Kareem Fahim
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 08:11
Rival militias in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, fought for control of the city’s main airport on Sunday.
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 11:19
CAIRO — Suicide bombers attacked a security checkpoint and a civilian bus in the south of the Sinai Peninsula on Friday, killing one police officer and wounding at least seven people, according to Egypt’s Interior Ministry.
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 13:25
At a news conference late last week, an Egyptian Army doctor confidently announced that the country’s military had developed a cure for the virus that causes AIDS, as well as hepatitis C, one of Egypt’s gravest public health threats.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 21:56
There were no claims of responsibility, but the bombing appeared to offer worrying new evidence that militants who have been attacking Egypt’s security forces for months were broadening their campaign against civilians.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:49
At a command center in western Anbar Province, Iraqi military officials are handing out guns and cash to local Sunni tribal fighters who are battling militants for control of Iraq’s largest province.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:38
The failure of the negotiations was a blow to the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, who has pledged that the army will not storm the city to dislodge the militants, including some linked to Al Qaeda.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:06
On Sunday, Mr. Maliki seemed to back away from earlier promises to mount an all-out military assault on Falluja, saying in an interview with the Reuters news agency that he wanted to “end the presence of those militants without any bloodshed.”
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 08:13
It is becoming more decentralized, but also more cohesive and rigid, as its members abandon activities like preaching and social work and shift their attention to a virtually singular goal: resistance to the military-backed government.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 08:05
Since the military ouster more than five months ago of President Mohamed Morsi, the interim leaders have leaned heavily on the police, sending them to stamp out dissent and stabilize the streets in a strategy that so far has come up empty.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:42
But the government’s problems hardly abated. In brazen and occasionally spectacular attacks, militants have stepped up a campaign of assassinations and bombings aimed at the security services.