Sinai Peninsula
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…
Renewable energy, ecotourism and integrated farming are key to Sinai development
Environment
January 18, 2012
Renewable energy, ecotourism and integrated farming are key to Sinai development
Just after the New Year, Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri held a ministerial meeting to discuss a new draft law that…
Prominent Israeli official calls for military preparations to re-enter Sinai
Egypt
November 23, 2011
Prominent Israeli official calls for military preparations to re-enter Sinai
In the midst of escalating violence between Egyptian protesters and security forces, former Deputy Chief Staff of Israeli Defense Forces…
Blasts hit gas pipeline between Egypt, Jordan, Israel
Egypt
November 10, 2011
Blasts hit gas pipeline between Egypt, Jordan, Israel
Saboteurs blew up the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan on Thursday in Northern Sinai using remote controlled bombs,…
Ministerial committee to prepare law on developing Sinai
Egypt
October 18, 2011
Ministerial committee to prepare law on developing Sinai
The Sinai Development Committee (SDC) has set out its new strategy for the development of the Sinai peninsula. At a…