Rafah
More than 1,300 move through Rafah crossing since Saturday opening
Egypt
February 14, 2016
More than 1,300 move through Rafah crossing since Saturday opening
More than 1,300 people moved through the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian Gaza Strip in both directions…
Military destroys tunnel used for smuggling in Rafah
Egypt
February 11, 2016
Military destroys tunnel used for smuggling in Rafah
Military Spokesperson Mohamed Samir announced Thursday that second field army troops were able to find out and destroy a concrete…
15 militants killed in North Sinai raids: security source
Egypt
December 31, 2015
15 militants killed in North Sinai raids: security source
Security forces in North Sinai's Rafah City conducted an 8-hour raid on Thursday on Egypt-affliated Islamic State militant hotbeds, leading…
Three army personnel killed in N. Sinai attack: sources
Egypt
December 12, 2015
Three army personnel killed in N. Sinai attack: sources
One army officer and two lower-ranking personnel were killed in an attack in Rafah, North Sinai on Saturday, BBC Arabic…
North Sinai roadside bomb kills 4 police conscripts: sources
Egypt
December 8, 2015
North Sinai roadside bomb kills 4 police conscripts: sources
Four police conscripts were killed and four others were wounded when a roadside bomb went off under their armored vehicle…
Civilian killed, 4 wounded as missile lands on North Sinai house
Egypt
November 18, 2015
Civilian killed, 4 wounded as missile lands on North Sinai house
One civilian was killed and four others were injured when a missile landed on their house in Rafah, North SinaI,…
Seven defendants sentenced to death in Second Rafah Massacre
Egypt
November 14, 2015
Seven defendants sentenced to death in Second Rafah Massacre
The Giza Criminal Court, headed by judge Motaz Khafagy, has sentenced Adel Habbara and six others to death for killing soldiers…
HRW accuses Egypt of ‘mass home demolitions’ in Sinai
Egypt
September 22, 2015
HRW accuses Egypt of ‘mass home demolitions’ in Sinai
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused Egypt's military of having "violated international law" through mass home demolitions and evictions over…
Rafah, Sheikh Zuwayed decry NCHR ‘negligence’
Egypt
August 17, 2015
Rafah, Sheikh Zuwayed decry NCHR ‘negligence’
A National Council for Human Rights committee arrived to Arish earlier last week to investigate the living conditions of the…
Four gunmen killed, 2 officers wounded in attack on Rafah military post
Egypt
August 17, 2015
Four gunmen killed, 2 officers wounded in attack on Rafah military post
Army troops in North Sinai killed four militants on Monday, in response to an attack by gunmen on a military post…