sinai
Kidnappers release Sinai tribal leader
Egypt
November 6, 2012
Kidnappers release Sinai tribal leader
Negotiations between Sinai tribal chiefs and kidnappers have resulted in the release of Abdel Karim Badawi, chief of the Aghwat tribe,…
Tuesday’s papers: Papal statements and Sinai’s military presence
Egypt
November 6, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Papal statements and Sinai’s military presence
Tuesday’s papers feature extensive coverage on the social and political ideologies of Pope Tawadros II, who was selected for the…
Update: Armed Forces spokesperson denies reports of security facilities takeover in North Sinai
Egypt
November 5, 2012
Update: Armed Forces spokesperson denies reports of security facilities takeover in North Sinai
The Spokesperson for Egypt's Armed Forces, Ahmed Mohamed Ali, has denied reports by a foreign news agency about the army…
Appointment of new security director in Sinai curbs protests
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Appointment of new security director in Sinai curbs protests
Policemen in Sinai ended their protests around the Arish Security Directorate on Sunday, after Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin sacked…
Update: North Sinai security director fired after attack on policemen
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Update: North Sinai security director fired after attack on policemen
Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin dismissed the head of the security directorate in North Sinai, Major General Ahmed Bakr,* on…
Morsy on Sinai: Do not be deceived by my patience
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Morsy on Sinai: Do not be deceived by my patience
President Mohamed Morsy on Sunday warned those who threatened Egypt’s security “not to be fooled” by his “patience.” “Some still…
Unrest in North Sinai: Roads blockaded, attempts to occupy governorate building
Egypt
November 3, 2012
Unrest in North Sinai: Roads blockaded, attempts to occupy governorate building
Policemen held a protest on Saturday evening in front of North Sinai's Arish Security Directorate, saying that they have been…
Three Egyptian policemen killed in Sinai
Egypt
November 3, 2012
Three Egyptian policemen killed in Sinai
Three Egyptian policemen were killed and three others were wounded today in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a…
Salafi leader denies he said Sinai youths spying for Israel
Egypt
November 2, 2012
Salafi leader denies he said Sinai youths spying for Israel
A Salafi leader in North Sinai has denied rumors that he provided information to the Egyptian government about youths in…
Protesters block Arish highway over kidnapping
Egypt
November 1, 2012
Protesters block Arish highway over kidnapping
Arish residents blocked the Arish-Rafah international highway in Sinai with bricks and stones on Thursday in protest of a woman's…