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Parliament review: Constitution crisis continues as Brothers spread their wings
Egypt
April 6, 2012
Parliament review: Constitution crisis continues as Brothers spread their wings
The usually lively and ruckus People’s Assembly did not meet this week as senior members from the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom…
Location of Port Said football violence trial changed after Ismailia protests
Egypt
April 5, 2012
Location of Port Said football violence trial changed after Ismailia protests
The standoff at the Ismailia Cultural Center, which the Interior and Justice Ministries had turned into an courtroom for the…
Update: Israeli police: Rocket from Sinai hits southern city of Eilat
Egypt
April 5, 2012
Update: Israeli police: Rocket from Sinai hits southern city of Eilat
JERUSALEM — A rocket fired from Egypt's Sinai desert struck the southern Israeli resort of Eilat on Thursday, police said,…
Egypt hands over body of Israeli smuggler killed on border
Egypt
March 28, 2012
Egypt hands over body of Israeli smuggler killed on border
A security source in South Sinai on Wednesday said Egypt handed over the body of an Israeli smuggler who was…
Moussa: Sinai security provisions in Israel peace treaty must be reviewed
Egypt
March 27, 2012
Moussa: Sinai security provisions in Israel peace treaty must be reviewed
The provision of the Egypt-Israel peace treaty on security in Sinai needs to be reviewed, presidential hopeful Amr Moussa said…
Sinai gunmen seize police vehicle, beat and torture 3 soldiers inside
Egypt
March 23, 2012
Sinai gunmen seize police vehicle, beat and torture 3 soldiers inside
Gunmen seized a Central Security Forces vehicle late on Thursday near the town of Rafah in North Sinai and beat…
Sinai bridge project puts Red Sea ecosystem at risk, say experts
Environment
March 22, 2012
Sinai bridge project puts Red Sea ecosystem at risk, say experts
The proposed causeway linking Saudi Arabia to Egypt could seriously damage the Red Sea’s marine life and disrupt communities in…
Czech tour guide kidnapped in Sinai, returned in two hours
Egypt
March 22, 2012
Czech tour guide kidnapped in Sinai, returned in two hours
Security authorities in South Sinai returned a Czech tour guide two hours after she was kidnapped by gunmen on the…
Armed group surrounds international peacekeeping base in Sinai
Egypt
March 21, 2012
Armed group surrounds international peacekeeping base in Sinai
An armed group blocked access to the headquarters of a peacekeeping force in Egypt's Sinai to pressure the government…
Troops from Fiji to join Sinai peacekeeping force
Egypt
March 21, 2012
Troops from Fiji to join Sinai peacekeeping force
Thirty-five officers from Fiji arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to join the multinational force stationed in Sinai, airport sources said.