Sinai Peninsula
Two conscripts wounded in roadside bomb blast North Sinai
Egypt
October 6, 2015
Two conscripts wounded in roadside bomb blast North Sinai
Two security conscripts were wounded Tuesday morning when a roadside bomb rocked their armored vehicle at a main highway in…
Two policemen shot dead in North Sinai: Interior Ministry
Egypt
October 4, 2015
Two policemen shot dead in North Sinai: Interior Ministry
Two policemen were shot dead while on duty in Arish, North Sinai, the Interior Ministry announced on its Facebook page…
HRW accuses Egypt of ‘mass home demolitions’ in Sinai
Egypt
September 22, 2015
HRW accuses Egypt of ‘mass home demolitions’ in Sinai
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused Egypt's military of having "violated international law" through mass home demolitions and evictions over…
74 militants killed as Sinai operation enters 13th day: army
Egypt
September 20, 2015
74 militants killed as Sinai operation enters 13th day: army
Egypt’s army killed 74 militants in the restive North Sinai province on Saturday, as an army raid targeting suspected terrorist…
Police official shot dead in North Sinai
Egypt
September 20, 2015
Police official shot dead in North Sinai
A policeman was killed when unknown attackers shot him on a street in Arish, North Sinai, the Interior Ministry said…
US weighs more security, withdrawal option for Sinai forces
Egypt
August 19, 2015
US weighs more security, withdrawal option for Sinai forces
The Obama administration is quietly reviewing the future of America's three-decade deployment to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, fearful the lightly equipped…
Rafah, Sheikh Zuwayed decry NCHR ‘negligence’
Egypt
August 17, 2015
Rafah, Sheikh Zuwayed decry NCHR ‘negligence’
A National Council for Human Rights committee arrived to Arish earlier last week to investigate the living conditions of the…
Presidential amendments allow dual nationals to own Sinai buildings
Egypt
August 17, 2015
Presidential amendments allow dual nationals to own Sinai buildings
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi adopted changes to a 2012 law regulating land ownership in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, allowing…
Court returns to Sinai after relocation prompted by judges killings
Egypt
August 16, 2015
Court returns to Sinai after relocation prompted by judges killings
The North Sinai Court will return to the restive peninsula after a three-month relocation to Ismailia prompted by terrorist attacks. A…
Israel threatens IS Sinai affiliate
Egypt
July 30, 2015
Israel threatens IS Sinai affiliate
Israel threatened, on Wednesday, the Islamic State’s arm in the Sinai Peninsula, saying it would respond strictly against any attacks…