Xinhua 30 militants, 4 soldiers killed in Egypt's Sinai raids At least 30 militants were killed and 10 others seriously injured on Thursday as security forces foiled a militant attempt targeting a checkpoint southern Sheikh Zuweid city of Egypt's restive North Sinai province, an Egyptian military spokesman said in a statement. "The fire exchange left four individuals killed and eight others injured," the spokesperson said in the statement. The spokesman added that the security raids destroyed eight farms used as hideouts for the militants, as well as four of their vehicles and a motorbike. Read more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/15/c_135010643.htm Voice of America Egypt to Spend $32M Upgrading Tourist Resort Security Egypt's tourism minister says the government will spend $32 million to upgrade security in two Red Sea resorts popular with foreign tourists. In a Thursday statement, Hisham Zaazou said the plan would expand the use of security cameras, scanning and detection equipment and sniffer dogs in Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada. He says additional security personnel will be deployed. Read more: http://www.voanews.com/content/egypt-to-spend-32-million-dollars-upgrading-tourist-resort-security/3145544.html Sputnik Egypt to Extend Participation in Military Operation in Yemen for Year The Egypt's National Defense Council on Thursday decided to extend the country's participation in a Saudi-led military operation in Yemen for another year, media reported Thursday. "The National Defense Council agreed to extend the participation of the necessary elements of the Egyptian armed forces in a combat mission outside its borders to defend the national security of Egypt and the Arab world... This is for a year or until the end of the combat mission," the Egypt's presidency said in a statement, as quoted by Al Yamania News. Yemen is mired into a military conflict between the Houthi opposition forces and the internationally-backed government. Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160114/1033155177/egypt-extends-yemen-operation-participation.html
