Sinai

Egypt mosque attack: Death toll rises to 305, including 27 children; no group has claimed responsibility yet

The death toll from the deadliest terrorist attack on Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Egypt's restive North Sinai region was on Saturday raised substantially to 305

Egypt mosque attack: Donald Trump calls Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, says can't tolerate 'barbaric terrorist' groups

Donald Trump said the international community cannot tolerate "barbaric terrorist" groups as he called his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to offer condolences

Nine militants killed in two separate incidents in Egypt; military says 'hostile act' has been foiled

Security forces have killed nine militants in the Sinai Peninsula and also destroyed 15 vehicles transporting weapons into Egypt across its western border, the military said in statements on Sunday

Islamic State claims suicide attack on Egypt Army checkpost in Sinai that killed 23 soldiers

Islamic militants attacked a remote Egyptian Army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula with a suicide car bomb and heavy machine gun fire, killing at least 23 soldiers in the deadliest attack in the turbulent region in two years

Egypt bombs Islamic State posts in Sinai province, kills 12 militants in targetted airstrikes

Egyptian military airstrikes killed 12 militants loyal to the Islamic State terrorist group in Egypt's North Sinai province

Egypt: Suicide truck hits security checkpoint in Sinai, killing nine

A suicide bomber driving a garbage truck packed with explosives rammed his vehicle into an Egyptian security checkpoint outside a police building in northern Sinai on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding 10, officials said.

Cairo bombing: Islamic State claims responsibility of attack on Egyptian church

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a bomb attack on a Cairo church that killed 25 people, the first claim for one of the worst attacks on the Coptic Christian community in recent memory.

Egypt says 292 jihadists to face trial for Abdel Fattah al-Sisi assassination plots

Egypt will try 292 jihadist suspects over plots to assassinate President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the Saudi crown prince and attacks in the Sinai Peninsula

Egypt: Atleast 15 terrorists, 12 soldiers killed in attack on army checkpoint in Sinai

At least 15 terrorists and 12 Egyptian soldiers were killed on Friday in a major attack on an army checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula, which has for years been battling Islamist insurgency.

Leader of Islamic State in Sinai killed: Egypt military

Egypt's military said on Thursday it had killed Abu Duaa al-Ansari, whom it identified as the leader of the Sinai branch of Islamic State.