Press TV Egyptian soldiers kill 11 militants in restive Sinai Peninsula Security sources said at least 11 militants were killed and four others arrested when government troops raided terrorist hideouts in the town of Sheikh Zuweid as well as the border town of Rafah on Saturday, Arabic-language newspaper al-Dustour reported. Egyptian soldiers also seized seven unlicensed motorbikes used by the militants and 12 cylinders modified to be used as explosive devices as well as other equipment. Read more: http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/06/28/417850/Egypt-Takfiri-militants-Sinai-Sheikh-Zuweid-Rafah-Velayat-Sinai The Times of Israel Female dancer jailed in Egypt for ‘inciting debauchery' An Egyptian court Sunday sentenced three people involved in a racy music video to one year in prison with labor for "inciting debauchery." The music video, titled "Hands Off" or "Sib Eddi" in Egyptian Arabic, contains scantily-clad dancing and shaking but no nudity. Reda al-Fouly, the woman dancing in the low-budget video, was arrested in May along with the clip's cameraman after it went viral on social media. Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/female-dancer-jailed-in-egypt-for-inciting-debauchery/ All Africa Egypt, Rwanda Mull Water Cooperation Egypt's Ambassador to Rwanda Namira Nagm met on Saturday 27/6/2015 with Minister of State in charge of Energy and Water Jermaine Kamayisere. The meeting took up ways to promote cooperation in the water domain between both countries, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in a press release. Read more: http://allafrica.com/stories/201506280464.html The Times of Israel Israel, Egypt said to see ‘eye to eye' on regional issues One week after Egypt vowed to return its ambassador to Israel after a three-year hiatus, top diplomatic envoys from the two states met Sunday for talks in Cairo to discuss the deadlock on the Palestinian front and security issues facing the region. While specific details from the confab were under wraps, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said it was "pleased" with the outcome of the talks and that the two countries see "eye to eye" on a number of issues, the NRG news site reported. Israeli diplomats were said to be satisfied with Cairo's plans to maintain its tough stance toward the Hamas group, which rules the Gaza Strip, despite recent media reports signalling an easing of restrictions on the Palestinian enclave. Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-egypt-said-to-see-eye-to-eye-on-regional-issues/
