Sinai Peninsula
Sisi approves launch of US$1.5 bln Saudi program to develop Sinai
Egypt
January 26, 2017
Sisi approves launch of US$1.5 bln Saudi program to develop Sinai
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a decree approving the memorandum of understanding signed between Egypt and Saudi Arabia over…
New measures to secure Sinai upset residents
Egypt
January 15, 2017
New measures to secure Sinai upset residents
Residents of Sinai Peninsula expressed outrage at the new system imposed to control the flow of people to the region,…
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Egypt police in Sinai
Egypt
January 11, 2017
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Egypt police in Sinai
The "Islamic State" (IS) militant group said Tuesday that it was behind the car bomb attack on a police checkpoint…
Sisi: Egyptians chose ‘the difficult path’
Egypt
January 10, 2017
Sisi: Egyptians chose ‘the difficult path’
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Tuesday that the cost of fighting terrorism is “very high,” but that Egyptians have…
Committee on crashed Russian plane in Sinai: first stage of assembling wreckage concluded
Egypt
September 5, 2016
Committee on crashed Russian plane in Sinai: first stage of assembling wreckage concluded
The Egyptian-led investigating committee on a Russian passenger plane that crashed in Sinai last year killing all 224 people on…
Blackouts hit North Sinai as police pursue terrorists
Egypt
September 3, 2016
Blackouts hit North Sinai as police pursue terrorists
The Rafa and Sheikh Zuwayed areas of North Sinai were hit by blackouts on Saturday after a power line was…
Baseera: Egypt drug trade stands at LE400 billion
Egypt
September 3, 2016
Baseera: Egypt drug trade stands at LE400 billion
The size of the drug trade in Egypt amounts to LE400 billion, which is equivalent to half of Egypt's state…
International experts in Egypt to inspect Metrojet wreckage
Egypt
August 30, 2016
International experts in Egypt to inspect Metrojet wreckage
Experts from Russia and Germany are in Egypt to inspect the wreckage of a Russian passenger plane that crashed in…
Sisi lays flowers for Sinai Liberation Day, vows to protect the State from chaos
Egypt
April 24, 2016
Sisi lays flowers for Sinai Liberation Day, vows to protect the State from chaos
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, commander-in-chief of Egypt's armed forces, placed flowers at the memorial for military martyrs in Nasr City…
Four security-forces conscripts killed in central Sinai gunfight
Egypt
April 9, 2016
Four security-forces conscripts killed in central Sinai gunfight
Four conscripts from North Sinai's security forces were killed in an exchange of gun fire in central Sinai on Sunday,…