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Gunmen attack Sinai checkpoints close to Israel border
Egypt
July 7, 2013
Gunmen attack Sinai checkpoints close to Israel border
Armed men attacked four security checkpoints on Sunday in the North Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid, close to Egypt's border…
Gas pipeline in Sinai explodes
Egypt
July 7, 2013
Gas pipeline in Sinai explodes
Unknown assailants attacked and caused the explosion of a gas pipeline on Sunday near the airport south of the city…
Coptic priest shot dead in Sinai
Egypt
July 6, 2013
Coptic priest shot dead in Sinai
Gunmen shot dead a Coptic Christian priest in Egypt's lawless Northern Sinai on Saturday in what could be the first…
Rafah crossing closed for second day, sources say
Egypt
July 6, 2013
Rafah crossing closed for second day, sources say
Rafah border crossing remained closed on Saturday, sources said, following a series of attacks against security positions in North Sinai…
Sources: No decision to impose state of emergency in Sinai yet
Egypt
July 5, 2013
Sources: No decision to impose state of emergency in Sinai yet
The Egyptian army has not declared a state of emergency in South Sinai and Suez provinces, a spokesman said on…
Islamist gunmen stage multiple attacks in Sinai
Egypt
July 5, 2013
Islamist gunmen stage multiple attacks in Sinai
Islamist gunmen staged multiple attacks on security forces in Egypt's troubled Sinai Peninsula early on Friday, two days after the…
Egyptian army on high alert, Hamas deploys forces to border
Egypt
July 3, 2013
Egyptian army on high alert, Hamas deploys forces to border
The Egyptian military is on high alert in Sinai and on its borders with Israel and Gaza, according to eyewitnesses…
Truck transporting natural gas attacked in Sinai
Egypt
June 24, 2013
Truck transporting natural gas attacked in Sinai
A truck loaded with natural gas was attacked on Monday by unknown armed men in the city of Sheikh Zuwaid…
No Al-Qaeda base in Sinai, says governor
Egypt
June 11, 2013
No Al-Qaeda base in Sinai, says governor
North Sinai Governor Abdel Fattah Harhour has said that there is no Al-Qaeda base in the Sinai Peninsula, despite the…
Heat wave eases as temperatures drop 8 degrees
Egypt
June 9, 2013
Heat wave eases as temperatures drop 8 degrees
A nationwide heat wave scorching Egypt has eased after temperatures dropped between 7 and 8 degrees, meteorologists reported. Egypt,…