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Anti-aircraft missiles found near Suez Canal, says paper
Egypt
September 25, 2011
Anti-aircraft missiles found near Suez Canal, says paper
Egyptian military and police forces discovered anti-aircraft rockets and launching pads near the Suez Canal late Saturday, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper…
Official denies media claims of Egyptians’ involvement in Eilat attack
Egypt
September 24, 2011
Official denies media claims of Egyptians’ involvement in Eilat attack
An Egyptian official source dismissed as false Israeli media reports claiming that an attack on the Israeli city of Eilat,…
Bedouin protesters block South Sinai road over land dispute
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Bedouin protesters block South Sinai road over land dispute
Dozens of Sinai Bedouins blocked the highway connecting Sharm el-Sheikh and Dahab from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday, according to security…
Amr Moussa: Camp David Accords ‘untouchable’
Egypt
September 17, 2011
Amr Moussa: Camp David Accords ‘untouchable’
The 1979 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, the Camp David Accords, is untouchable, presidential hopeful Amr Moussa has said.…
Former detainees, not recruits, stiffen Sinai jihad
Egypt
September 15, 2011
Former detainees, not recruits, stiffen Sinai jihad
HERZLIYA, Israel - Though sidelined by pan-Arab democracy drives, al-Qaeda may have found a firmer foothold in the lawless Egyptian…
Shift in Sinai security strategy must include crackdown on torture camps
Opinion
September 14, 2011
Shift in Sinai security strategy must include crackdown on torture camps
Two thousand Egyptian troops are currently fighting to take back the northern Sinai desert. Bedouin networks have ruled with impunity…
How to live like a desert-dwelling Bedouin
Life & Style
September 13, 2011
How to live like a desert-dwelling Bedouin
There is much to learn from traditional Bedouin life, such as understanding nature better and engaging with it in everyday…
Gunmen attack police checkpoint in Sinai, wounding two
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Gunmen attack police checkpoint in Sinai, wounding two
Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint on Sunday, in the Tawil district, 15km north of the city of Arish in Sinai.…
Egyptian source: No Egyptian shots fired toward Eilat
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Egyptian source: No Egyptian shots fired toward Eilat
An Egyptian source on Monday denied that Egyptian security forces shot at Israeli soldiers in Eilat from the Egypt-Israel border.…
Sixth victim of Israeli border assault dies at hospital
Egypt
September 10, 2011
Sixth victim of Israeli border assault dies at hospital
The sixth Egyptian border guard shot by Israeli forces on 18 August died in a military hospital in Cairo on…