sinai
Tantawi hails people of Sinai, allocates LE250 million for development projects
Egypt
April 30, 2012
Tantawi hails people of Sinai, allocates LE250 million for development projects
Egypt’s de facto ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi has said that the armed forces will allocate LE250 million toward implementing…
At St. Catherine, tourism struggle indicates deeper issues
Life & Style
April 30, 2012
At St. Catherine, tourism struggle indicates deeper issues
The buses come from Sharm el-Sheikh. Mercedes, Scania, Volvo — the streamlined, high-torque vehicles are parked side by side on…
Interior Ministry says 2 Hamas members arrested in Sinai
Egypt
April 29, 2012
Interior Ministry says 2 Hamas members arrested in Sinai
Security services in Sinai arrested Sunday two members of the Ezz Eddin al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military arm, according to the…
Morsy: Supreme Guide will not interfere with presidency if I am elected
Egypt
April 26, 2012
Morsy: Supreme Guide will not interfere with presidency if I am elected
The Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy met with Sinai tribal leaders and investors in Sharm el-Sheikh before returning to…
Sabbahi campaign reports assassination threats in Sinai
Egypt
April 26, 2012
Sabbahi campaign reports assassination threats in Sinai
Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi and the public figures and campaign staff who accompanied him during his visit to Sinai Wednesday…
African woman killed trying to cross into Israel
Egypt
April 25, 2012
African woman killed trying to cross into Israel
An unnamed African woman was killed while trying to cross into Israel through the Egyptian border Wednesday, state-run news agency…
Military imposes tight security around Israeli memorial in Sinai
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Military imposes tight security around Israeli memorial in Sinai
Egypt's Armed Forces have placed Dayan’s Rock under tight security, using armored vehicles and earth mounds to protect the rock…
Tuesday’s papers: Flag-waving and mudslinging
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Flag-waving and mudslinging
The top news stories featured in Egyptian newspapers on Tuesday address the politicization of the Egyptian state’s economic and diplomatic…
Netanyahu: Sinai has turned into a ‘kind of Wild West’
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Netanyahu: Sinai has turned into a ‘kind of Wild West’
Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has turned into a "kind of Wild West" exploited by Islamist militants with Iranian help to smuggle…
Tourism minister says Israeli tourists didn’t leave Sinai
Egypt
April 23, 2012
Tourism minister says Israeli tourists didn’t leave Sinai
Israeli government calls for tourists to leave Sinai did not affect tourism, and tourists who accessed Sinai via Taba did…