Tag:Sinai

Christian Father Shot in Head, Son Burned Alive Days After ISIS Affiliate Calls Believers ‘Prey’

By Stoyan Saimov - The Christian PostA Coptic Christian man was shot in the head while his son was burned alive in El-Arish, North...

Militants kill 2 Christians in Sinai

By Egypt IndependentEgyptian security officials say suspected militants have killed two Christians in the restive north of the Sinai Peninsula, days after an Islamic...

Seeking to secure Sinai, Egypt builds closer ties with Hamas

By  Reuters -After years of strained relations, Egypt is moving closer to Hamas in Gaza, offering concessions on trade and free movement in return...

Options for Sinai Copts: Leave or die

By Nader Shukry - Watani InternationalThe figures are staggering: In just two weeks, four Copts were killed on identity in separate incidents in the...

Egypt official: Suspected militants kill Christian in Sinai

By Fox NewsEL-ARISH, Egypt – An Egyptian security chief says suspected Islamic militants have gunned down a Coptic Christian teacher on his way to...

Islamic State in Egypt beheads Sinai clerics mistaken for priests

By Associated Press –WPThe Islamic State affiliate in Egypt says it has beheaded two men that it mistakenly described in a statement as priests,...

The Islamic State claims responsibility for the Brussels attacks

The Islamic State claims responsibility for the Brussels attacksBy James McAuley, Michael Birnbaum and Brian Murphy - The Washington PostMarch 22, 2016BRUSSELS — Three...

Egyptian government policy statement to be delivered ‎Sunday as scheduled: Minister

Egyptian government policy statement to be delivered ‎Sunday as scheduled: MinisterAhram OnlineMarch 21, 2016Egypt's Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Magdi El-Agati said Monday that Prime...