The brutal massacre of 21 Egyptian Copts in Libya committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) affected not only the Egyptian attitude towards its western neighbor, but also towards its small eastern neighbor, the Gaza Strip. Although the Egyptian military reaction targeted terrorist strongholds in Libya, Hamas officials understood the message...

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Haaretz reported Wednesday that Hamas announced plans to establish military units to fight Israel from southern Lebanon, illustrating renewed cooperation and improving ties between Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. This development also signals a Hamas attempt to open a new front against Israel. Hamas’s effort to repair ties with Iran is a...

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As Islamic terrorism continues to plague Egypt, the country plans to set up a committee to look into ways of blocking terror-linked websites, the Egyptian Al Ahram daily reported Tuesday. [Egyptian Prime Minister] Ibrahim Mahlab is forming a committee to study possible amendments to national security laws in order to remove websites linked to...

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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) published a shocking new video on Sunday in which it showed the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya. The group, which has taken advantage of the anarchy prevailing in Libya to gain a foothold in its territories, kidnapped the Egyptian...

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With an eye on the Iranian regime, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey could look to build their own nuclear programs, raising concerns that the failure to halt Iran’s nuclear program could trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. This week Egypt and Russia announced a plan to...

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Egyptian sources claim that the large scale counter-terrorism operation carried out by the Egyptian army against insurgents in the northern Sinai Peninsula is achieving positive results. The operation has intensified since the Islamist terrorist group called Sinai Province carried out a series of coordinated attacks that killed more than 30...

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Egypt became on Sunday the first Arab country to designate the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, a faction of Hamas, as a terrorist group. The court that made the designation accused the Hamas branch of launching terrorist attacks to support the Muslim Brotherhood and executing a bombing that killed 33 security personnel in...

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The terror attack against military forces in Egypt’s northern Sinai last week was beyond a routine terrorist act. Arab security experts are calling it a turning point in the terrorist attacks in Egypt, explaining that the attack shows that Egypt is subject to the turmoil taking place in the Middle East and the...

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Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab extended a state of emergency yesterday in parts of North Sinai by another three months, the Al-Ahram website reported. The Egyptian army has been acting intensively in Sinai in recent months to eradicate terror cells scattered throughout the peninsula. The operation began on October, after more than...

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Although deadly clashes between protesters and police marred the fourth anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 Revolution, which led to the ouster of longstanding president Hosni Mubarak leading to four years of turmoil, country has made significant progress in the domestic, economic and security spheres under the leadership of former armed forces chief Abd Al-Fattah El-Sisi. Sisi has made...

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