Egypt attack

Mosque attack: Islamic State group`s Egypt branch main suspect

The Islamic State group`s Egypt branch is the main suspect in Friday`s massacre at a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula.

Nov 26, 2017, 00:26 AM IST

Narendra Modi, Donald Trump condemn 'barbaric' mosque attack in Egypt, express solidarity to victims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condemned the devastating bomb and gun attack in Egypt's restive North Sinai region in which at least 235 people lost their lives. 

Nov 24, 2017, 22:28 PM IST

Little-known group Ansar al-Islam claims responsibility for Egypt attack

A militant group called Ansar al-Islam claimed responsibility for an attack in Egypt`s Western Desert that killed several policemen on Oct. 21, the newly emerged group said in a statement on Friday.

Nov 03, 2017, 13:15 PM IST

8 soldiers killed in terror attack in Egypt

Egypt's North Sinai has witnessed many violent attacks by militants in the last few years and since the January 2011 revolution that toppled the ex-president Hosni Mubarak.

Nov 25, 2016, 04:03 AM IST

Senior Egypt pro-government cleric escapes shooting

Gunmen opened fire at a former Egyptian mufti, Ali Gomaa, in Cairo on Friday, missing the pro-government cleric but wounding his bodyguard, security officials said.

Aug 05, 2016, 18:07 PM IST

Militant attack kills 4 policemen in Egypt

 At least four policemen were killed today when motorcycle-borne militants attacked a checkpoint in Egypt's southwestern Giza city in an assault claimed by the Islamic State terror group.

Nov 29, 2015, 02:17 AM IST

`I love you` last words of Mexican killed in Egypt attack

 A Mexican tourist who survived an air strike in Egypt recalled a harrowing three-hour bombing that killed eight compatriots, including her husband, whose dying words to her were "I love you."

Sep 18, 2015, 05:12 AM IST