EGYPT

Ahmed al-Assir was arrested at an airport in Beirut while attempting to flee Lebanon to Nigeria via Egypt with a forged Palestinian passport and a legitimate Nigerian visa.

Sinai Province has killed hundreds of soldiers and police since the military toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 after mass protests against his rule.

Israel acquired the West Bank during the 1967 war with Egypt, Syria and Jordan, but Palestinians and the U.S. consider it to be illegally occupied territory.

Two fumbled contracts with India and Egypt for hundreds of Dassault Rafale fighter jets will see Paris lose close to $57 billion.

Many fear the country's new anti-terror legislation will be used to advance a vicious crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and other political opponents.

Critics of the law fear that it will harm the media and muzzle government dissenters.

The law imposes hefty fines for spreading information about terrorism that isn’t directly backed by government sources.

Detainees and older people are members of two of the groups at the greatest risk of death during the heat wave that has already claimed at least 93 lives.

Ahmad al-Assir was allegedly involved in a 2013 attack on a military checkpoint that killed at least 18 Lebanese soldiers.

People trying to visit the Cairo airport's website were directed to a page reminding them of a deadly massacre two years ago.

The host nation has a commanding lead in a high-profile tank biathlon involving troops from 16 nations.

The decapitation of a Croatian man in Egypt may prompt military action from Cairo and Zagreb against the terror group.

In a recent video, Tomislav Salopek said he would be killed in 48 hours if Egyptian authorities did not comply with militants' demands.

The two Sunni countries hope to jointly bolster regional security in the face of new threats.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has high hopes for the new Suez Canal construction — but critics fear it won't live up to the hype.

Experts say the new waterway is unlikely to meet Egypt's projections of higher traffic and increased revenue.

In August, the group beheaded four Egyptians in the Sinai Peninsula.

The retrial of the three Al Jazeera -- Baher Mohamed, Mohamed Fahmy and Peter Greste -- was adjourned for the tenth time on Sunday.

Egypt, which is dealing with a growing insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula, is accused by rights groups of stifling dissent.

Kerry also said he was "absolutely convinced" all countries in the Middle East would be safer as a result of a nuclear deal between world powers and Iran agreed last month.

Despite U.S. lawmakers' concerns that Egypt is lagging on democratic reforms, Egypt remains one of Washington's closest security allies in the region.