Tag Archives: Egypt

An Israeli diplomatic mission arrived in Cairo for discussions with their Egyptian counterparts. Authorities continue to close down smuggling tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. The Muslim Brotherhood is preparing to send a delegation to the Gaza Strip “to appease” Hamas. An Egyptian judicial advisory body said the Muslim Brotherhood lacks a legal standing.

Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, a cousin of Moammar Qadaffi who is wanted in Libya, was arrested in Cairo. Authorities seized 3,000 liters of fuel that was headed to the Gaza Strip. Gunmen hijacked four government vehicles in different parts of the Northern Sinai. Authorities launched investigations to determine whether Hamas is tied to a number of […]

Authorities detained 10 Palestinians who were trying to transport ammunition from the Gaza Strip into the Sinai. Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh declared that “Hamas will remain a protecting shield of Egypt and all attempts to drive a wedge between Palestine and Egypt will fail.” Soldiers in Suez were given new uniforms after the recent discovery of […]

Protesters clashed with police and Muslim Brotherhood members outside party headquarters in Moqqatam. A military source said 40 Palestinian jihadists were involved in the August 2012 attack that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers. The Army warned citizens to be wary of people posing as army officers after authorities discovered fabrics to make police and army uniforms […]

Seven Palestinians recently detained in Cairo for security reasons were deported to the Gaza Strip. Hamas’ Khaled Meshal met with the head of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, in Cairo; the two reportedly discussed recent allegations that Hamas members were involved in a terror attack last August that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers. Two former Mubarak […]

A government inquiry found that police shot most of the nearly 900 people killed in the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak. Three Hamas members reportedly were involved in the attack last August at an Egyptian military base that killed 16 soldiers. A Sinai checkpoint was attacked for the 38th time since February 2011. Authorities thwarted […]

A film about Egypt’s Jews was banned by authorities. Seven Palestinians, who were recently in Syria and Iran, were detained at Cairo International Airport but then released after maps in their possession were determined to be for locations in Gaza, and not Egypt as originally thought. Egyptian officials said they were determined to continue closing […]

Jama’a al-Islamiya and the Muslim Brotherhood announced that they and other Islamist groups are forming civilian militias with authority to make arrests. A survey revealed that Egypt’s budget since the fall of Hosni Mubarak has become less transparent. Authorities thwarted an arms smuggling attempt from Libya. Tribal leaders in the Sinai warned that Salafi jihadists […]

Egypt and the US signed an agreement providing for $190 million in US aid to support Egypt’s struggling budget. Strikes and protests continued throughout the country. A Salafi jihadist group in the Sinai fired a missile towards Suez, while gunmen opened fire at a military checkpoint elsewhere in the Sinai.

Authorities were placed on high alert after the Interior Ministry said that it had obtained “information that jihadist groups intend to attack police buildings” in the Sinai. An Egyptian court confirmed the death sentences for 21 soccer fans for their role in the February 2012 stadium riot in Port Said. Protesters tried to torch buildings […]

The US Embassy in Cairo warned American citizens to avoid the downtown area of the capital and Port Said this weekend. Egyptian security forces clashed with gunmen in Sinai whose car contained ammunition for automatic weapons and explosive devices. Members of the police tasked with guarding the Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters in Cairo withdrew from their […]