sinai
Monday’s papers: Lawyers vs judges, Bedouin vs police, Mubarak visits Algeria
Egypt
July 5, 2010
Monday’s papers: Lawyers vs judges, Bedouin vs police, Mubarak visits Algeria
Dominating the news today are protests by lawyers, escalating tension between police and Bedouin in Sinai, charges made against Alexandrian…
Security releases 7 Sinai Bedouin
Egypt
July 4, 2010
Security releases 7 Sinai Bedouin
Seven Bedouin detainees were freed yesterday and more will be released soon, security sources have announced.Meanwhile, a number of North…
Sunday’s papers: Quest for justice in Saeed and Bedouin cases
Egypt
July 4, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Quest for justice in Saeed and Bedouin cases
The case of the slain Alexandrian Khaled Saeed is still making headlines in both privately-owned and government papers, three weeks…
Thursday’s papers: the ‘development’ of Cairo, Bedouin press conference, mystery fire
Egypt
July 1, 2010
Thursday’s papers: the ‘development’ of Cairo, Bedouin press conference, mystery fire
State-owned Al-Ahram starts off today’s news with a report on President Mubarak’s meeting yesterday with Russian Prime Minister Sergey Lavrov,…
Trial resumes for Sinai land sale scandal
Egypt
June 20, 2010
Trial resumes for Sinai land sale scandal
Amid intense security, the Criminal Court of Ismailia resumed yesterday morning the trial of suspects alleged to have sold lands…
Continued frustration over Bedouin detainees in North Sinai
Egypt
June 4, 2010
Continued frustration over Bedouin detainees in North Sinai
Anger is rising among the Bedouin population of the governorate of North Sinai due to the security forces failure to…
Detained Sinai activists remain in limbo
Egypt
June 3, 2010
Detained Sinai activists remain in limbo
After new amendments to Egypt’s Emergency law that pledged the release of all detainees except those who were being kept…
Israeli tourists abandon Egypt in wake of flotilla massacre
Egypt
June 3, 2010
Israeli tourists abandon Egypt in wake of flotilla massacre
Israelis have largely stopped visiting Egypt since an Israeli military raid Monday that left between nine and 20 people dead…
Mubarak delivers first speech after recovery
Egypt
April 25, 2010
Mubarak delivers first speech after recovery
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has addressed the nation for the first time since undergoing surgery in Heidelberg, Germany on 6…
North Sinai launches signature campaign against el-Qassas
Egypt
April 21, 2010
North Sinai launches signature campaign against el-Qassas
Arish--Residents from North Sinai have launched a campaign to gather signatures to call for MP Nashaat el-Qassas' membership in the…