sinai
Second field army chief says Sinai residents allowed to own lands
Egypt
April 1, 2013
Second field army chief says Sinai residents allowed to own lands
Major General Ahmed Wasfy, second field army commander, said on Monday that citizens can own lands in Sinai without complications…
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…
The state speaks
Opinion
March 28, 2013
The state speaks
I don’t expect the state to be creative, because power is an end in many ways, and only a threat…
Egyptian kidnappers release Norwegian, Israeli tourists
Egypt
March 26, 2013
Egyptian kidnappers release Norwegian, Israeli tourists
Kidnappers released a Norwegian woman and an Israeli man held in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula following negotiations mediated by Bedouin leaders…
Two tourists kidnapped in South Sinai
Egypt
March 22, 2013
Two tourists kidnapped in South Sinai
Unknown attackers kidnapped two tourists Friday, one Israeli and one Norwegian, a security source said. The two tourists were on…
Shura Council MPs blame Qandil Cabinet for fuel shortage
Egypt
March 19, 2013
Shura Council MPs blame Qandil Cabinet for fuel shortage
Shura Council MPs slammed Prime Minister Hesham Qandil and his Cabinet over diesel fuel shortages and lackluster Sinai development during…
Lawyer accuses Hamas of masterminding murder of 16 Egyptian soldiers
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Lawyer accuses Hamas of masterminding murder of 16 Egyptian soldiers
An Egyptian lawyer has accused the Hamas government in Gaza of masterminding the murder of 16 Egyptian border guards last…
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…
Egypt’s army on high alert in Sinai
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Egypt’s army on high alert in Sinai
Military commanders have ordered troops to be on "high alert" after receiving information about plots for terrorist attacks in Sinai,…