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Rafah, Sheikh Zuwayed decry NCHR ‘negligence’
Egypt
August 17, 2015
Rafah, Sheikh Zuwayed decry NCHR ‘negligence’
A National Council for Human Rights committee arrived to Arish earlier last week to investigate the living conditions of the…
Four gunmen killed, 2 officers wounded in attack on Rafah military post
Egypt
August 17, 2015
Four gunmen killed, 2 officers wounded in attack on Rafah military post
Army troops in North Sinai killed four militants on Monday, in response to an attack by gunmen on a military post…
Three beheaded bodies found in Rafah
Egypt
August 17, 2015
Three beheaded bodies found in Rafah
Residents of Rafah, North Sinai found on Sunday evening three beheaded bodies dumped in the desert area south of Rafah,…
8 IEDs defused, roadside bomb hits police vehicle in N.Sinai
Egypt
July 28, 2015
8 IEDs defused, roadside bomb hits police vehicle in N.Sinai
Eight IEDs planted by unknown perpetrators on the Arish-Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid-al-Goura highways in North Sinai were found on Tuesday…
UPDATE: Islamic State claims Egypt bomb that killed four soldiers
Egypt
July 23, 2015
UPDATE: Islamic State claims Egypt bomb that killed four soldiers
Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bombing that the army said killed four soldiers near Rafah,…
Soldier, 25 militants killed in North Sinai on Wednesday
Egypt
July 16, 2015
Soldier, 25 militants killed in North Sinai on Wednesday
A soldier was killed and two others were wounded when their vehicle was hit by a mortar missile in North…
Police conscript wounded by smugglers on Rafah border
Egypt
July 8, 2015
Police conscript wounded by smugglers on Rafah border
A police conscript was wounded by gunshot at the Egyptian border in Sinai, a security source said. The 21-year-old conscript exchanged…
Murders, army raids continue in Sinai on Morsi’s ouster anniversary
Egypt
June 30, 2015
Murders, army raids continue in Sinai on Morsi’s ouster anniversary
Violence by suspected extremists and counter raids by security forces continued in Sinai on Monday and Tuesday as Egypt marks…
Security sources: Blasts in Egypt’s North Sinai wound police, civilians
Egypt
June 22, 2015
Security sources: Blasts in Egypt’s North Sinai wound police, civilians
At least eight policemen and civilians were wounded on Monday when explosions hit two houses in Egypt's El-Arish, the provincial…
Rafah crossing closed 1 week after opening
Egypt
June 20, 2015
Rafah crossing closed 1 week after opening
The Border Crossings Authority at the Gaza Strip said the Egyptian authorities closed the Rafah landport Friday evening after it…