
An Egyptian military court on Thursday sentenced 17 people to death over a series of attacks on churches that left dozens dead, a judicial source said. Another 19 people were handed life prison terms and 10 were sentenced to between 10 and 15 years in connection with the attacks in ...

Egyptian security forces pressing a campaign against extremist militants have killed 52 suspected terrorists in the Sinai Peninsula in operations in which three soldiers also died, the army said Monday. The military launched a sweeping operation in February focused on the Sinai in eastern Egypt aimed at wiping out terrorists, ...