Sinai Peninsula
Central Security soldiers injured by smugglers in Sinai
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Central Security soldiers injured by smugglers in Sinai
Two soldiers of the Central Security Forces were wounded by a shotgun in Northern Sinai while chasing smugglers across…
Egyptian officials plan talks to free US hostages abducted in Sinai
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Egyptian officials plan talks to free US hostages abducted in Sinai
Egyptian officials are preparing for negotiations to secure the release of two Americans abducted in the mountainous Sinai region, enlisting…
Egypt arrests 68 African migrants
Egypt
July 8, 2012
Egypt arrests 68 African migrants
An Egyptian security official said border guards have arrested 68 African migrants trying to illegally cross into Israel. The official…
Brotherhood denies reports it ordered rocket fire at Israel
Egypt
June 17, 2012
Brotherhood denies reports it ordered rocket fire at Israel
The Muslim Brotherhood has denied Israeli media reports that the group ordered a Hamas-allied Bedouin cell in the Sinai to…
Abouel Fotouh calls ‘racist’ Israel a threat
Egypt
May 13, 2012
Abouel Fotouh calls ‘racist’ Israel a threat
A leading Islamist candidate in Egypt's presidential election has branded Israel a "racist state" and said a shared 1979 peace…
Parliament delegation visits North Sinai to survey security
Egypt
April 19, 2012
Parliament delegation visits North Sinai to survey security
A delegation from the People's Assembly Defense and National Security Committee arrived in North Sinai Thursday morning to survey the…
Port Said Stadium violence trial to be held in Police Academy
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Port Said Stadium violence trial to be held in Police Academy
Justice Minister Adel Abdel Hamid decided Monday to hold the trial of those accused in the Port Said Stadium violence…
South Sinai officials say rockets fired on Israel is ‘rumor’
Egypt
April 5, 2012
South Sinai officials say rockets fired on Israel is ‘rumor’
Major General Mahmoud al-Hefnawy, South Sinai security chief, denied reports in Israeli media that rockets were fired from the Sinai…
Army: Egypt clears 23 million landmines
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Army: Egypt clears 23 million landmines
One million three hundred thousand acres of Egyptian land were cleared of landmines and other unexploded munitions since the return…
South Korea on high alert over the kidnapping of its citizens in Egypt
Egypt
February 11, 2012
South Korea on high alert over the kidnapping of its citizens in Egypt
The South Korean ambassador to Egypt arrived in Sinai on Saturday to follow up the case of three South Koreans…