North Sinai

Egypt's President Sisi says will stand for re-election

Cairo - Musimchronicle

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Friday he would stand in a presidential election due to take place in March. "I announce to you in the honesty and transparency which we are used to... my candidacy for the post of president of the republic," Sisi said at a conference in Cairo, broadcast live on state television. Sisi is widely expected to winRead more

Evidence points to Daesh’s involvement in Friday’s strike

CAIRO - Muslimchronicle

Gunmen who attacked a mosque on Friday in Egypt’s North Sinai brandished a Daesh flag as they opened fire through doorways and windows, killing more than 300 worshippers, including two dozen children, officials said on Saturday. No group has claimed responsibility, but Egyptian forces are battling a stubborn Daesh affiliate in the region, one of the surviving branches of theRead more

King Mohammed VI Sends Condolences to Egyptian President Over Deadly Attack on Egypt Mosque

Rabat - Muslimchronicle

King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi following the tragic terrorist attack at the Al Rawda mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai on Friday. In his message, the monarch expressed to el-Sisi, in his name on behalf of the Moroccan people, strong condemnation of this cowardly criminal act, which he said targeted MuslimsRead more

Attack on mosque in Egypt's Sinai kills at least 184

CAIRO - Muslimchronicle

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

North Sinai Mosque bombing is the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks in Egypt

CAIRO - Muslimchronicle

Friday’s bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai province is the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks targeting the state in recent years. The attack killed at least 250 worshippers attending Friday prayers at Al-Rawdah mosque in Bir Al-Abed, near Al-Arish city. It is one of the deadliest attacks of its kind since an IslamistRead more

Attack on mosque in Egypt's Sinai kills at least 235

CAIRO - Muslimchronicle

Armed attackers on Friday killed at least 235 worshippers in a bomb and gun assault on a packed mosque in Egypt’s restive North Sinai province, state media reported, the country’s deadliest attack in recent memory. A bomb explosion ripped through the Rawda mosque frequented by Sufis roughly 40 kilometers west of the North Sinai capital of El-Arish before gunmen openedRead more

Egypt hunts for killers after mosque carnage

CAIRO - Muslimchronicle

At least 235 people were killed and 109 injured in a terrorist attack on a mosque in North Sinai, which Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi vowed to respond to with “brute force.” The Egyptian Air Force targeted the vehicles of the attackers during their escape and killed at least 15 armed men suspected of carrying out the assault. In theRead more