Rafah
Rafah buffer zone to extend 1,000 more meters into Egypt
Egypt
March 24, 2015
Rafah buffer zone to extend 1,000 more meters into Egypt
People in the restive Sinai Peninsula have been informed of a third phase of evacuations to be made as part…
Officer who killed hospitalized Islamist says charged by president’s speech
Egypt
February 4, 2015
Officer who killed hospitalized Islamist says charged by president’s speech
A police officer who shot dead a hospitalized bombing suspect linked to the Muslim Brotherhood has said that he was…
Panic in Sinai as five mysteriously killed
Egypt
January 14, 2015
Panic in Sinai as five mysteriously killed
People in Sinai have been in a state of panic after the dead bodies of five citizens were found at…
Egypt starts second phase of Rafah evictions
Egypt
January 8, 2015
Egypt starts second phase of Rafah evictions
Egypt starts on Thursday the second phase of evictions at the border city of Rafah, a security measure that seeks…
Second phase of Rafah borderline evacuation starts
Egypt
December 4, 2014
Second phase of Rafah borderline evacuation starts
Military troops have started on Thursday warning residents in Rafah to leave during the second phase of evacuation of the…
Egypt opens Rafah crossing to stranded Palestinians bound for Gaza
Egypt
November 26, 2014
Egypt opens Rafah crossing to stranded Palestinians bound for Gaza
Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday to allow thousands of stranded Palestinians to return to Gaza but the…
Extremists killed in aerial attack against Rafah, Sheikh Zuwaid
Egypt
November 19, 2014
Extremists killed in aerial attack against Rafah, Sheikh Zuwaid
Military jets launched on Tuesday airstrikes south of Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah cities after notifications on potential actions by the…
Rafah buffer zone expanded to one kilometer
Egypt
November 17, 2014
Rafah buffer zone expanded to one kilometer
Egypt will double to one kilometre (0.62 mile) the depth of a security buffer zone it is clearing on its…
Army: 6 extremists killed in North Sinai raids
Egypt
November 17, 2014
Army: 6 extremists killed in North Sinai raids
Six extremist elements were killed in army air raids in North Sinai, a Egyptian army source said in statements late…
Sinai tribes say govt evacuation scheme ‘impossible’
Egypt
November 5, 2014
Sinai tribes say govt evacuation scheme ‘impossible’
A sinai tribal leader has said that the government’s plan to create a buffer zone on its borders with Gaza…