Ahmed Abu Draa

Armed Forces conference on Operation Eagle disappoints Sinai activists
Egypt

Armed Forces conference on Operation Eagle disappoints Sinai activists

Activists in Sinai responded negatively to a press conference organized by the Armed Forces on Saturday to discuss the results…
Safe haven: Mount Halal is said to be the refuge for Sinai militants
Egypt

Safe haven: Mount Halal is said to be the refuge for Sinai militants

The name of Sinai’s Mount Halal returned to the media this week amid the armed forces’ reports about strikes against…
SCAF approves retrial of Taba and Sharm el-Sheikh bombing defendants
Egypt

SCAF approves retrial of Taba and Sharm el-Sheikh bombing defendants

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Wednesday approved the retrial of the defendants in the bombings in of…
Armed groups attack 7 security checkpoints in Sinai
Egypt

Armed groups attack 7 security checkpoints in Sinai

Seven security checkpoints were attacked on Friday in Sinai by armed groups, security sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm. The security sources…
Suspects arrested over Arish gas pipeline bombings
Egypt

Suspects arrested over Arish gas pipeline bombings

Security forces in North Sinai have made a number of arrests of men allegedly involved in attacks on the the…
Gunman killed in crossfire with army in Sinai
Egypt

Gunman killed in crossfire with army in Sinai

One person was killed on Monday in a gunfight between Egyptian army forces and gunmen in North Sinai, security sources…
Sinai Bedouins prepare for protest near al-Gora airport
Egypt

Sinai Bedouins prepare for protest near al-Gora airport

A group of Bedouins are preparing for a protest near al-Gorah airport where multi-national peace keeping forces are situated, sources…
Govt: Rafah border crossing to be closed for Eid holidays, weekends
Egypt

Govt: Rafah border crossing to be closed for Eid holidays, weekends

Egyptian authorities have announced a decision to close the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip for the…
Sinai Bedouin declare solidarity with convicted tribesmen
Egypt

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…
Police injure, arrest 2 Sudanese on Egypt-Israel border
Egypt

Police injure, arrest 2 Sudanese on Egypt-Israel border

Egyptian border police injured two Sudanese nationals in a brief exchange of fire
Authorities move to preempt Bedouin Sinai conference
Egypt

Authorities move to preempt Bedouin Sinai conference

Security forces increased their presence along the roads of the central Sinai Peninsula on Sunday in an effort to prevent…
North Sinai governor’s statements outrage Bedouins
Egypt

North Sinai governor’s statements outrage Bedouins

North Sinai Bedouin tribes were outraged by remarks made by the province’s governor, Mohamed Mourad Muwafi, which they viewed as…
Libyan aid supplies enter Gaza via Egypt
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Libyan aid supplies enter Gaza via Egypt

Aid supplies from the Libyan ship "El-Amal" began arriving in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after the Israeli navy forced…
Authorities release 20 more Bedouin detainees
Egypt

Authorities release 20 more Bedouin detainees

Security authorities in the Governorate of North Sinai released 20 Bedouin detainees on Sunday, bringing the total number of detainees…
Police: 250 kg of hash seized on border
Egypt

Police: 250 kg of hash seized on border

Security sources said on Sunday that police had confiscated 250 kg of Hashish from drug smugglers in the southern Sinai…
Bedouin hold conference to protest Sinai security violations
Egypt

Bedouin hold conference to protest Sinai security violations

Bedouin representatives held a conference in the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday at which they protested frequent violations of their rights…
Rafah residents resist security forces
Egypt

Rafah residents resist security forces

Unidentified individuals fired on 15 security vehicles during a campaign by security forces to arrest wanted fugitives in the city…
US military delegation inspects Gaza border barrier
Egypt

US military delegation inspects Gaza border barrier

Rafah--A US military delegation inspected the steel barrier that Egypt is currently building along its 14km-long border with the Gaza…
Deadly showers continue in Sinai and Aswan
Egypt

Deadly showers continue in Sinai and Aswan

Heavy rain showers hit the town of Abu Zneima in South Sinai early on Friday. In the meantime, rain and…
Underground tunnels: a story of mutual benefit
Egypt

Underground tunnels: a story of mutual benefit

Egyptians in Rafah are taking the border wall seriously. As much as such the underground tunnels breathe life into an…
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