Ahmed Abu Draa
Authorities move to preempt Bedouin Sinai conference
Egypt
July 25, 2010
Authorities move to preempt Bedouin Sinai conference
Security forces increased their presence along the roads of the central Sinai Peninsula on Sunday in an effort to prevent…
North Sinai governor’s statements outrage Bedouins
Egypt
July 25, 2010
North Sinai governor’s statements outrage Bedouins
North Sinai Bedouin tribes were outraged by remarks made by the province’s governor, Mohamed Mourad Muwafi, which they viewed as…
Libyan aid supplies enter Gaza via Egypt
World
July 18, 2010
Libyan aid supplies enter Gaza via Egypt
Aid supplies from the Libyan ship "El-Amal" began arriving in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after the Israeli navy forced…
Authorities release 20 more Bedouin detainees
Egypt
July 18, 2010
Authorities release 20 more Bedouin detainees
Security authorities in the Governorate of North Sinai released 20 Bedouin detainees on Sunday, bringing the total number of detainees…
Police: 250 kg of hash seized on border
Egypt
July 4, 2010
Police: 250 kg of hash seized on border
Security sources said on Sunday that police had confiscated 250 kg of Hashish from drug smugglers in the southern Sinai…
Bedouin hold conference to protest Sinai security violations
Egypt
July 1, 2010
Bedouin hold conference to protest Sinai security violations
Bedouin representatives held a conference in the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday at which they protested frequent violations of their rights…
Rafah residents resist security forces
Egypt
April 23, 2010
Rafah residents resist security forces
Unidentified individuals fired on 15 security vehicles during a campaign by security forces to arrest wanted fugitives in the city…
US military delegation inspects Gaza border barrier
Egypt
March 17, 2010
US military delegation inspects Gaza border barrier
Rafah--A US military delegation inspected the steel barrier that Egypt is currently building along its 14km-long border with the Gaza…
Deadly showers continue in Sinai and Aswan
Egypt
January 23, 2010
Deadly showers continue in Sinai and Aswan
Heavy rain showers hit the town of Abu Zneima in South Sinai early on Friday. In the meantime, rain and…
Underground tunnels: a story of mutual benefit
Egypt
December 26, 2009
Underground tunnels: a story of mutual benefit
Egyptians in Rafah are taking the border wall seriously. As much as such the underground tunnels breathe life into an…