Egypt’s Sisi orders military chief to secure Sinai in three months

December 2nd, 20171 CAIRO — On Wednesday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered his military command to use all force necessary to secure the Sinai peninsula within the next three months, following a militant attack on a mosque that killed more than 300 people. No group has claimed responsibility for Friday's attack in which authorities say...

Egypt: Hundreds dead in a terrorist attack on mosque in north Sinai

November 24th, 20170 CAIRO - A terrorist attack killed 230 people at a mosque in Egypt’s north Sinai region on Friday, detonating a bomb and shooting at fleeing worshippers and ambulances, state media and witnesses said. It was one of the deadliest attacks in the region. No group claimed immediate responsibility, but since 2014 Egyptian security forces...