Gunmen killed at least three policemen and injured seven in an attack on a checkpoint in northern Sinai
Abu Haraz, considered one of the symbolic Sufi clerics of the Sinai Peninsula, was taken by the group from in front of his house in Arish city
The killing of 12 army personnel in an attack that targeted a checkpoint in Sinai was as shocking as other similar attacks
Egypt’s military launched air strikes against extremist targets in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday
attack took place about 80 kilometers east of the Suez Canal, near the town of Bir el-Abd
Security and medical officials in Egypt’s turbulent Sinai Peninsula say four workers from the state electricity company have been killed
Militants have killed hundreds of soldiers and police since the military overthrew Mursi in 2013
Security forces are searching for the men in that area, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Cairo
Early this month the army announced that al-Ansari was killed along with his top aides and several other militants in a series of airstrikes
For three decades following the peace treaty the Sinai Peninsula acted as a rather uneventful buffer zone between between Egypt and Israel
Several of al-Ansari's aides, along with 45 other members of the group, were also killed, a statement said.
The gunman shot the police major in El-Arish, the provincial capital of North Sinai
A roadside bombing in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed two policemen on Monday, the interior ministry said.
Raphael Moussa, 46, was killed instantly when a man shot him in the head while he was standing next to his car
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which bore the hallmarks of the ISIS militants
Moscow stopped all civilian flights to Egypt after the airplane crashed in Sinai on Oct. 31
About 700 US troops participate in a UN operation established after Israel and Egypt signed a 1979 peace deal
Officials worry the threat of an ISIS attack targeting US forces in the region is increasing
An attempt to minimize the damage to tourism incurred by the Russian plane crash in Sinai in October
The changes were announced a week after the central bank devalued the pound as import-dependent Egypt faces a dollar shortage
Saudi Arabia also signed a separate five-year agreement to help Egypt finance its petrol needs
ISIS-affliate Wilayat Sinai claimed the attack which targeted the security forces near Arish
After receiving a report on the crash from Russia suggesting suspected criminal activity, the committee decided to refer the case to the attorney general
Egypt's tourism revenue has declined by roughly $1.3 billion since a Russian plane crash in the Sinai last year
The European Union fears Mediterranean migrant smuggling gangs are reviving a route from Egypt
Two Egyptian soldiers, one an officer, were killed by an explosion as they tried to defuse a roadside bomb in the Sinai Peninsula
Even as the flight ban imposed since the downing of the Russian airplane over Sinai remains in place, and continues to damage the Egyptian economy, ...
Egyptian medical officials say a homemade bomb in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula has killed two soldiers
Wednesday’s bombing in North Sinai’s provincial capital of El-Arish targeted the troops’ armored vehicle
Hundreds of Egyptian policemen and soldiers have been killed during attacks in North Sinai since 2013
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