The US has unfrozen military aid to Egypt that had been suspended in 2013, citing current national security interests. Relatives of Coptic Christians beheaded by the Islamic State in Libya are coming under attack for attempting to build a new church in the village of Al Our, home to 13 of the victims. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told Houthi rebels in Yemen to “back off” as Egypt participates in a regional coalition to stem their advance.
