Sinai Peninsula
Egypt’s police to enroll Sinai Bedouins for first time
Egypt
September 9, 2011
Egypt’s police to enroll Sinai Bedouins for first time
Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy has said that Sinai's Bedouins will be enrolled in various police academies for the first time.
Sinai contested: Outlaws, Islamists, Israel and army
Egypt
August 20, 2011
Sinai contested: Outlaws, Islamists, Israel and army
ARISH - Moussa al-Delh, a member of Sinai’s influential Tarabeen tribe, was a fugitive before Egypt’s uprising began in January,…
Security reinforcements dispatched to North and South Sinai
Egypt
August 20, 2011
Security reinforcements dispatched to North and South Sinai
Further security reinforcements were dispatched to North Sinai on Saturday morning, said security sources on Saturday. The sources said that…
Military to interrogate officers over 2 Bedouin deaths
Egypt
August 18, 2011
Military to interrogate officers over 2 Bedouin deaths
Military authorities are to interrogate the officer accused by Bedouins of shooting dead two Bedouin men on Wednesday, according to…
Campaign launched to fix stray dogs, cats in Sinai resort towns
Egypt
October 19, 2010
Campaign launched to fix stray dogs, cats in Sinai resort towns
The Egyptian Society of Animal Friends (ESAF) launched a campaign this week aimed at having stray dogs in the Sinai…
Jordanian yacht sinks off coast of Al-Tor; crew rescued
Egypt
October 6, 2010
Jordanian yacht sinks off coast of Al-Tor; crew rescued
A private Jordanian yacht sank off the coast of Al-Tor in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday
Sinai Bedouin declare solidarity with convicted tribesmen
Egypt
September 15, 2010
Sinai Bedouin declare solidarity with convicted tribesmen
The three main Bedouin tribes of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula--Al-Sawarka, Al-Romaylat and Al-Tarabin--declared their solidarity with seven Al-Tarabin tribesmen who were…
Sinai tribesmen sentenced in absentia to life in prison for attacking police convoy
Egypt
September 13, 2010
Sinai tribesmen sentenced in absentia to life in prison for attacking police convoy
A court in the northern Sinai city of Al-Arish has sentenced seven Bedouin tribesmen in absentia to life imprisonment on…
Authorities arrest Egyptian attempting to cross into Israel
Egypt
August 31, 2010
Authorities arrest Egyptian attempting to cross into Israel
Security sources on Tuesday said a 17-year-old Egyptian had been arrested while trying to cross into Israel from Egypt’s eastern…
Authorities comb Sinai in wake of Aqaba, Eilat rockets
Egypt
August 3, 2010
Authorities comb Sinai in wake of Aqaba, Eilat rockets
An Egyptian security source on Tuesday said authorities were combing the Sinai Peninsula after claims by Jordan that it had…