Latest in Tag: ISIS Highlight
Latest in Tag: ISIS
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis claim deadly Sinai attack
Egyptian militant group rebrand as âState of Sinaiâ and could now be taking orders from ISIS, says analyst
Has ISIS reached Sinai?
By Khaled Okasha Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis (ABM) officially announced their allegiance to ISIS and their recognition of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi as the Amir of all Muslims this week, with both groups exchanging support via web pages affiliated with jihadist organisations. Forming an even more serious a concern, ISIS sent ABM a new target map to implement …
Terrorism is our common enemy: Lebanese minister
Lebanese interior minister meets Egyptian counterpart and Sheikh of Al-Azhar during Cairo visit
Egypt, Israel aware of mutual security needs: Israeli spokesman
Israel concerned over ABM pledge to ISIS, says Egypt conscious of security conditions
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis pledge allegiance to âIslamic Stateâ
The Sinai based militant group could lose local support if it begins to imitate the style of ISIS, says analyst
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis denies pledging allegiance to ISIS
An unsubstantiated statement affirming Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis’s loyalty to ISIS went viral on international news outlets
The ISIS within
By Nesreen Salem The video that emerged from Hama, Syria, depicting the stoning of a woman in yet another episode in the ISIS propaganda series, is the first punishment of its kind to emerge from Hama. The video shows a married woman who has been presumably promiscuous and has therefore deserved under Sharia law to be …
US coalition members gather to counter ISIS propaganda
Egypt stresses importance of fighting intellectual and religious basis of ISIS message
US Embassy in Cairo warns of possible terrorist attacks in Maadi
US government cites “recent anonymous post on a Jihadist website”
Shoukry in London to discuss counter-terrorism cooperation
Foreign minister to discuss regional issues with UK counterpart
The Syrian tunnel and the spring
By Fadi Elhusseini When the first spontaneous explosions of the Arab democratic revolutions erupted in Tunisia in December 2010, many were hoping that this revolt might usher in a new beginning for the whole region. When Egypt joined Tunisia a few weeks later, hopes mounted and everyone started to think that the long-awaited moment had …
Egyptian FM welcomes formation of new Iraqi government
New unity government charged with fighting ISIS insurgency
Egypt participates in international ISIS strategy meeting
Obama stresses there is no âquick fixâ in military and ideological fight against ISIS
Kerry, Shoukry define Egyptâs role in fight against ISIS
Egyptâs religious institutions play important role in fight against ISIS, says Kerry
Gulf proxy war: UAE seeks to further damage Qatarâs already tarnished image
By James M. Dorsey The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are locked in a propaganda war with public relations agencies and front organisations as proxies that is backfiring on both Gulf states. Disclosures of the proxy war have hit Qatar at a time that its image as the host of the 2022 World Cup is …
Egyptian, Cypriot and Greek ministers call for regional cooperation
Ministerial meeting affirms policy agreement regarding regional instability
Shoukry and Kerry discuss confronting terrorism
Foreign minister met an array of diplomats and officials on sidelines of 69th United Nations General Assembly in New York
An inconvenient war
By Ahmed El-Ashram I look around and I see an unprecedented level of despair in the eyes of many friends; an overt level of frustration of how their lives have unluckily coincided with the mishappenings of recent years. Many wish they were not there to witness the toxic politics, the economic misfortune and the precarious …
ISIS calls for more attacks in Egypt
Extremist group congratulates militants in Egypt for âtheir blessed operations in Sinaiâ
US to deliver 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt: Pentagon
Hagel and Sobhi discuss regional issues, including ISIS
Middle East Realism â How power completely overcomes values
By Mohammed Nosseir What matters in the Middle East is the reality on the ground. Having good ideas and some moral values â but no power â makes you a useless entity, while possessing power but no ethical values can sustain your presence for a lengthy period and enable you to gain more ground. This …
Egypt redirects US military relationships
Governmentâs anti-terrorism statements believed to be for âmedia consumptionâ, expert says
Egypt and France to discuss combating international terrorism
France changes stance towards Egyptian politics: political analyst
Shoukry to join Jeddah meeting on terrorism
Saudi Arabia hosts meeting to discuss combating terrorism and extremist organisations in the region
ISIS must be âuprootedâ: Endowments ministry
Egyptian ministry says rise of ISIS is phenomenon worthy of study
âAn international commitmentâ to fight ISIS: Shoukry
Egyptian foreign minister speaks out against radical Islamist group
Shoukry calls on Europe to support anti-terrorism efforts
Europe should not allow abuse of freedom of expression to incite violence, says Egyptian foreign minister
The MB, AQ, ISIS and Al-Azhar’s crisis
By Mohamed Selim The unfortunate daily events that are unfolding in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia and Libya, are prompting the question: when will the entire region fall into the hands of radical Islamists? The demise of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) reign in Egypt at the hands of its military has caused the re-emergence of …
Call it ‘Al-Qaeda Separatists’, not the ‘Islamic State’: Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta
Egypt’s Grand Mufti launches campaign to “clarify the tarnished image of Islam” in light of atrocities in Syria and Iraq
Shoukry joins Syria meeting in Saudi Arabia; FM condemns killing of US journalist
Arab ministers will discuss deteriorating situation in Syria, Iraq and the rise of Islamic State
