Airport authorities in Cairo and Luxor have deported two Germans of Egyptian origin upon arrival into Egypt over links to terrorists in North Sinai. Cairo Airport authorities deported a German man of Egyptian origin named Mahmoud Amr Mohamed Ezzat Abdel Aziz, 24, on arrival in Egypt from Saudi Arabia. On the other hand, the Egyptian authorities deported another German of Egyptian origin, Eissa Ibrahim Sabbagh, 19, coming from Germany through Luxor Airport, after they found maps of North Sinai in his possession. Since 2014, North Sinai has witnessed a growing number of terrorist attacks carried out by IS in the Sinai Province, including various attacks against the army and the police. Morsi’s party was affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt subsequently banned as a terrorist group.

Source: Egypt Independent January 11, 2019 09:00 UTC