Latest in Tag: Sinai Highlight
Latest in Tag: Sinai
Military forces deployed in Sinai
Eyewitnesses: Special Forces deployed throughout Sinai to prevent rioting, smuggling, and attacks on state facilities
Two Britons ‘freed in Egypt’s Sinai after kidnap’
The release follows “intense negotiations” between the kidnappers and security officials
Morsi talks with Sinai leaders
President Mohamed Morsi hosts a delegation from Sinai to discuss concerns in the volatile region
Sinai residents commence ten-day sit-in
Protests held in El-Sheikh Zuweid entitled ‘10 demands in 10 days’
FJP announces investigation of party member
The Freedom and Justice Party says it will carry out an investigation into comments about the army made by a senior member
Third day of protest by families of Sinai prisoners
Families of prisoners in Sinai block the Al-Arish road and threaten escalation of actions
“Our Sinai” Movement condemns Hamas comments
Hamas officer describes Sinai tribes as “having a legacy of smuggling weapons into Gaza”, dismissed as lies
Political conference held in Sinai
Freedom and Justice Party: We possess the capability to build a strong democratic state founded on Islamic principles
The opposition: the Freedom and Justice party is incapable of leading a country as large as Egypt
An inside look at the life of a Bedouin tribe
Bryony Dunne comes back to Cairo with a film project that tells the story of the Gabaliya tribe
Protests break out in Northern Sinai
Offices, bank, roads and schools all targeted by protesters
Sinai Development Agency proposes land sales to Egyptians expats
The Sinai Development Agency is considering a plan to sell land in the peninsula to Egyptians living and working abroad.
Youth kidnapping leads to blocking of Al-Arish-Rafah road
A young man was kidnapped over a family dispute
Clinton: “jury’s out” on Morsy
Clinton discusses Morsy and Egypt’s political transition
Sinai tribes postpone protests due to domestic instability
Federation of tribesmen opposes Ministry of Defence prohibition on private ownership of border land
Two dead and 19 injured in Sinai floods
State of emergency declared in south Sinai in an attempt to prevent further damage
Residents in North Sinai cut off roads in protest of gas shortages
Roads leading to villages south of the city were blocked by tyre fires ignited by protesters.
US counterterrorism head arrives in Cairo
US delegation including counterterrorism head and Joint Special Forces commander arrives in Cairo to discuss security issues with Egyptian government
Police seize explosives in Suez
General Adel Rafat, director of Security in Suez, said after searching the vehicle that its passengers were suspected of planning to carry out an ambush in the tunnel.
Morsy discusses democratic transition with McCain
McCain meets president after talks with opposition figures over “economic and political developments”
Seven hurt in Sinai attack on Egypt police patrol
Sinai, a sparsely populated peninsula home to both lucrative tourist resorts in the south and shadowy Islamist militants in the north, is also a major transit point for arms smuggling to the Islamist-ruled Gaza Strip.
Suez police uncover weapons stash in cemetery
Suez security forces followed an unidentified man to a weapons stash in a cemetery, the man managed to escape
Sinai sheikhs meet with military
‘We pose no threat to Egypt’s national security,’ say sheikhs of Sinai during a meeting with the defence minister
Egypt seizes US-made missiles destined for Gaza
Egypt has sought to crack down on smugglers’ tunnels to Gaza, with limited success.
Foreigners prohibited from owning land in Sinai
Minister of defence issued a decree to protect military and strategic areas
RPG attack on factory in Sinai
Hassan Rateb’s cement factory attacked again
Sinai peacekeeping forces attacked
No injuries reported
Ahmed Shafiq shouts against the wind
Former presidential candidate tells Egyptians to focus on national security
Construction of Palestinian refugee camps in Sinai denied
Several activists confirm the action, North Sinai governorate denies
Sinai security on high alert
Following Israeli air strikes in Gaza, Egypt’s security forces in Sinai have been placed on alert
No evidence that rocket attack on Israel came from Sinai
May have been fired from Gaza