Following Wednesday’s terror attacks on military checkpoints, Egypt has stepped up its campaign against “Sinai Province,” the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) affiliate in the Sinai, The Times of Israel reported today. Egyptian forces have commenced heavy fighting against the ISIS affiliate on Wednesday, two days after Egypt’s attorney general was...

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An Israeli general has accused Hamas of aiding the Sinai affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Ha’aretz reported today. Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai made his remarks in an interview with the Arabic satellite channel Al Jazeera. Israel has “clear information that Hamas is supporting the Wilayat Sinai, which belongs to Daesh,” Maj....

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Following deadly clashes in the Sinai between the Egyptian government and terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that “terrorism is knocking at our borders,” The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. “Terrorism is knocking at our borders,” the prime minister said...

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The terms of the emerging nuclear deal with Iran is causing so much concern in Saudi Arabia that influential advisors in the kingdom are growing increasingly vocal about their desire to create a nuclear deterrent of their own, The Wall Street Journal reported (Google link) today. While Saudi Arabia has long advocated...

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After a young Israeli-Arab man from northern Israel used social media to convince other Israeli-Arabs to volunteer for the IDF, he was surprised when his efforts were rewarded with messages of support for Israel from all over the Arab world, Shlomi Eldar reported Wednesday for Al-Monitor. M. is an Israeli Arab Muslim who...

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Bedouin tribes in the Sinai Peninsula have recently begun to shed their long-maintained neutrality to partner with the Egyptian military in its fight against the Sinai branch of ISIS and other terror organizations. In the past, Sinai residents have found themselves in a deadly dilemma. If they helped the government, they risked retaliation from terrorists....

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi approved (Arabic link) a new law that could impose a maximum penalty of life in jail for anyone convicted of digging smuggling tunnels under the Egyptian border with Gaza. The sentence also targets anybody who uses the tunnels, has contact with foreign parties connected to the...

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On Thursday, writing in Foreign Policy magazine, retired U.S. Navy admiral James Stavridis argued that the Arab League’s multinational response force, announced to address growing regional instability, will be established as a Sunni “army” to counter the rising power of Shiite Iran. The Arab League’s response force, first reported in late...

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Egyptian military intelligence has revealed (Arabic link) that some military officers and soldiers have adopted extremist ideas and joined terrorist organizations in Sinai, which has been a hotbed of violent religious extremism in recent months. The development further complicates the efforts of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to deal with extremists in the peninsula,...

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Attacks on Houthi targets by Saudi Arabia and its allies in Yemen intensified Monday. CNN reported that the Saudi-led coalition targeted Houthi military position and weapons depots in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. The Saudi-led forces also struck a camp for internally displaced refugees as speculation grows that a ground invasion...

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