Sheikh Zuwayed
3rd week of darkness for Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah cities, students protest
Egypt
April 2, 2017
3rd week of darkness for Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah cities, students protest
Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah cities entered their third consecutive week of power outages on Sunday, which are caused by a…
Roadside explosion in North Sinai kills senior military officer
Egypt
October 29, 2016
Roadside explosion in North Sinai kills senior military officer
A senior military officer and one soldier were killed on Saturday by a roadside explosion in Egypt's North Sinai where…
Ten Sinai Province extremists killed in Sheikh Zuwayed raid
Egypt
March 21, 2016
Ten Sinai Province extremists killed in Sheikh Zuwayed raid
Security forces have killed 10 members of the Sinai Province militant group in the North Sinai town of Sheikh Zuwaid,…
Six policemen, three militants killed in N. Sinai gunfire, explosions
Egypt
March 17, 2016
Six policemen, three militants killed in N. Sinai gunfire, explosions
A police conscript was killed on Thursday when a roadside bomb exploded in Sheikh Zuwayed, North Sinai, according to security…
Roadside bomb kills two, medic shot dead in N. Sinai attack
Egypt
March 6, 2016
Roadside bomb kills two, medic shot dead in N. Sinai attack
Two security personnel and a medic were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in North Sinai, according to security and…
Security sources: soldiers taken hostage in North Sinai difficult to confirm
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Security sources: soldiers taken hostage in North Sinai difficult to confirm
The Associated Press reports about a number of Egyptian soldiers taken hostage by North Sinai militants are difficult to confirm, given…
UPDATE: Sheikh Zuweid police station siege ends
Egypt
July 1, 2015
UPDATE: Sheikh Zuweid police station siege ends
A senior security official has told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the siege on a police station in Sheikh Zuweid was lifted…
Sinai Province claims responsibility for North Sinai attacks
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Sinai Province claims responsibility for North Sinai attacks
In a statement circulated on social media, the Sinai Province, a pro-Islamic State militant group, has claimed responsibility for the…
Update: army spokesperson says battles ongoing with N.Sinai militants
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Update: army spokesperson says battles ongoing with N.Sinai militants
Balttes are ongoing and deaths are surging on both sides as Egypt's army forces engage in fihgting with militants in…
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…