Egyptian government forces have carried out a series of operations in the violence-plagued Sinai Peninsula, killing nearly a dozen Takfiri militants there.

An Egyptian court has sentenced 95 Muslim Brotherhood members to life in prison over their alleged role in anti-government protests in 2013, Press TV reports.

Senior Muslim scholars have convened in the Egyptian capital Cairo to address “extremist fatwas” issued by terrorist groups especially the Takfiri Daesh group.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has amended the electoral law ahead of a long-delayed parliamentary vote.

US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo to resume a US-Egypt “strategic dialogue” that was suspended following the 2011 Islamic revolution.

A leader of Egypt’s Muslim brotherhood movement has died in jail due to what human rights groups call “deliberate medical negligence” by prison authorities.

Egypt has decided to extend its participation in the Saudi aggression against Yemen for another six months.

Britain has reportedly re-boosted weapon sales to the Egyptian government in 2015 following a reduction in sales put in place after the military ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi.

Egyptian security forces have arrested 79 members and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood movement cross the country in the past 24 hours, Press TV reports.

At least three Egyptian soldiers have been injured by sniper fire while guarding a security checkpoint in the restive northwestern Sinai Peninsula, Press TV reports.

The Egyptian Interior Ministry has announced the detention of 119 Muslim Brotherhood members in the past week on allegations of committing or inciting violence, with 30 arrested within the past 24 hours.

France has stepped up its weapons sales to Egypt by initiating negotiations on two more corvette warships.

France has delivered the first batch of twin-engine and multirole Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft to the military-backed government in Egypt.

A rights organization has denounced the recent strong-arm crackdown by Egypt’s military-backed government on peaceful protesters that killed at least six people, Press TV reports.

On 2 August 2013 tens of Brotherhood supporters attempted to storm the Media Production City.

The intensified army offensive comes after simultaneous attacks claimed by Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis on Wednesday left at least 17 soldiers dead.

Two civilians have been killed in Egypt during protest rallies held by the supporters of the country’s former president, Mohamed Morsi, on the second anniversary of his ouster, Press TV reports.

At least 60 Egyptian soldiers have been killed and scores of others injured in a series of attacks by Takfiri militants against military checkpoints in the country’s violence-plagued Sinai Peninsula.

This is the first successful assassination attempt against a state official since an upswing in violence following the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.

Egyptian security forces have carried out separate operations in Egypt’s violence-plagued Sinai Peninsula, killing nearly a dozen Takfiri militants.