Armed conflicts and attacks
The United States claims that senior ISIL commander Abu Sayyaf is killed in a United States special operations forces raid within what is officially Syrian territory. (CNN)
Law and crime
An Egyptian court sentences deposed President Mohamed Morsi to death for his part in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. (CNN)
Sinai insurgency: In response to Morsi's sentence, gunmen fatally shoot three Egyptian judges in the Sinai Peninsula. (AFP via Al Arabiya News)
An Egyptian court bans hardcore football clubs over terrorism accusations. In 2012, over 70 football fans were killed and 500 injured in the Port Said Stadium riot. (AP)