Latest in Tag: Sinai Highlight
Latest in Tag: Sinai
Egypt army plans Sinai operation after attacks
During the past two weeks, militants have launched almost daily attacks on military and police forces in the peninsula
Three dead and 15 injured in Sinai bus explosion
Gunmen fire RPG that misses an armoured vehicle and hits bus
Army uncovers fuel smuggling in Sinai tunnels
Hundreds attempt to cross the Rafah border through tunnels
Opposition movements call for Friday rally
Fouda: “We will rally in celebration of the liberation of Sinai”
Sinai checkpoint attacked
Armed assailants attack power plant checkpoint in Rafah
Sinai attacks continue
Military tightens security after attacks on Al-Arish, Sheikh Zoueid and Rafah
Attack in Sinai kills one
Eyewitnesses claim multiple attacks in Al-Arish were synchronised, prosecution to investigate killing of Christian
Christian man kidnapped and beheaded in Sinai
Locals find the body of a Christian shopkeeper in a graveyard in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai
Conflicting accounts of Sinai checkpoint storming
Accounts differ as to the sequence of events leading to the incident at Sheikh Zuweid checkpoint, which involved a firefight with army, killing one girl
Security checkpoint in Sheikh Zewaid attacked
Unknown assailants open fire near Second Field Army commander
Media is run by intelligence agencies: Beltagy
Freedom and Justice Party leading figure said “military coup” is to blame for Sinai violence
Attacks continue in Sinai
Two dead and six injured in attacks on central security camp and two checkpoints
Sinai marred by armed and cyber attacks
The weekend witnessed the attempted murder of a row officer, as well as the hacking of a wireless police line
Egyptian Border Guards thwart infiltration attempt
Guards arrest two Palestinian men in North Sinai carrying stolen Egyptian identity cards
Army arrests 11 in Sinai attacks
One dead and four injured in attacks on security checkpoints and civil defence departments
Israel urges its citizens to leave Sinai
Israel warns its nationals from travelling to Sinai and calls on those present to leave immediatelyIsrael warns its nationals from travelling to Sinai and calls on those present to leave immediately
Militants renew attacks in Sinai
Witnesses in the Al-Muhajir neighbourhood of Al-Arish said they heard loud explosions near the city’s gas pipelines Sunday morning
Deadly Clashes across Egypt
Death toll following Friday’s violence reaches 30
Coptic priest killed in Sinai
Father Mina, pastor of the Al-Masaeed church in Al-Arish, murdered in drive-by shooting outside church
Egyptian militants attack police, military in Sinai
Militants also attacked a military intelligence building in the border town of Rafah, witnesses said.
Tourism numbers in May up 14.6% from last year
Low accommodation provides draw for foreign visitors
One killed after checkpoint attack
Armed assailants attack an army checkpoint in Sinai
Sinai Security: One Year in Power
A year of unrest in Sinai
Ministry of Interior inspector in North Sinai killed by unidentified gunmen
Apache helicopters patrolling Sinai for suspects
Alleged spy network in court
The case has cast a shadow on the citizens of Sinai, with the region’s political parties rejecting the actions of those accused, pointing out the history of those in the region who have long stood up to defend Egypt.
Administrative Judiciary refuses jurisdiction regarding Shura cases
The judiciary does not have the authority to rule on cases challenging Shura rulings
PM announces plans to develop Sinai
President Morsi approves EGP 4.4bn worth of investments in Sinai
Interior Ministry: No repeats of revolution security lapses
The police will not interfere with protests, but those attacking state institutions will be dealt with “firmly”, says minister
Op-ed review: 30 June and the Muslim Brotherhood
With the demonstrations of 30 June approaching, columnists ponder the fate of Egypt, and the Muslim Brotherhood.  Suleiman Shafiq 30 June, zero hour for Egypt’s division by the Muslim Brotherhood Al-Watan Newspaper Columnist Suleiman Shafiq begins the article by writing that the Tamarod campaign has scared the Islamist groups to the point where they …
Police declare political neutrality
Police club statement ahead of planned protests on 30 June also demands justice for security personnel recently kidnapped in Sinai