Only external force could have broken apart crashed Russian airliner – owner
The Russian passenger jet that crashed in Sinai, Egypt, must have been damaged by a force in flight and couldn’t have just…
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Egypt says Russian aircraft crashes in Sinai
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation said a Russian aircraft carrying 217 passengers and seven crew members crashed Saturday in…
Iran news round up – February 2, 2015
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Iran condemns terrorist attacks in Egypt’s North Sinai
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham denounced Thursday’s terrorist attacks in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Afkham on Friday slammed the…
Doubts surface on Gaza destination of rockets seized by Israel
JERUSALEM, March 25 (Reuters) – Some U.S. intelligence analysts and Middle East security officials believe that a rocket shipment seized by the…
Several Egyptian security forces injured in Sinai
Several Egyptian security forces have been injured in an attack in the restive Sinai Peninsula as insecurity continues in the area. According…
3 soldiers, 1 policeman killed in Sinai bomb attack
Egyptian security officials say a bomb attack has killed three army soldiers and a policeman in the country’s volatile Sinai Peninsula. By…
Bomb blast hits vacant Egyptian military office in Sinai
A vacant Egyptian military office in the Sinai Peninsula has been the target of a bomb explosion attack, a security official says.…
4 Egyptian soldiers wounded in roadside bomb
TEHRAN (FNA)- Four Egyptian soldiers were injured by an explosion in the Sinai peninsula, security officials said. The soldiers were traveling in…
Egypt army targets Sinai militants, dozens killed
TEHRAN (FNA)- Egyptian army helicopters launched missile strikes at militant strongholds in the Sinai peninsula on Tuesday, killing and injuring dozens. Thirteen…
4 Militants Killed, 7 Injured in Military Raid in Egypt’s Sinai
TEHRAN (FNA)- At least four militants were killed and seven others injured in an air strike launched by the Egyptian army on…
Islamic shrines come under bomb attack in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
Unknown militants have carried out bomb attacks at two Islamic shrines in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, causing serious damage, a report says. The…
Egyptian president gives PM right to grant military arrest powers
TEHRAN (FNA)- Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour gave Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi the power to grant the military the right to arrest…
Gas pipeline blown up in Egypt’s Sinai
TEHRAN (FNA)- Militants blew up a gas pipeline Tuesday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula for the second time since the ouster of President…
Egyptian army killed dozens of Hamas fighters in Sinai, report says
Hamas officials renounce involvement in activities in Sinai; Egypt blasts Iran for ‘unacceptable interference’ in its domestic affairs. Egyptian security forces have killed…
Militants kill 2 in Sinai security attack
Two people have been killed and six injured in a militant attack on a security forces checkpoint in the north of Egypt’s…