Sinai Peninsula
Govt bans 4X4 vehicles in Sinai
Egypt
July 13, 2015
Govt bans 4X4 vehicles in Sinai
The government has banned the use of 4X4 vehicles in Sinai in areas to be specified by the Armed Forces.…
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…
Palestinian authority denies remarks on Hamas involvement in Sinai attacks
Middle East
July 6, 2015
Palestinian authority denies remarks on Hamas involvement in Sinai attacks
The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) foreign ministry denied on Sunday remarks allegedly given by Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki that Hamas was…
Israel accuses Hamas of aiding Islamic State in Egypt
Egypt
July 3, 2015
Israel accuses Hamas of aiding Islamic State in Egypt
An Israeli general has accused members of Hamas in Gaza of providing support to militants linked to Islamic State in…
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…
Two wounded as mortar missile hits house in North Sinai
Egypt
June 24, 2015
Two wounded as mortar missile hits house in North Sinai
A civilian and his wife were wounded late Tuesday when a mortar missile hit their house in the village of…
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…