On Saturday, a security official and state news agency “MENA ” said that A powerful explosion in Cairo occurred in front of the Italian consulate and cultural center in the downtown . The loud blast was heard by residents of many districts in Cairo. The security official said that a car bomb caused the blast. And still there no immediate claim of responsibility …
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Egypt: car bomb in Sinai kills 17 soldiers
A car bomb exploded on an army checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Friday, killing 17 and injuring 22 Egyptian soldiers. The attack took place near El-Arish, the biggest town in the Sinai province. The military sometimes operates in plain view in north Sinai, often setting up impromptu checkpoints. Extremists in Sinai have killed several soldiers and policemen since the …
أكمل القراءة »Syria: Rebel chiefs’ killing could splinter opposition coalition
Late on Tuesday, an explosion killed 47 members of pragmatic Syrian rebel brigade Ahrar al-Sham, including most of its leadership, dealing a fresh blow to the nation’s armed opposition which could fragment its most important coalition. The opposition rebels were killed when an explosion occurred during a meeting of its top military and religious chiefs, held in the north-eastern province …
أكمل القراءة »Syria: Hotel turned army base near Aleppo Citadel flattened in rebel explosion
On Thursday, a luxury hotel converted into an army base was blown up by Syrian rebels in the heart of Aleppo after they tunneled under the front lines which divide the city. State television has not confirmed if the attack on the famous Carlton Citadel Hotel, right across the road from the UNESCO-listed citadel in the city, had resulted in …
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