Security forces killed three and arrested another five suspected militants in a crackdown in central Sinai, announced Armed Forces spokesperson, Tamer Al-Refaei, in a statement posted on his official Facebook page on Tuesday. His statement also said that...اقرأ المزيد
In the wake of numerous media reports of a militant attack on the Orthodox Coptic monastery in North Sinai’s Al-Arish, security sources who wished to remain anonymous denied on Tuesday that such an attack took place. On Monday evening, a number of local...اقرأ المزيد
The armed clashes between the security forces and militants at kilo 175 on al-Wahat al-Kharga-Assiut highway have ended, according to security sources. The sources described the operation as successful due to the killing of 13 high-risk militants and...اقرأ المزيد
Border guards at Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel in Suez arrested on Wednesday a police officer and his female friend who were in possession of 80 packets of heroin. The officer — a captain, with the initials K. M., was arrested on his way back from a holiday in...اقرأ المزيد
Security forces in North Sinai killed six extremists and arrested 31 others in six days, the Armed Forces Spokesperson Tamer al-Refaei announced in a press statement on Monday. The killing and arrest of extremists took place in crackdowns between September...اقرأ المزيد
Security forces withdrew from al-Warraq Island Sunday afternoon as their presence provoked clashes with the locals.The forces were deployed to the island in the early morning to oversee demolition orders for buildings illegally established on state land. A...اقرأ المزيد
Security forces in North Sinai killed three extremists and arrested 23 persons suspected of supporting extremists in crackdowns on Monday, Armed Forces spokesperson Tamer al-Refaei announced. A warehouse containing explosives and two 4-wheel-drive vehicles;...اقرأ المزيد
