Egypt:   SCAF - Committee of Army Commanders to Examine Circumstances Behind Sinai Terrorist Attack

Egypt Online, 25 October 2014

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Saturday morning held an extraordinary meeting which was presided over by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the Supreme Commander of… Read more »

Egypt:   Joint Army, Police Committee Activates State of Emergency in Parts of N.sinai

Egypt Online, 26 October 2014

A joint army and police committee decided to activate a presidential decree declaring the state of emergency and curfew for three months starting as of Saturday 25/10/2014, in some… Read more »

Egypt:   UN Chief, Security Council Condemn Deadly Terrorist Attacks in Sinai

UN News, 25 October 2014

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council have strongly condemned two terrorist attacks that targeted military checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula. Read more »

Egypt:   Two "Extremists" Involved in Last Sinai Attack Killed - Security Source

Aswat Masriya, 26 October 2014

Egyptian security forces killed on Sunday evening "two of the perpetrators" in the most recent attack in Sinai's Sheikh Zuwied, a security source from the army told Aswat Masriya. Read more »

Egypt:   Stamement By the Spokesperson On Today's Attack Against Egyptian Soldiers in the Sinai

PR Newswire, 23 October 2014

"We condemn today's attack against Egyptian security personnel at a checkpoint in the Sinai. We regret the loss of life and express our deepest condolences to the families of the… Read more »

Egypt:   Statement By the State Information Service Mourning the Martyrs of the Nation in Sinai Terrorist Attack

Egypt Online, 25 October 2014

The State Information Service (SIS) is mourning the martyrs of the nation who were killed on Friday by cowardly and mean hands in Sinai. The SIS is also extending its heartfelt… Read more »

Egypt:   28 Troops Killed, 34 Wounded in N. Sinai Terrorist Attack - Source

Egypt Online, 25 October 2014

As many as 28 servicemen were killed and 34 others were wounded in Friday's terrorist attack that targeted a checkpoint in Sheikh Zuwaid district of North Sinai, a security source… Read more »

Egypt:   Army Kills Eight 'Terrorists' Including One Implicated in Sinai Attack - Armed Forces

Aswat Masriya, 27 October 2014

Egypt's armed forces announced on Monday eliminating eight "terrorists" including one who is implicated in an attack on security personnel in Sinai on Friday which left at least 30… Read more »

Egypt:   Egypt Declares Three-Month State of Emergency in Parts of N. Sinai

Egypt Online, 25 October 2014

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Friday 24/10/2014 a decree declaring the state of emergency for three months in some parts of North Sinai. Read more »

Egypt:   Counterterrorism Observatory - EOHR Condemns the Attack to a Checkpoint At "Karam Qaradis", in Alsheikh Zuid and Calls for the Implementation of the Security Council Resolution On the International Funding of Terrorism

EOHR, 25 October 2014

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) condemns AlArish terrorist incident, which took place on Friday 24 October 2014. A checkpoint in "Karam Qaradis", AlSheikh Zuid,… Read more »

Egypt:   State of Emergency Declared in Sinai

Aswat Masriya, 25 October 2014

Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is scheduled to meet on Saturday to discuss means of implementing a state of emergency declared in parts of the Sinai Peninsula… Read more »

Egypt:   Soldiers Killed at Check-Point

Aswat Masriya, 24 October 2014

At least 25 members of the Egyptian security forces were killed in a blast in Sinai's Sheikh Zuweid on Friday, a military source told Aswat Masriya. Read more »