Egypt
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Mar- 2019 -7 MarchAfrica
Egypt police officer wounded in Cairo raid that killed 7 suspected militants
An Egyptian police officer was wounded and seven suspected Hasm group militants were killed in a firefight and raid in the capital Cairo, the interior ministry said
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5 MarchAfrica
UK and Egypt mark increased defense cooperation with Exercise Ahmose
British and Egyptian forces kicked off joint exercise Ahmose in northern Egypt, marking the growing strategic partnership between the two countries
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Feb- 2019 -21 FebruaryCommentary
Despite military campaign, security concerns persist in Egypt’s North Sinai
The lesson of shortcomings of successive Egyptian military campaigns seems to be that the real security crisis is the will to examine and learn from failures, Allison McManus argues
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5 FebruaryAfrica
ISIS ambush in southwest Egypt injures 4 police officers
Four Egyptian policeman were injured in an ambush in the southwest of the country, a security source said, in an attack claimed by ISIS
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Nov- 2018 -28 NovemberBusiness
US approves $1 billion sale to Egypt of 10 Apache AH-64E helicopters
The US approved a potential $1 billion sale to Egypt of 10 Apache AH-64E helicopters and related equipment, the DSCA said
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28 NovemberBusiness
Egypt Abrams tank rounds price doubles to $201 million
The US adjusted the estimated cost for the sale of 60,500 tank rounds to Egypt to $201 million, more than double the $99 million value placed on the proposed sale in September
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8 NovemberMiddle East
Court jails 65 for membership in Upper Egypt ISIS ‘cell’
An court sentenced 65 suspected Islamic State members to between five years and life in prison for setting up a "terrorist cell" in Upper Egypt
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7 NovemberAfrica
Egypt sentences 8 to death over 2016 ISIS attack on army checkpoint
An Egyptian military court sentenced eight members of Islamic State to death for a deadly attack against the army in 2016
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7 NovemberAfrica
Sisi promises Egypt’s military support to Gulf allies if threatened
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged military support for Egypt's Gulf Arab allies if their security comes under threat
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2 NovemberAfrica
Egypt: Bus full of Coptic Christians attacked near site of 2017 Minya massacre
A bus carrying Coptic Christian passengers to a monastery was attacked in Egypt's Minya governorate
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