north sinai
Islamic State car bomb kills 4 tribesmen in Sinai
Egypt
April 26, 2017
Islamic State car bomb kills 4 tribesmen in Sinai
An Islamic State suicide bomber attacked a tribal checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, killing four members of a…
Prominent North Sinai tribe chases, kidnaps IS militants following clashes
Egypt
April 17, 2017
Prominent North Sinai tribe chases, kidnaps IS militants following clashes
Clashes erupted in the city of Rafah, North Sinai on Sunday between younger members of the prominent al-Tarbiyeen tribe and…
Copts fleeing Arish receive government grant in Gharbiya
Egypt
March 14, 2017
Copts fleeing Arish receive government grant in Gharbiya
The Social Solidarity Directorate in Gharbiya governorate has granted a LE3,000 subvention for each Coptic Christian family that arrived in…
Displaced Arish Copts receive 48 apartments in Ismailia: church
Egypt
March 12, 2017
Displaced Arish Copts receive 48 apartments in Ismailia: church
Some 48 families have received apartments in Mostaqbal City, Ismailia governorate, said Father Youssef Shoukry, the pastor of Saint Bishoy Coptic…
2 tunnels destroyed south of Rafah, 70 suspects arrested: military spokesperson
Egypt
March 9, 2017
2 tunnels destroyed south of Rafah, 70 suspects arrested: military spokesperson
Two underground tunnels were found and destroyed south of Rafah city, military spokesperson Tamer al-Refaei said.This comes as parts of the…
7 extremists killed, 3 injured in North Sinai crackdowns
Egypt
March 7, 2017
7 extremists killed, 3 injured in North Sinai crackdowns
Security authorities in North Sinai reported that seven extremists were killed in different crackdowns across the governorate's cities over the…
546 Christians flee from Arish to Ismailia: Coptic Church
Egypt
March 1, 2017
546 Christians flee from Arish to Ismailia: Coptic Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church said on Tuesday that a total of 133 Christian families, comprising 546 people, have fled from…
Sisi vows to help displaced Coptic Arish residents targeted by ‘cowardly plot’
Egypt
February 28, 2017
Sisi vows to help displaced Coptic Arish residents targeted by ‘cowardly plot’
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his government is providing all necessary measures to help residents who have fled Arish, a…
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…
Heavy rains, low temperatures in North Sinai
Egypt
February 15, 2017
Heavy rains, low temperatures in North Sinai
Heavy rains fell in North Sinai on Wednesday and temperatures dropped significantly, according to meteorologists.Main streets, squares, as well as the entrances…