Counter Terrorism
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met with the Supreme Council of Armed Forces Monday to discuss concerted counterterrorism efforts with other state institutions and protecting the pillars of national security on all strategic levels.
This comes as part of the army’s, as well as the political leadership’s focus, on strengthening ties with neighbouring states and allies.
Bahrain Interior Ministry has announced that four extremists were arrested on Wednesday for their involvement in the explosion of an oil pipeline last year.
International conference dubbed "Qatar, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the sponsorship of terrorism" kicked off Thursday evening in Paris.
London police said on Friday they were making urgent inquiries to track down who was responsible for an explosion at a metro station.
The leadership in both Egypt and Algeria is keen to preserve strong relations in various political, economic, and cultural levels that date back to 1952.
The UN Secretary General condemned in a statement on Saturday the terrorist attack against a checkpoint in Rafah, Egypt.
The German Foreign Ministry hosted the first bilateral meeting between Egypt and Germany to discuss the joint efforts to counter terrorism on Monday.
