Date of source: Wednesday, July 16, 2014
A Twitter account believed to belong to ISIS warned Egyptians in Cairo and in North Sinai to remain far from security institutions, in order to stay safe. Yesterday, Twitter pages, believed to belong to ISIS, stated apologies for the death of civilians while attacking the army camps in Arīsh.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Dr. Shawqī ‘Allām, mufti of the Republic has denounced the terrorist attack that has targeted the Sinai security department in ‘Arīsh and led to the death of eight and injured more than 22 others.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Three rockets have been fired in Arīsh, a town in the north of Sinai. The first one targeted a residencial area and the other two were fired at security targets in ‘Arīsh and Rafah. Witnesses stated that seven civilians died, including one child and thirty others were injured. Another rocket was...
Date of source: Saturday, June 21, 2014
The security forces in North Sinai have launched night security campaigns in ‘Arīsh to try to find two kidnapped Coptic citizens.
Date of source: Thursday, June 19, 2014
General Sāmih Bashādy, security director of North Sinai, stated that the search for two of the Coptic citizens, kidnapped in ‘Arīsh, is ongoing. Several campaigns have been made to try to find them.
Date of source: Monday, September 2, 2013
Security sources said that Hānā Samīr Kāmil, 37, was shot in the Masā’īd district of al-‘Arīsh yesterday afternoon (Sept. 1). The culprits, who are likely affiliated with jihadi groups, fled in a car. Passers-by took Kāmil to the al-‘Arīsh General Hospital, but he died as soon as they reached the...
Date of source: Thursday, January 12, 2017
The Coptic Street [community] witnessed several events during the past week… We follow the most prominent of them in the proceeding article.
Date of source: Sunday, January 15, 2017
On Sunday the Egyptian Authority declared that they had attacked one of the leaders of the Anṣār Bayt al-Maqdis that is supporting Dāʿish [ISIS/ISIL] during a security attempt to arrest him in al- ʿArīsh.
Date of source: Sunday, March 19, 2017
I borrow this title from these two important volumes published by al-Ahrām Center for Political and Strategic Studies in two parts in 1996 and 1998, and which presented a unique study on the religious reality in Egypt in terms of institutions and the country's unique diversity of Islamic,...
Date of source: Monday, January 9, 2017
10 were killed and 11 wounded in a car bomb attack on a security checkpoint in al-ʿArīsh [al-Arish], North Sinai. This information was provided by medical sources. The attack was followed by a clash with automatic weapons, which led to the wounding of 10 policemen and 10 civilians. Furthermore, one...