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Tantawi pardons 18 Bedouins convicted by military court
Egypt
March 4, 2012
Tantawi pardons 18 Bedouins convicted by military court
The governor of North Sinai, General Abdel Wahab Mabrouk, said that Egypt’s de facto leader, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, cancelled…
Forecasters expect better weather Sunday
Egypt
March 3, 2012
Forecasters expect better weather Sunday
On Saturday the Meteorological Authority predicted a relative improvement in the weather Sunday. Forecasters said winds would calm and rainfall…
Israel kills armed infiltrator from Sinai, says army
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Israel kills armed infiltrator from Sinai, says army
Israeli forces engaged in a firefight overnight with gunmen who infiltrated from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing one, the Israeli military…
Natural gas pipeline to resume operations in hours, says Gasco source
Egypt
February 27, 2012
Natural gas pipeline to resume operations in hours, says Gasco source
The pipeline that transports natural gas to Jordan and Israel will start operating again within hours, a source from Gasco,…
Armed Bedouins block Nuweiba road demanding relatives’ release
Egypt
February 26, 2012
Armed Bedouins block Nuweiba road demanding relatives’ release
Armed Bedouins from central Sinai blocked the Nuweiba road Sunday to demand the release of their detained relatives, a security…
Egyptian security source denies IED bust on Israeli border
Egypt
February 21, 2012
Egyptian security source denies IED bust on Israeli border
ARISH — An Egyptian security source on Tuesday denied Israeli reports that Israeli and Egyptian security forces had found a…
Rangers’ protests: A new era for Egypt’s protectorates?
Environment
February 19, 2012
Rangers’ protests: A new era for Egypt’s protectorates?
Rangers working in several of Egypt’s protectorates staged sit-ins earlier this month for the first time to protest problems related…
Government to encourage local ownership of Sinai lands
Egypt
February 17, 2012
Government to encourage local ownership of Sinai lands
The Egyptian government will not allow lands in the Sinai specifically allocated to locals to be sold or traded to…
PM meets with Sinai Bedouin elders
Egypt
February 13, 2012
PM meets with Sinai Bedouin elders
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri met with Sinai tribal elders on Monday to discuss the peninsula’s security situation in light of…
Egypt deports 26 Eritrean undocumented migrants
Egypt
February 13, 2012
Egypt deports 26 Eritrean undocumented migrants
Cairo International Airport authorities on Monday deported 26 Eritreans arrested last week while attempting to enter Israel through Egypt. German…