sinai
Taba bombings retrial adjourned to September
Egypt
June 13, 2012
Taba bombings retrial adjourned to September
The South Sinai Court on Wednesday adjourned to 12 September the retrial of 13 defendants charged with involvement in the…
In Sinai, the tribe comes before the state, the state before Islamists
Egypt
June 11, 2012
In Sinai, the tribe comes before the state, the state before Islamists
Manei Mohamed was buying a mobile phone at a kiosk in downtown Arish on the afternoon of 19 May when…
240,000 liters of diesel fuel to ship to Gaza Sunday
Egypt
June 10, 2012
240,000 liters of diesel fuel to ship to Gaza Sunday
Five vehicles carrying 240,000 liters of diesel fuel arrived at Awja Port in northern Sinai on Sunday, ahead of a…
South Sinai police organize protest after attack
Egypt
June 5, 2012
South Sinai police organize protest after attack
Dozens of police officers on Tuesday organized a protest outside the South Sinai Security Directorate in protest against the armed…
Two tribes clash in Rafah, Sinai
Egypt
May 31, 2012
Two tribes clash in Rafah, Sinai
Armed clashes using heavy weapons have broken out between the Rumailat and Barahma tribes on the border city of Rafah,…
Security source: US tourists freed unharmed in Sinai
Egypt
May 31, 2012
Security source: US tourists freed unharmed in Sinai
Two US tourists were released unharmed in the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday, security sources said, a day after being abducted…
Gunmen abduct American tourists demanding release of relative
Egypt
May 31, 2012
Gunmen abduct American tourists demanding release of relative
Bedouin gunmen kidnapped two American tourists while traveling by bus from Dahab to Nuweiba in South Sinai on Thursday after…
12 Palestinians enter Sinai for release of ‘kidnapped’ child
Egypt
May 29, 2012
12 Palestinians enter Sinai for release of ‘kidnapped’ child
Negotiations between an Egyptian and a Palestinian family have led to an agreement to release a kidnapped Palestinian child in…
In St. Catherine, monastery seeks permanence through technology
Life & Style
May 29, 2012
In St. Catherine, monastery seeks permanence through technology
St. Catherine’s Monastery is going digital. The monastery that claims to be the oldest in the world — not destroyed,…
State body seeking to end Sinai marginalization to begin work, says minister
Egypt
May 27, 2012
State body seeking to end Sinai marginalization to begin work, says minister
A national body that seeks the development of the remote Sinai Peninsula is to begin its work next week, the…