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Tuesday’s papers: redirected trains, two-headed babies and alleged Israeli carpetbagging
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: redirected trains, two-headed babies and alleged Israeli carpetbagging

Today the front pages of state-owned papers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar share identical headlines, photographs and reports on President Hosni Mubarak’s…
Govt announces first petroleum services company in Sinai
Business

Govt announces first petroleum services company in Sinai

Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi has announced the establishment of the first petroleum services company in Sinai. Half of the…
Calls for calm in Sinai as Israel issues travel warnings
Egypt

Calls for calm in Sinai as Israel issues travel warnings

Abdallah Gahama, chief of the Tarabeen tribe in Sinai, urged tribal chiefs in central Sinai to try and diffuse tensions…
Sinai: Bedouin killed by Moldovans seeking entry to Israel
Egypt

Sinai: Bedouin killed by Moldovans seeking entry to Israel

  Egyptian police say a dispute between Moldovans and Bedouin traffickers demanding more money to take them to Israel has left…
Egypt uncovers arms caches en route to Gaza
Egypt

Egypt uncovers arms caches en route to Gaza

Egyptian security forces discovered four weapons caches in Sinai on Sunday that held anti-aircraft missiles and landmines ready for smuggling…
The Sinai riddle: Security or development?
Egypt

The Sinai riddle: Security or development?

Wadi-Amr, North Sinai—Last week saw abundant news reports on firefights between Bedouins and border police in Sinai. Details varied, but basics…
Africans killed in Sinai gun fight
Egypt

Africans killed in Sinai gun fight

Six Eritrean migrants were killed and several others injured during a gun battle involving smugglers and security forces in North…
Security alert in Sinai following recent attack on Eilat
Features/Interviews

Security alert in Sinai following recent attack on Eilat

A huge increase in the number of police vehicles patrolling the roads in Sinai is indicative of the heightened levels…
Egypt: Gaza militants behind rockets on Israel, Jordan
Egypt

Egypt: Gaza militants behind rockets on Israel, Jordan

North Sinai--Palestinian factions in Gaza were behind the rocket attacks that hit Israel and Jordan, Egypt’s official news agency quoted…
Rocket misses Israeli town, kills one in Jordan, authorities say
Egypt

Rocket misses Israeli town, kills one in Jordan, authorities say

Aqaba--Rockets from Egypt's Sinai, an area where Islamist militants have operated in the past, struck Israel's and Jordan's Red Sea…
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