Sixteen Egyptian workers  have been kidnapped in Libya, following a business dispute in the east of the country, agencies have reported. The men were taken hostage four days ago in Tobruk by armed gunmen after a row between Libyan contractors and their Egyptian partner, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

While sectarian violence in Egypt became of more pressing international concern after a series of deadly attacks by Egyptian militants (including those affiliated with the Islamic State), the issue is longstanding and pervasive. Sectarian violence has been perpetrated by non-state militant groups, by the state itself, and by Egyptian citizens, …

Four employees and the owner of a military-contracted construction company were kidnapped in North Sinai on Friday by unknown assailants. The employees were released several hours later, but the fate of the company owner remains unknown, a local source told Mada Masr.

Over the past week, one lawyer and two of his clients were shot dead by police and another lawyer was arrested and charged in a case he was formerly working on as a defense attorney.

The Islamic State-affiliated Province of Sinai released a promotional video on Tuesday, titled, “The Path of Rationality From Darkness to Light,” which features a number of former police and reserve military personnel who purportedly joined the ranks of the militant group.

Dar al-Iftaa has established an animation unit to respond to citizens’ religious questions on terrorism through short animated replies in an easy and attractive way as part of its continuous efforts to counter extremist thought, Al-Ahram news website reported.

Egypt’s Central Security Forces (CEF) on Monday foiled an attack by a suicide bomber on a security checkpoint in al-Arish city, North Sinai.

On November 2, at least seven Egyptian Christians were shot dead and another 17 injured in an attack on a minibus leaving a baptism at the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor in the southern province of Minya.

An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced 65 suspected Islamic State group militants to between five years and life in prison for setting up a “terrorist cell”, a court official said.

Minya Security forces have intensified their deployment near the road leading to Saint Samuel Monastery, after gunmen attacked bus passengers on their way to the site on Friday, killing seven and injuring 19.