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Egypt arrests Islamist linked to pipeline attacks
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Egypt arrests Islamist linked to pipeline attacks
Egyptian police arrested a leading member of an armed Islamist group suspected of involvement in pipeline bombings that have disrupted…
Egypt notifies gas importing countries of pipeline suspension
Business
November 12, 2011
Egypt notifies gas importing countries of pipeline suspension
The Ministry of Petroleum officially notified the countries importing natural gas from Egypt that gas exports were suspended due to…
Friday’s papers: A new law for houses of worship and another pipeline explosion
Egypt
November 11, 2011
Friday’s papers: A new law for houses of worship and another pipeline explosion
Friday's papers discuss continued adjustments to the unified law on houses of worship and another bombing of the natural gas…
Written in Sinai sand: ‘We won’t allow gas to be exported to Israel’
Egypt
November 11, 2011
Written in Sinai sand: ‘We won’t allow gas to be exported to Israel’
Anonymous masked men blew up a portion of the natural gas pipeline running from Sinai to Israel and Jordan Thursday…
Egypt announces new oil discovery in Sinai
Business
November 5, 2011
Egypt announces new oil discovery in Sinai
Belayim Petroleum Company has made a new oil discovery in Sinai, the Ministry of Petroleum announced on Friday. The head…
Egypt swaps alleged Israeli spy for 25 prisoners
Egypt
October 27, 2011
Egypt swaps alleged Israeli spy for 25 prisoners
Twenty-five Egyptians, recently released from an Israeli prison, arrived in the Egyptian city of Taba on Thursday, having been swapped…
Egyptian officer shot by smugglers at Israeli border
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Egyptian officer shot by smugglers at Israeli border
An Egyptian officer was shot and injured after an encounter with a gang attempting to smuggle undocumented African migrants into…
Air force chief: No permission needed for Sinai troop surge
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Air force chief: No permission needed for Sinai troop surge
Egypt does not need permission to increase troops in Sinai, Air Force chief Reda Hafez said Thursday. “Sinai is our…
Cairo hotel occupancy down 11%
Business
October 11, 2011
Cairo hotel occupancy down 11%
Cairo hotels occupancy dropped by 11 percent, affected by the violence at Maspero on Sunday, said Osama al-Ashry, undersecretary of…
Israel warns its citizens against traveling to Sinai
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Israel warns its citizens against traveling to Sinai
Israel has warned its citizens against traveling to Sinai in anticipation of terrorist operations on the peninsula.