The Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Awwad al-Awwad has expressed the kingdom’s support of Egypt against the terrorists behind the el-Arish mosque massacre.
The death toll in the Friday militant attack rose to 305 including 27 children, while at least 128 people were injured in the attack.
Awwad stressed that Egypt will remain resistant to attempts aiming to harmRead more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Saturday for countries to unify their efforts against "terrorism" as he condemned an attack on a mosque in Egypt that left 305 people dead.
"Israel strongly condemns the horrific and criminal terrorist attack on the Rawda mosque near El-Arish," said a statement from his office.
"Terrorism will be defeated even more quickly if all countries work againstRead more
Gunmen attacked a packed mosque in Egypt's restive North Sinai province on Friday and set off a bomb, killing at least 184 people in one of the country's deadliest attacks in recent memory, state media reported.
A bomb explosion ripped through the Rawda mosque roughly 40 kilometres west of the North Sinai capital of El-Arish before gunmen opened fire onRead more
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ordered on Saturday the government to take all necessary measures to accommodate Coptic Christians who escaped their homes in North Sinai to Ismailia for fear of attacks by militants, according to a presidency statement as reported by MENA state news agency.
In a cabinet meeting,the president stressed the importance of countering attempts to “undermine securityRead more