Latest in Tag: Sinai Highlight
Latest in Tag: Sinai
Hamas declares border a âclosed military zoneâ
Tunnels along the Gaza border with Egypt are closed by the Palestinian organisation
In Pictures: Sinai hostage situation enters fourth day
Kidnappers demand release of Sinai political prisoners, President Mohamed Morsi calls for national dialogue and NSF boycotts
Video allegedly shows kidnapped Sinai soldiers
Kidnappers demand release of Sinai political prisoners, President Mohamed Morsi calls for national dialogue and NSF boycotts
Presidential advisor in Sinai to negotiate soldiersâ release
Protesting border guards refuse to open Rafah border crossing until colleagues are released
EOHR: The abduction of soldiers in Sinai is an act of terrorism
The Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights called for âquick and immediate interventionâ
Egypt police shut Rafah crossing to protest abductions
On Friday, colleagues of the kidnapped policemen padlocked the gates leading to the Rafah border terminal to protest the abductions
Emergency presidential meeting over Sinai
President Mohamed Morsi called for the meeting hours after seven conscripts were kidnapped in Sinai
Egypt gunmen kidnap police, soldiers in Sinai
According to Bedouin sources, it is believed the kidnappers want the release of certain prisoners
Editorâs letter: Mubarakâs mess in todayâs Sinai
Our very professional Bedouin driver takes us across the desert in South Sinai. Whenever he sees a vehicle passing by smuggling subsidised fuel for the informal black market, he gets very angry. At the first police checkpoint we approach, he stops, opens his window and immediately directs an angry question to the police officer, âWhy …
No investor to own Suez Canal lands
Minister of housing: Suez Canal development plan needs EGP 140bn annually
Local organisation introduces urban beekeeping
Producing your own honey: healthy for you and the world around you.
Roads blocked in Sinai
Tensions between factions mount over commerce opportunities in North Sinai
North Sinai Security Forces uncover an Israeli spy network
Cell members were provided with an Israeli Orange SIM card to be used with cell phones
Netanyahu vows to exact a price for Eilat rocket attack
The Israeli Prime Minister says Israel will not accept terrorist attacks on Israeli targets
Two rockets land in Eilat
Israeli Defence Force claims they were fired from Sinai as Jihadist group claims responsibility for the attack
Lawsuit filed against former Brotherhood Supreme Guide
North Sinai residents file charges against Mahdi Akef for offensive comments
New documentation and visitors centre in South Sinai
A new centre aims at preserving the cultural heritage of Sarabeet El-Khadem in South Sinai
Anger in Sinai after ex-Brotherhood leader insults people of the region
Parties and groups criticise Muslim Brotherhood in response to accusations that Sinai residents are spies
Government beefs up security in South Sinai
South Sinai security fortified as a checkpoint in central Sinai is attacked
Egyptians released from Israeli penitentiaries call for Morsi to intervene
Ex-prisoners say they were poorly treated in Israeli facilities and claim that Egyptâs embassy and Foreign Ministry ignore the issue
Kidnapped Hungarian freed in Egypt’s Sinai
The Bedouin set the soldier free after tribal leaders intervened
Sinai investment plan doubles to EGP 101m
USAID grants North Sinai additional EGP 50m
Egypt restricts Iranian tourists from visiting Shia sites
Egyptâs Foreign and Civil Aviation Ministries set regulations restricting activities of Iranian tourists in Egypt
Sinai family engages in sit-in over revocation of their citizenship
The family previously engaged in a similar sit-in last week
Norwegian Embassyâs ransom offer refused by touristâs captors
The kidnappers stated that they did not capture the tourists to claim a ransom
Two Tourists kidnapped in South Sinai
A Norwegian and an Israeli were kidnapped by masked gunmen in Dahab, South Sinai
Human trafficking in the Sinai
8 year old girl to be sold to gangsters and her mother in danger of gang-rape before her eyes
Military Academy admits students from Brotherhood Families
Army spokesman: Loyalty to Egypt and the military is the essential requirement
Army warns citizens to be wary of officer impersonators
Armed Forces claim finding fabric for military and police uniforms in Gaza tunnel and asks Egyptians to exercise caution
Explosion in central Sinai
Military source says investigations are still ongoing to find motives behind the explosion