Sinai Peninsula
Potatoes and humans
Opinion
November 18, 2012
Potatoes and humans
Bashing the Egyptian state for its utter failure in Sinai is no longer news. But some microcosmic incidents still illustrate…
Doubts cast over military’s ability to fill Sinai security gap
Egypt
November 7, 2012
Doubts cast over military’s ability to fill Sinai security gap
On the ground, checkpoints were emptied of all policemen, while military armored vehicles were stationed on the streets of the…
Security Source:Military vehicle seized in Arish
Egypt
October 14, 2012
Security Source:Military vehicle seized in Arish
Unidentified gunmen seized a vehicle belonging to the Egyptian army in Arish, North Sinai, a security source told the…
Jihad movement accuses Morsy of ignoring reconciliation attempts in Sinai
Egypt
October 9, 2012
Jihad movement accuses Morsy of ignoring reconciliation attempts in Sinai
The as yet unofficial Peace and Development Party affiliated with the Islamic jihad movement accused President Mohamed Morsy Tuesday of…
History revised: The missing chapter of the 6th of October War
Egypt
October 6, 2012
History revised: The missing chapter of the 6th of October War
Our Armed Forces, with its Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense, played a symphony repeating powerfully and…
UK offers to advise Egypt in crackdown on Sinai militants
Egypt
October 1, 2012
UK offers to advise Egypt in crackdown on Sinai militants
The UK has repeated its offer to help Egypt with military advice in its military campaign against Islamist militants in…
Shater meets with Sinai Bedouins on development
Egypt
September 11, 2012
Shater meets with Sinai Bedouins on development
A secret meeting between the Muslim Brotherhood’s Deputy Supreme Guide Khairat al-Shater and a number of tribal chiefs from Sinai’s…
Hamas hopeful about future with Morsy
Egypt
August 31, 2012
Hamas hopeful about future with Morsy
After last month's attacks in Sinai that killed 16 Egyptian security officers, questions have loomed over President Mohamed Morsy’s ability…
Egypt reopens Rafah crossing with Gaza, sources say
Egypt
August 25, 2012
Egypt reopens Rafah crossing with Gaza, sources say
Egypt reopened the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on Saturday, a lifeline for Gazans which had been closed for much of the…
Update: Defense Minister vows LE1 billion for Sinai development
Egypt
August 20, 2012
Update: Defense Minister vows LE1 billion for Sinai development
Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed to dedicate LE1 billion for the development of the Sinai peninsula from the…