egyptian military court

An Islamic State leader has been killed in a series of airstrikes, according to Egypt’s military. Abu Duaa al-Ansari, who the country identifies as the forerunner of a group calling itself Sinai Province, died after the attack near Arish, along with 45 other Islamist fighters. In 2014, an...

An Egyptian military court made a mistake by sentencing a four-year-old boy to life in prison for murder last week, the military has acknowledged. Spokesman Col Mohammed Samir said the court should have sentenced a 16-year-old with a similar name instead. Ahmed Mansour Qurani Ali was convicted...