north sinai
LE4 million in subsidies for damaged homes in N. Sinai
Economy
July 12, 2017
LE4 million in subsidies for damaged homes in N. Sinai
LE4.4 million in urgent subsides has been disbursed for damages caused to homeowners’ buildings due to the terrorism in North…
Update: 40 militants,10 army personnel killed in N. Sinai attack
Egypt
July 7, 2017
Update: 40 militants,10 army personnel killed in N. Sinai attack
At least 10 army personnel were killed, with 16 injured on Friday in a suicide bomb attack in northern Sinai, when…
Army Air forces kill 12 leading figures from ‘Sinai Province’ in North Sinai
Egypt
June 20, 2017
Army Air forces kill 12 leading figures from ‘Sinai Province’ in North Sinai
The Egyptian Air Forces launched on Monday an air strike that targeted a gathering of leading figures from the IS-affiliated…
Police forces foil deadly attack in Al-Arish
Egypt
June 20, 2017
Police forces foil deadly attack in Al-Arish
Police forces stationed on a highway in northern Sinai’s city of al-Arish managed on Monday to curb a militant attack…
Three extremists killed, 23 suspects arrested in N. Sinai
Egypt
June 20, 2017
Three extremists killed, 23 suspects arrested in N. Sinai
Security forces in North Sinai killed three extremists and arrested 23 persons suspected of supporting extremists in crackdowns on Monday,…
IS militants assassinate police officer in al-Arish
Egypt
June 11, 2017
IS militants assassinate police officer in al-Arish
A non-commissioned police officer was assassinated by IS militants on Saturday while buying vegetables from a street market in the…
Sinai Province leader added to US terror list
Egypt
May 21, 2017
Sinai Province leader added to US terror list
The US state department has placed Abou Osama al-Masry, the leader of the Islamic State-affiliated group Sinai Province, on its…
Timing not right to declare my stance on 2018 presidential elections: Sisi
Egypt
May 18, 2017
Timing not right to declare my stance on 2018 presidential elections: Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi touched on bilateral relations with the US and Saudi Arabia, as well as local issues, in the…
Sinai Province praises Al-Tarbiyeen tribe, backs down in describing it as ‘apostate’
Egypt
May 18, 2017
Sinai Province praises Al-Tarbiyeen tribe, backs down in describing it as ‘apostate’
Following the recent war declaration by North Sinai’s second largest group, Al-Sawarka, against the IS-affiliated group Sinai Province, anonymous militants…
Army seizes weapons, drugs in western Egypt, discovers smuggling tunnel in N. Sinai
Egypt
May 17, 2017
Army seizes weapons, drugs in western Egypt, discovers smuggling tunnel in N. Sinai
Border guards arrested 12 smugglers and seized weapons, ammunition and drugs during a smuggling attempt in the Great Sand Sea, western…