Seven police officers have been killed in an attack carried out by Takfiri militants in restive North Sinai, Egypt’s interior ministry said Wednesday. The attack near the regional capital El-Arish targeted an “assembly center” for police, according to the ministry. Four assailants died “during clashes” following the attack, one when ...
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Choukri has strongly condemned Turkish president Erdogan’s statement that former Egyptian President Mursi was killed, calling it the “repeated, irresponsible accusations by the Turkish president about Egypt”. On Wednesday, Turkish President Erdogan alleged that President Mohamed Mursi was “killed” and blamed Egyptian authorities for not taking ...