Latest in Tag: Terror Highlight
Latest in Tag: Terror
Prosecutor General assassinated in Heliopolis explosion
Barakat died in Nozha hospital due to injuries he sustained
In Pictures: Prosecutor General injured in Heliopolis explosion
Explosive device was planted in Barakatâs security vehicle outside his residence, say witnesses
‘Terror attacks’ in first 3 months of 2015 equal to entire 2014
Spike in attacks by militant groups remains consistent in apparent contradiction of interior ministry claims
Zamalek blast kills policeman, residents leave streets
Some eyewitnesses reported on social media that it appeared that the device detonated from beneath the seat of a police officerâs covered seat
Endowments Ministry to hold conference renewing religious speech in May
Scholars training institutions, publishing houses allegedly belonging to terrorist groups will be tackled
Hamas members in Egypt to be arrested, assets frozen: Justice Minister
Group leaders demanded Saudi intervention to revoke verdict
Egypt’s Grand Mufti condemns Sydney hostage crisis
“Act of terror does not fall under the teachings of Islam, which calls for co-existence and peace”
Suicide bombers in Libya include Egyptians: reports
ISIS-affiliated website publishes images of alleged suicide bombers in Libya, claiming they are group members
Terror at sea: Doomyat
By Amr Khalifa The Mediterranean turned red last Wednesday. What we know is far less than we should: eight Egyptian sailors are missing, five are injured, reported the Egyptian army, in a battle with âterroristsâ off the coast of Mediterranean city Domyat [Damietta], best known for its furniture. With each passing day, professional analysts and …
Weâre losing the war on terror
By Wael Eskandar Last week numerous country representatives congratulated Egypt on its progress in improving human rights over the years in the latest Universal Periodic Review held by the United Nations. It was disheartening to hear such comments at a time of the most sizable regression in human rights in Egyptâs modern history. It was …
In answer to Pope Tawadros, now is the time to talk about human rights
By Wael Eskandar Last week Pope Tawadros issued the latest in a long list of fiery statements, when, in a visit to Norway, he remarked: âWe can pray in a nation without a church but we canât pray in a church without a nation. The statement is an attempt at nationalism to support Egypt. Yet …
Fahmy pushes for increased cooperation in London
Foreign minister concluded his London visit on Wednesday afternoon after meeting with his UK counterpart
Draft terrorism law âwonât make the country saferâ: Human Rights Watch
Rights group says the laws threaten human rights
Cairo court officially rules Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis a terrorist organisation
Sinai-based militant group has claimed responsibility for a string of violence
Foreign ministry rejects foreign intervention in Egyptian judiciary
The ministry’s spokesman voiced this rejection in response to questions on reactions to the trial of 20 Al-Jazeera employees
Security apparatus failed to protect citizens from terrorism: NGOs
NGOs accuse security apparatus of restricting freedoms under the pretext of the âwar on terrorismâ
Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organisation: Cabinet
Anti-Coup Alliance downplays the decision
France bombs Islamist supply routes in Mali
Dozens of French warplanes carried out massive air strikes on rebel training and logistics centres in the area around their last stronghold of Kidal over the weekend in the mountainous northeast of the landlocked county.
Israeli airstrike targets militants, injures civilians
Hits against “two terror activity sites” in Gaza leave two civilians injured
Nearly 100 die in Iraqi shootings, bombings
Attacks look coordinated, come after Al-Qaeda declaration
Sinai gas pipeline bombed again
A pipeline in the Sinai has been bombed for the fifteenth time since the 2011 Revolution