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Tag Archives: ISIS
This Week in Egypt: Week 7-2019 ( Feb 11-17)
Top Headlines Egypt approves bill that means president Sisi could remain in office until 2034 Egyptian troops hit by deadly jihadist attack in Sinai Several Egyptian troops killed or wounded in North Sinai Egypt thwarts bomb attack on a security … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Constituional amendments, Egypt, ISIS, Munich Security Summit, Sinai, Sisi, Wilayet Sinai
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This Week in Egypt: Week 4 ( Jan 21-27)
Top Headlines IMF clears way for $2 billion loan payment to Egypt France’s Macron visits Egypt amid defense and rights concerns Sudan’s Bashir lands in Cairo for talks with Egypt’s Sisi Islamic State says it attacked soldiers, captured Christian in … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Bashir, Homosexuality, IMF, ISIS, Macron, Sinai, Sisi
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This Week in Egypt: Week 51-2018 ( Dec 17-23)
Top Headlines Egyptian court acquits 43 NGO workers over 2013 illegal foreign funding’ case Egypt appoints new military intelligence chief Cairo court starts hearings in a case to prolong Sisi’s terms in office Libyan authorities hands over 12 Egyptian children … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt: Week 48-2018 ( Nov 26-Dec 2 )
Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi receives Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Giulio Regeni: Italy names Egyptian agents as murder suspects Italian foreign minister summons Egyptian ambassador over Regeni murder Internal ISIS documents sheds light on aid Hamas gave to … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Egypt, ISIS, MBS, Mummies, Ranya Yossef, Regeni, Saudi Arabia
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This Week in Egypt: Week 47 (Nov 19-25)
Top Headlines Egypt and Sudan set up joint patrols against cross-border threats Court in Egypt upheld death sentences for nine people convicted of the murder of top prosecutor three years ago Well- preserved Mummified woman dating back 3,000 years is … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Al-Zhar, Egypt, ISIS, Sisi, Sudan, Top Prosecutor
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This Week in Egypt: Week 46-2018 ( Nov 12- 18)
Top Headlines Egyptian police foil terrorist attack on checkpoint in North Sinai ISIS Province of Sinai‘s latest video confirms the death of its former leader; features former police and military personnel who claim to have joined the militant group in Sinai HRW: Mass arrests … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Egypt, Gaza, ISIS, Jamal Khashoggi, Palermo conference, Sinai, Wilayet Sinai
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This Week in Egypt: Week 45 ( Nov 5-11)
Top Headlines Egypt puts key members of ‘al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya’ on terror list An Egyptian court has convicted 65 suspected militants of setting up a terrorist group and declaring allegiance to the extremist Islamic State group Standard & Poor’s credit rating … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt- Week 44 (Oct 29-Nov 4)
Top Headlines ISIS terror attack kill seven Copts in a bus ambush in Upper Egypt Egyptian security forces killed 19 Islamist militants from a cell believed to be responsible for an attack on Christians in Minya Egyptian security forces kill … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt: Week 40 ( Oct 1-7)
Top Headlines America’s first lady Melania visits Egypt on final stop of Africa tour Islamic State announces death of senior militant in Egypt’s Sinai Egypt commemorates 45th anniversary of 1973 Arab-Israeli War Blast at an Egyptian fuel depot kills one, … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged 1973 war, Egypt, Gas deals, ISIS, Melania Trump, Saudi Arabia, Sinai
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This Week in Egypt: Week 29-2018 ( July 16-23)
Top Headlines Islamic State announces death of one of its Egypt branch leaders Egypt’s Sisi says false rumours are the main threat to Arab countries Egypt parliament passes a bill giving immunity to security commanders during 30 June revolution Egypt increases … Continue reading
