Egypt said its police forces have killed 16 militants in raids in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. An Interior Ministry statement Tuesday says security forces exchanged fire with extremist militants as they stormed insurgent hideouts in the Mediterranean coastal city of el-Arish. No casualties were reported among ...
An Egyptian security delegation arrived in the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday, through the Beit Hanoun border crossing. Palestinian sources reported that the delegation, led by Major General Ahmad Abdul-Khaleq, will hold talks with Hamas leaders and other political forces on reaching calm with the Zionist entity.