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Rafah, Sheikh Zuwayed decry NCHR ‘negligence’
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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