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Day of Anger protests enter second day in Sinai
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Day of Anger protests enter second day in Sinai
Protests continued for the second day on Wednesday in North Sinai Governorate, calling for the release of detainees long held…
Police thwart Africans attempting to sneak into Israel
Egypt
January 23, 2011
Police thwart Africans attempting to sneak into Israel
Police arrested nine Africans trying to sneak into Israel via Sinai on Sunday.A police patrol noticed the infiltrators and fired,…
Sharm el-Sheikh evacuates workers ahead of Arab econ summit
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Sharm el-Sheikh evacuates workers ahead of Arab econ summit
Security authorities at South Sinai evacuated hundreds of people working at construction sites near the location where Arab leaders will…
African migrants report torture, rape on way to Israel
Egypt
January 13, 2011
African migrants report torture, rape on way to Israel
Jerusalem--African migrants en route to Israel are subject to torture, rape and assault by traffickers in Egypt's Sinai desert, Israeli…
Egyptian security forces detect 4 tunnels at Gaza border
Egypt
January 8, 2011
Egyptian security forces detect 4 tunnels at Gaza border
Egyptian police announced Saturday that they had detected four smuggling tunnels at the border with the Gaza Strip.A security source…
Egyptian soldier shot by people smugglers on border with Israel
Egypt
January 4, 2011
Egyptian soldier shot by people smugglers on border with Israel
Smugglers shot an Egyptian officer on the border with Israel during a confrontation between a police patrol and people smugglers,…
Egyptian policeman shot by human traffickers along Israeli border
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Egyptian policeman shot by human traffickers along Israeli border
An Egyptian policeman was gunned down by human traffickers on the Egyptian-Israeli borders on Saturday, a local security source said.The…
Egypt arrests 48 Africans trying to sneak into Israel
Egypt
December 31, 2010
Egypt arrests 48 Africans trying to sneak into Israel
An Egyptian security source said on Friday they arrested 48 African immigrants attempting to cross into Israel via the Sinai…
Sinai’s Tarabin tribe urges action to curb smuggling
Egypt
December 30, 2010
Sinai’s Tarabin tribe urges action to curb smuggling
Tarabin tribe leaders on Wednesday held a conference to urge greater control over smuggling taking place in central Sinai, the…
Egypt deports 18 Ethiopians attempting to sneak into Israel
Egypt
December 30, 2010
Egypt deports 18 Ethiopians attempting to sneak into Israel
Cairo International Airport Authorities on Wednesday deported 18 Ethiopian nationals to their home country. The detainees were arrested while attempting…