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Israel says Egypt gas cutoff a business rather than a diplomatic dispute
Egypt
April 23, 2012
Israel says Egypt gas cutoff a business rather than a diplomatic dispute
Israel, aiming to avoid further damage to its troubled ties with Cairo, said on Monday it saw the Egyptian termination…
South Sinai governor: Israeli travel warnings aim to affect tourism in Egypt
Egypt
April 21, 2012
South Sinai governor: Israeli travel warnings aim to affect tourism in Egypt
The governor of South Sinai, Major General Khaled Foada, said Saturday that Israel's warning to its citizens not to travel…
Israel tells citizens to leave Sinai immediately, warns of militants’ attack plans
Egypt
April 21, 2012
Israel tells citizens to leave Sinai immediately, warns of militants’ attack plans
Israel’s government is telling its citizens to immediately leave Egypt’s Sinai desert peninsula, citing warnings of planned attacks against them.…
Militants kill 2 Egyptian policemen in Sinai
Egypt
April 15, 2012
Militants kill 2 Egyptian policemen in Sinai
ARISH — Islamist militants driving vehicles mounted with machine guns opened fire on a police checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula,…
South Sinai governor: Bedouin arms proliferation is a problem
Egypt
April 15, 2012
South Sinai governor: Bedouin arms proliferation is a problem
The Bedouin question is “a headache for the government,” General Khaled Fouda, the governor of South Sinai, told reporters on…
Egyptian security arrests three Palestinians in Sinai
Egypt
April 14, 2012
Egyptian security arrests three Palestinians in Sinai
Army and police forces in the early hours of Friday morning arrested three Palestinians suspected of infiltrating the Sinai from…
New blast hits Egypt gas pipeline serving Jordan, Israel
Egypt
April 9, 2012
New blast hits Egypt gas pipeline serving Jordan, Israel
CAIRO — An explosion hit the Egyptian pipeline carrying gas to Israel and Jordan on Monday for 14th time since…
Sinai: The paradox of security
Opinion
April 8, 2012
Sinai: The paradox of security
Amid Egypt's troubled transition, news from Sinai is emerging again, albeit in its old familiar form. Lawlessness is the story…
Thursday’s rocket attack leaves Israeli media pondering over Sinai threats
Egypt
April 6, 2012
Thursday’s rocket attack leaves Israeli media pondering over Sinai threats
Channel 2 News, Israel’s most widely watched news network, opened its broadcast Thursday night with news of a rocket attack…