Sinai Peninsula
Authorities arrest Egyptian attempting to cross into Israel
Egypt
August 31, 2010
Authorities arrest Egyptian attempting to cross into Israel
Security sources on Tuesday said a 17-year-old Egyptian had been arrested while trying to cross into Israel from Egypt’s eastern…
Authorities comb Sinai in wake of Aqaba, Eilat rockets
Egypt
August 3, 2010
Authorities comb Sinai in wake of Aqaba, Eilat rockets
An Egyptian security source on Tuesday said authorities were combing the Sinai Peninsula after claims by Jordan that it had…
Bedouin: Police treat us ‘like collaborators’
Egypt
July 26, 2010
Bedouin: Police treat us ‘like collaborators’
Bedouin fugitives in the Sinai Peninsula issued a press statement on Monday accusing state security apparatuses of treating them as…
Ministry: Bedouin detainees to be released imminently
Egypt
July 7, 2010
Ministry: Bedouin detainees to be released imminently
The Interior Ministry is reviewing the files of detained Bedouin tribesmen from the Sinai Peninsula in advance of their imminent…
Police: 250 kg of hash seized on border
Egypt
July 4, 2010
Police: 250 kg of hash seized on border
Security sources said on Sunday that police had confiscated 250 kg of Hashish from drug smugglers in the southern Sinai…
Bedouin hold conference to protest Sinai security violations
Egypt
July 1, 2010
Bedouin hold conference to protest Sinai security violations
Bedouin representatives held a conference in the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday at which they protested frequent violations of their rights…
Fresh clashes between security and Sinai Bedouin
Egypt
July 1, 2010
Fresh clashes between security and Sinai Bedouin
New clashes have erupted in central Sinai between security forces and the local Bedouin on Wednesday night.Eye-witnesses say that armed…
Govt, Sinai Bedouin call ‘unwritten truce’
Egypt
June 30, 2010
Govt, Sinai Bedouin call ‘unwritten truce’
Relative calm prevailed on Wednesday in the village of Wadi Amr, a predominately Bedouin village in the central Sinai Peninsula…
Govt denies reports of Sinai gas pipeline bombing
Egypt
June 29, 2010
Govt denies reports of Sinai gas pipeline bombing
North Sinai Governor Mourad Mawafi on Tuesday denied reports that the Arab Gas Pipeline, which carries Egyptian gas to Jordan…
Sinai’s ultimate relaxation venue
Life & Style
June 29, 2010
Sinai’s ultimate relaxation venue
Situated some 465 km southeast of Cairo, the Red Sea coastal city of Nuweiba is ideal for backpackers. Sandwiched between…