Sinai Peninsula
US ambassador: US Cooperates militarily with Egypt to eliminate terrorism in the Sinai
Egypt
March 11, 2017
US ambassador: US Cooperates militarily with Egypt to eliminate terrorism in the Sinai
US ambassador to Cairo Stephen Beecroft, said on Saturday that there is cooperation on the level of military leaders between…
IS militants abduct 4 alleged informants in Sinai, killing 2
Egypt
February 27, 2017
IS militants abduct 4 alleged informants in Sinai, killing 2
Egyptian security officials and a tribal leader say that Islamic State militants in the volatile northern Sinai region have abducted…
Sinai militant fire hits Israel, no one hurt: Israeli army
Egypt
February 20, 2017
Sinai militant fire hits Israel, no one hurt: Israeli army
The Israeli military says several shells have been fired from neighboring Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, exploding in the south of the…
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for 3 days
Egypt
February 11, 2017
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for 3 days
Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Saturday to travelers from both sides.An…
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for 4 days
Egypt
January 29, 2017
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for 4 days
Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip to travelers from both sides for the…
Sisi approves launch of US$1.5 bln Saudi program to develop Sinai
Egypt
January 26, 2017
Sisi approves launch of US$1.5 bln Saudi program to develop Sinai
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a decree approving the memorandum of understanding signed between Egypt and Saudi Arabia over…
New measures to secure Sinai upset residents
Egypt
January 15, 2017
New measures to secure Sinai upset residents
Residents of Sinai Peninsula expressed outrage at the new system imposed to control the flow of people to the region,…
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Egypt police in Sinai
Egypt
January 11, 2017
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Egypt police in Sinai
The "Islamic State" (IS) militant group said Tuesday that it was behind the car bomb attack on a police checkpoint…
Sisi: Egyptians chose ‘the difficult path’
Egypt
January 10, 2017
Sisi: Egyptians chose ‘the difficult path’
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Tuesday that the cost of fighting terrorism is “very high,” but that Egyptians have…
Committee on crashed Russian plane in Sinai: first stage of assembling wreckage concluded
Egypt
September 5, 2016
Committee on crashed Russian plane in Sinai: first stage of assembling wreckage concluded
The Egyptian-led investigating committee on a Russian passenger plane that crashed in Sinai last year killing all 224 people on…