Latest in Tag: terrorism Highlight
Latest in Tag: terrorism
6 April Youth Movement to stay off the streets on Friday
6 April: combating terrorism is an âelasticâ term that may entail extraordinary measures
“No to terrorism” marches commence
Protesters plan to march nationwide in support of army and against âterrorismâ
Tight security as Egypt braces for rival rallies
Police said they were planning massive reinforcements to secure Friday’s rallies, which raise the prospect of further bloodshed
Explosion in Mansoura
One dead and 28 injured in an explosion in front of the Daqahleya security directorate
Al-Sisi calls for green light to fight âterrorismâ
Minister of Defence calls on Egyptians to take to the streets on Friday to authorise the army to âconfront terrorismâ
Hamas denies presence in Sinai amid attacks
Two dead and at least seven injured in recent attacks in Sinai
Sinai attacks hammer Red Sea tourism
In the first days following 30 June, Sinai saw 39 terrorist attacks, as clashes broke out between armed groups and security forces, with causalities reaching 58.
Human rights group launches Youth Against Terrorism campaign
Group calls for labour unions to protect the interests of workers threatened by terrorism
Conflicting accounts of Sinai checkpoint storming
Accounts differ as to the sequence of events leading to the incident at Sheikh Zuweid checkpoint, which involved a firefight with army, killing one girl
Security checkpoint in Sheikh Zewaid attacked
Unknown assailants open fire near Second Field Army commander
Israel urges its citizens to leave Sinai
Israel warns its nationals from travelling to Sinai and calls on those present to leave immediatelyIsrael warns its nationals from travelling to Sinai and calls on those present to leave immediately
Militants renew attacks in Sinai
Witnesses in the Al-Muhajir neighbourhood of Al-Arish said they heard loud explosions near the cityâs gas pipelines Sunday morning
Five Syrians accused of âterrorisingâ EgyptAir flight
Accused said to be requesting asylum in Scotland
PM announces plans to develop Sinai
President Morsi approves EGP 4.4bn worth of investments in Sinai
Op-ed review: 30 June and the Muslim Brotherhood
With the demonstrations of 30 June approaching, columnists ponder the fate of Egypt, and the Muslim Brotherhood. Â Suleiman Shafiq 30 June, zero hour for Egyptâs division by the Muslim Brotherhood Al-Watan Newspaper Columnist Suleiman Shafiq begins the article by writing that the Tamarod campaign has scared the Islamist groups to the point where they …
Police captain killed in Sinai
Interior minister forced to leave funeral after calls for Morsiâs removal
Australian jailed on terror charges in Saudi Arabia
Shayden Thorne was convicted in a Jeddah court on Wednesday of five charges regarding supporting and encouraging terrorism.
France holds man for ‘religiously motivated’ soldier stabbing
The stabbing echoed the grisly killing of a British soldier in London last week
Two arrests after UK fighter jets escort Pakistani plane
Police said the men were detained on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after the plane was diverted to Stansted airport outside London
UK emergency committee meets over slaying
Prime Minister David Cameron cut short a visit to Paris to fly back for a meeting of the government’s emergency response committee
US formally takes responsibility for killing Awlaki
The United States formally said for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and three other US citizens in anti-terror strikes abroad.
Presidential advisor in Sinai to negotiate soldiersâ release
Protesting border guards refuse to open Rafah border crossing until colleagues are released
Cell ‘plotted attacks’ on US, French missions in Egypt
The three suspects admitted having been in contact with Al-Qaeda but denied plotting any attacks
Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya demands removal from US terror list
Building and Development Party call on US to release spiritual leader and remove parent group from terror list
Interior Ministry announces arrest of Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists
The group attempted to attack a foreign embassy in Egypt, as well as several vital institutions: interior minister
Jordan, Lebanon playing with ‘fire’: Syrian daily
Jordan has opened its borders in recent days (allowing) passage of jihadists… whereas before it was satisfied with just facilitating the movement of elements trained on its territory by US intelligence
Minister of interior in Riyadh
Council of Arab Ministers of Interior holds its 30th conference to discuss combating terrorism and drugs
Israel’s Peres dreams Middle East will draw lesson from EU
Israel wants the EU to put the military wing of Hezbollah on a terrorist black list
Reasons for optimism in 2013
By Moustafa Menshawy Cairo – If you live in Egypt, there are many reasons to feel politically, socially and economically pessimistic. Political wrangling and polarisation keeps the country on the edge of civil unrest. Unemployment and poverty grow amid a stagnant economy, insufficient investment and a fragile tourism industry in shambles in the post-revolutionary scare. …
Britian raises Sinai terror threat level
British Foreign office advises against all but essential travel to the Sinai