Latest in Tag: Sinai Highlight
Latest in Tag: Sinai
Funeral procession for border guards amid limited protests
The deceased soldiers were given a military funeral in Al-Rashdan Mosque in Nasr City
Former presidential candidates weigh in on Sinai debate
Prominent former candidates question terms of Peace Accords
Different angles to analyse Rafah’s turmoil
At midnight on Sunday, 16 Egyptian border guards were pronounced dead. One might imagine that they were just sitting together during iftar, enjoying some of Sinai’s tasty dates and milk when unrevealed gunmen abruptly shot them dead. Some of those killed might have even been taking their last bite of bread at that very moment. …
Sinai attack – Repercussions on the Gaza blockade
The killing of 16 Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border raises questions
Entropy
Explore our magical skies, and try to avoid getting shot down by stray bullets that are being shot by neighbour to kill neighbour, all over this blessed land
National state of mourning announced for Sinai dead
President and armed forces vow swift justice for culprits
Israel and Hamas react to Sinai attack
IDF spokesman: the militants killed were in the “advanced and final stages of launching an attack on the Eilat-Egyptian border.”
Get out of town – Eid travel ideas
Whether you are feeling adventurous or in sore need of beachside relaxation, be sure that there are options for that traditional Eid trip which will leave you satisfied.
18 Soldiers dead at a security check point – Sheikh Zuwaid
Anonymous gunmen attack security checkpoint at Sheik Zuwaid, killing 18 Egyptian soldiers.
Israel asks citizens to leave Sinai in fear of attacks
Tel Aviv renewed calls that all tourists in the Sinai region leave immediately, citing intelligence that Gaza-based groups were planning to target Israeli visitors for kidnapping
Two Egyptian soldiers shot by smugglers
Israel claims Israeli Defense Forces bus was damaged in another recent shooting.
Sinai gas pipeline bombed again
A pipeline in the Sinai has been bombed for the fifteenth time since the 2011 Revolution
Soldiers shot dead near the border with Gaza
Two soldiers were reportedly killed in the Sinai Peninsula underlining escalating security challenges at the border
Clinton fears Sinai will be a terrorist base
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is worried for the safety of Americans, Egyptians and Israelis should Sinai become a terrorist base
Sinai hostage crisis could harm fragile tourism industry
Kidnappings add to the list of issues faced by already faultering tousim sector
72-hour deadline passes for hostages in Sinai
As the 72-hour deadline for the American and Egyptian hostages passes, the abductor threatens to harm them if his uncle is not released from prison. Police said authorities were engaged in ending the standoff.
Sinai hostage taker: If my uncle dies in prison, the American hostages will die
The 32-year old man who abducted three in Sinai off a tour bus tells the Daily New Egypt that their fate is tied to his uncle’s
Rockets continue to rain down on Gaza
Three days of Israeli air strikes on Gaza
Gunmen kill 2 policemen in Sinai
By Agencies EL-ARISH: Gunmen opened fire on a police checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, killing two policemen and injuring a third in a daring attack early Sunday, security officials said. The gunmen opened fire on the checkpoint near the town of Al-Arish, instantly killing policemen Mohammed Fawzi and Mohammed Mosleh, both 21. The policemen opened …
A country of walls: An interview with Talal Okal
After 13 attempts to blow up pipelines supplying fuel to Israel and to Jordan from Egypt, a worsening security situation in Sinai, Gaza-based political commentator Talal Okal explains that it’s become difficult to maintain control over the area. In an exclusive interview with Bitterlemons International, Okal relays how this has affected residents of the Gaza …
Challenges and opportunities
By Yoram Meital Developments in the Sinai Peninsula during the past year clearly reflect dramatic changes in Egypt and highlight the delicate situation at the Israeli-Gazan-Egyptian border junction. Egypt is passing through a transition stage characterized by political power struggles, unprecedented deterioration in domestic security and a worsening economic plight. Most of the forces operating …
Sinai spring? Not really
By Normand St. Pierre The Sinai Peninsula is beautiful, blessed by wonderful beaches, high-reaching mountains, a desert that changes color with the moving sun, and natural resources aplenty. It is also a land on which warriors have moved back and forth, leaving behind all manner of munitions and mines. Enjoying the beauty and enduring the conflicts …
New blast hits Sinai gas pipeline: officials
By AFP CAIRO: An explosion on Monday hit a pipeline which supplies Egyptian gas to Israel and Jordan, marking the 14th such attack since 2011, security officials said. According to witnesses, masked gunmen in two cars dug a hole near the pipeline in the Al-Midan area close to the north Sinai town of Al-Arish, placed …
Egypt denies rocket was fired from Sinai
By Agencies CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Egypt denied in an official statement Thursday that the rocket that slammed into the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat was fired from the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian officials said publicly that the attack was not staged from Sinai. Mahmud al-Hifnawy, south Sinai’s security chief told AFP there had been no attack from …
In Sinai, militant Islam flourishes quietly
By Tamim Elyan / Reuters NORTH SINAI: The group of 50 young men who had blocked off access to a small international military base in the Sinai desert would say nothing of who they were but their appearance held a few clues. Dressed in army fatigues and armed with AK-47s, they wore the long beards of …
Exchange of fire along Israel-Egypt border, says army
By AFP JERUSALEM: Israeli troops opened fire at a group of suspects along the Egyptian border on Tuesday, two of whom had crossed from Egypt, a military spokesman said, indicating that several of them were wounded. The incident took place 2:00 pm (1200 GMT), the army said. Also during the afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …
Egyptians lift blockade of peace force base in Sinai
By Yusri Mohamed / Reuters CAIRO: Egyptians who had surrounded the base of an international peacekeeping force in the Sinai Peninsula lifted their blockade on Wednesday after negotiations with the Egyptian authorities, a security source said. The Egyptians from the town of Rafah near the border with the Gaza Strip had blocked access to the …
Kidnappers free 2 Brazilian women in Sinai
By Ashraf Sweilam / AP AL-ARISH: Armed tribesmen freed two Brazilian women and an Egyptian police officer who was with them late Sunday, hours after abducting them in the Sinai desert, a security official said. The head of security in Egypt’s south Sinai, Mahmoud Hefnawi, said the two tourists and the police officer were released unharmed. …
Two Brazilian tourists kidnapped in Egypt’s Sinai
By Reuters ISMAILIA: Gunmen kidnapped two Brazilian tourists travelling through Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Sunday after a visit to an isolated mountain monastery, security sources said. The gunmen were believed to be Bedouin who wanted hostages to negotiate the release of prisoners held by the government, the sources said. They stopped a bus carrying a group …
European MPs urge end to Sinai human trafficking
By AFP STRASBOURG: The European parliament called Thursday on Egypt to stamp out human trafficking in the Sinai and urged EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to make the issue a priority in ties with Cairo. In a resolution, MEPs also urged the Egyptian authorities to step in to protect a 25 year-old Eritrean called …