds towards Sanaa in a suspected bid to expand …
Iraq militants ‘turning back clock’ in captured Mosul
Security forces in Mosul wilted in the face of the onslaught, in some cases abandoning uniforms and even vehicles in their haste to flee.
Sunni militants take control of Iraq-Syria border point
An army major confirmed that the town and its surrounding areas were in insurgent hands.
Libya navy chief ‘wounded in attack on convoy’
AFP – The Libyan navy’s chief of staff, his driver and two guards were wounded on Wednesday when gunmen attacked his convoy in Tripoli, the navy spokesman said. Rear Admiral Hassan Abu Shnak was on his way to work when gunmen blocked his convoy in a western district of the capital and opened fire, Colonel Ayub Kassem …
Unknown gunmen attack Arish pipeline
Pipeline bombed for the 22nd time since Mubarak’s ouster
Gunmen kidnap Jordan envoy to Libya, wound driver
A security official said the ambassador’s driver suffered gunshot wounds during the kidnapping.
Three teachers injured on Arish-Rafah International Road shooting
Unknown assailants were targeting a military tank escorting a vehicle transporting the teachers
Gunman killed, police wounded in Tunisia clashes
The interior ministry said other gunmen had fled, and that two policemen were wounded by shots to their legs.
Cairo church attack toll rises to four: health official
Shooting targeted a wedding party
Security forces hunt down gunmen in Minya
Police launch operation to find gunmen who fired on a Bishop’s vehicle on Monday
US pulls staff from Lahore consulate over ‘threats’
The move came as Quetta was hit by its second attack in two days as gunmen shot dead at least nine people outside a mosque on Friday
Armed forces commemorates Rafah’s border guards
The army honoured the families of 16 soldiers killed last year in Ramadan
Violent attacks at security checkpoints in Sinai
Unidentified gunmen attacked police and army check points injuring eight people
Gunmen open fire on a checkpoint in Aswan
Explosives found in car of armed men who opened fire at a security checkpoint in Edfu
Attacks continue in Sinai
Two dead and six injured in attacks on central security camp and two checkpoints
Wave of armed attacks in Sinai
The attacks have mainly targeted security checkpoints and headquarters, leaving one soldier dead and several injured
Gunmen demand Libya government quits
Zeidan’s government launched a campaign a few weeks ago to remove the militias from the capital Tripoli
Libya foreign ministry surrounded by gunmen
The General National Congress, Libya’s highest political authority, is studying proposals for a law to exclude former Kadhafi regime officials from top government and political posts
Five killed as gunmen storm Mogadishu court complex
“Shebab suicide bombers have attacked the court and regional headquarters area”
Four men attempt armed train robbery
Police forces apprehended gunmen attempting to rob passengers on a train from Qena to Cairo
Armed attack on police vehicle in Sinai
Three dead and one injured in Al-Arish
Troops, gunmen exchange fire in Beirut as tensions rise
Lebanon has been on edge since Friday, when police intelligence chief General Wissam Al-Hassan died in a Beirut car bombing.
Gunmen steal EGP 150 thousand from government vehicle
Members of fisheries authority were going to buy fishing equipment
Gunmen kidnap five aid workers, driver in Niger
Abduction confirmed by an aid group and a security source
18 Soldiers dead at a security check point – Sheikh Zuwaid
Anonymous gunmen attack security checkpoint at Sheik Zuwaid, killing 18 Egyptian soldiers.
Syria claims Egyptians in rebels’ ranks
State TV shows bodies of two men said to be fighters from Egypt