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There are three leading theories regarding the loss of Metrojet 9268 on Oct. 31, 2015: 1) a missile fired from the ground, 2) mechanical malfunction which resulted in catastrophic damage, and 3) an explosion from inside the aircraft. To recap the tragic flight, Metrojet 9268 took off from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport headed for St. […]

According to Egyptian officials, a Russian airliner crashed early Saturday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people aboard. The Airbus A321 was owned and operated by Kogalymavia–better known as MetroJet. Egyptian officials do not suspect foul play, despite claims by ISIS that it is responsible for the downing of the airliner. The terrorist group […]

In response to the continued barbarism and bloodlust of ISIS, Egypt got in on the action after 21 of its citizens–all Coptic Christians–were beheaded on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in neighboring Libya. In the early-morning hours of 16 February, the Egyptian Air Force targeted Islamic State assembly areas, weapons storage facilities, and training […]

The fighting in Egypt between the Egyptian Army and the Muslim Brotherhood has not abated since the Army overthrew President Muhammad Morsi in July of last year.  The majority of the violence appears to be at the hands of the Sinai-based Ansar Beit al Maqdis (Champions of Jerusalem), which was formed at about the same […]

While it doesn’t seem to be showing up on the news much in the last few months, unrest and violence have continued in Egypt.  In September, the Egyptian government, dominated by the military after the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi in July, banned the Muslim Brotherhood from any activity in the country.  The Brotherhood hasn’t […]

Over the six weeks since Mohammad Morsi was deposed and the Army took over control of Egypt, Morsi’s supporters have developed their own sit-in camps in the streets of Cairo.  These camps were centered on two locations–Nahda Square in Giza and the Nasr City neighborhood in Cairo, around the Raba’a al Adawiya Mosque. On Tuesday, […]

Egypt’s unrest isn’t over.  In fact, it’s starting up again. After the January, 2011 revolution overthrew Mubarak, Muhammad Morsi was elected president in June, 2012.  A long-time member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi quickly showed his colors as a die-hard Islamist as well as something of an autocrat.  On November 22, 2012, he issued decrees […]