2 year agoIsraeli army says troops foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs from Egypt into southern Israel. One package with an estimated value of NIS 2 million was seized, the military says. No arrests made
2 year agoEgypt - ISIS claim attack with small arms targeting "Mossad Militia" (STU) near Rafah, North Sinai
Israel intercepted a stray Egypt army drone; Used to fight ISIS in Sinai, ground handlers lost control, and the drone crossed into Israel. Downed by IAF jets in coord with Egypt
State Department approves possible sale to Egypt of $2.6B worth of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters and related equipment
2 year agoIsraeli army says troops foiled a drug smuggling attempt on the Egyptian border. 105kg worth NIS 1 million seized, the military says. One suspect also arrested
2 year agoThe Biden administration secretly mediates between Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt to achieve a series that will complete the transfer of the islands of Tiran and the Red Sea fin to Saudi sovereignty and include a separate move of Saudi normalization measures against Israel
2 year agoIslamic State-Sinai rhetorically links Sinai tribal militias aligned with the Egyptian government with Israel's Mossad
US Embassy in Libya: The ambassador meets with "Al-Mashri" in Cairo to discuss the peace process and elections
2 year agoEgypt's President al-Sisi chairs a meeting of Armed Forces Supreme Council, following a terrorist attack in Sinai yesterday
Iraq strongly condemns and denounces the killing of Egyptian soldiers by targeting a terrorist in Sinai
The Egyptian army thwarted a terrorist attack on a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal
Khamenei: Some countries want to repeat Egypt's experience of 40 years ago in its establishing ties with the Zionist government. This is harmful to both themselves & the Palestinians. Of course, it won't help the Zionist government either and they won't benefit from this
Khamenei: Thinking the way to help Palestinians is to establish ties with the Zionist government is a big mistake. Egypt & Jordan established ties with the Zionist government 40 years ago. Have their crimes become less during these 40 years No, they have become 10 times as much
#Egypt- #ISIS claim yet another attack against #STU in al-Muqata'a (al-Arish Shekih Zuweid) North #Sinai, as part of Vengeance for the Two Sheikhs Campaign- IED targeting a patrol
2 year agoEgypt - April 24: ISIS claim attack as part of the Vengeance for the Two Sheikhs Campaign: IED attack on STU patrol near al-Arish, North Sinai
#Egypt - April 22: #ISIS claim attack as part of the Vengeance for the Two Sheikhs Campaign: 4 #STU militiamen killed and others wounded in clashes near Sheikh Zuweid, North #Sinai
2 year agoEgypt condemns the storming of Al Aqsa mosque, by Israeli forces who fired bullets, sound grenades, and tear gas at Palestinians, injuring and arresting hundreds. The Foreign Ministry stressed the need to protect freedom of worship, in Al Aqsa Mosque
US Secretary of State: Today, I discussed with my Egyptian counterpart the security, economic and regional priorities
Four French, one Belgian among 10 dead in Egypt bus crash: governor
A coach accident with Polish tourists in Egypt. Three people are dead
Turkish Foreign Minister: We will take steps to normalize relations with Egypt within days
Turkey to appoint an ambassador to Egypt after nearly 9 years ; The officials said the new ambassador would be Salih Mutlu Sen
Embassy of Ukraine in Egypt: Russia prevents a ship bound for Egypt carrying a shipment of Ukrainian wheat
2 year agoEgypt- ISIS claim killing an STU militiaman in a village west of Bir al-Abd, North Sinai
Amnesty: Egypt must release 9 Copts detained for demanding church be rebuilt
The Libyan leaders will discuss in Cairo the state of the political impasse in the country
Egyptian Foreign Minister: We stress the importance of a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians based on the 1967 borders
#Egypt- further #ISIS Wilayat #Sinai claims are: - Sniper attack killing 2 #STU militiamen near Rafah - RPG attack targeting an army checkpoint/outpost in Rafah - IED attack targeting army vehicle near Sheikh Zuweid
Israeli official tells one of the issues in the Negev Summit tomorrow will be the establishment of a regional security cooperation mechanism against threats like missiles, UAV's and piracy in the Red Sea. The goal is to form a working group to follow up on this issue
The foreign ministers of Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain arrive in the Negev to attend a summit with Israel and America
