Daily Mail Egypt soldier killed a day after deadly Sinai blasts Separate militant attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed one soldier and wounded another Monday, a day after jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group killed 14 people in twin bombings. Security officials said gunmen shot dead a soldier at a checkpoint in the Rafah area on the border with the Islamist-run Gaza Strip Palestinian enclave. They added that a second soldier at another checkpoint in the same area was wounded in a similar attack. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3037130/Egypt-soldier-killed-day-deadly-Sinai-blasts.html CTV Fahmy says Egyptian court may drop some terrorism charges The Canadian journalist who is awaiting retrial in Egypt says his lawyers have indicated that some terrorism-related charges may be dropped. Mohamed Fahmy, who spent more than a year in a Cairo prison, is returning to court in late April to face terrorism-related charges along with his Al Jazeera colleague, Baher Mohamed. Fahmy is currently out on bail but remains in legal limbo as he awaits retrial and the chance to come home to Canada. Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/fahmy-says-egyptian-court-may-drop-some-terrorism-charges-1.2325311 All Africa Egypt: Mehleb Establishes Committee to Develop Relations Between Egypt and African Countries Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb issued on Monday a decision establishing a ministerial committee of "African unity", to work on improving relations between Egypt and other African countries, he announced in a statement. The committee will be headed by Mehleb and will include the ministers of trade and industry, youth and sports, health, higher education, foreign affairs, international cooperation, agriculture, transportation, investment and culture, according to the cabinet statement. It will also include representatives from the Defence Ministry and the Homeland Security. Read more: http://allafrica.com/stories/201504140125.html
