north sinai
Armed militants demonstrate through North Sinai towns
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Armed militants demonstrate through North Sinai towns
Militants belonging to various extremist religious groups paraded the streets of two North Sinai towns Sunday, driving SUVs and carrying…
Sinai checkpoint attacked for 38th time
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Sinai checkpoint attacked for 38th time
Anonymous gunmen attacked the Rayesa checkpoint on Arish-Rafah international road in North Sinai on Thursday morning, the 38th such attack…
Sinai chieftain demands return of 30 km of land near canal cities
Egypt
March 13, 2013
Sinai chieftain demands return of 30 km of land near canal cities
Bedouin chieftain Eissa al-Kharafin demanded Wednesday that an area of 30 square kilometers near the Canal cities should be…
Morsy meets Sinai tribal chiefs
Egypt
March 1, 2013
Morsy meets Sinai tribal chiefs
A delegation of North Sinai tribal chiefs met with President Mohamed Morsy at the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace in Heliopolis on…
Military source: No negotiation with Salafi protesters blocking Sinai road
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Military source: No negotiation with Salafi protesters blocking Sinai road
Security agencies will not negotiate with Salafi protesters who have blocked the Bir Lahfan-Arish Road to demand the release of…
Security seizes weapons in Arish
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Security seizes weapons in Arish
Security forces in North Sinai have seized 21 anti-aircraft missiles, six anti-tank landmines and two cannons in al-Reissa, near Arish.…
Police officers continue protests across Egypt
Egypt
February 13, 2013
Police officers continue protests across Egypt
Police officers continued to protest across Egypt on Wednesday urging the removal of Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim and demanding…
Anti-aircraft rounds seized in Sinai
Egypt
February 5, 2013
Anti-aircraft rounds seized in Sinai
Security forces seized 71 anti-aircraft rounds in North Sinai’s al-Hasna area, according to state news agency MENA. The Criminal Research…
Police seize missiles en route to Gaza Strip
Egypt
January 4, 2013
Police seize missiles en route to Gaza Strip
The North Sinai Security Director seized a shipment of advanced anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles at dawn on Friday. The directorate…