South Sinai
Egypt to unleash its medical tourism potential in Sharm el-Sheikh conference
Egypt
February 16, 2017
Egypt to unleash its medical tourism potential in Sharm el-Sheikh conference
A press conference will be held on March 2, 2017, to announce the details of the sessions of the Medical Tourism…
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,…
Southern Sinai police officers strike against decreased vacation
Egypt
January 11, 2017
Southern Sinai police officers strike against decreased vacation
Low-ranking police officers in South Sinai governorate continued their strike on Wednesday for the third day in a row to…
Presidential decree permits Bahraini king to own property in Sinai
Egypt
October 10, 2016
Presidential decree permits Bahraini king to own property in Sinai
The King of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Eissa al-Khalifa, has been granted permission to own property in Sinai, according to a…
Monufiya MP Amira Ibrahim dies in South Sinai car accident
Egypt
October 10, 2016
Monufiya MP Amira Ibrahim dies in South Sinai car accident
MP for Monufiya, Amira Ibrahim, 35, died in a car accident on Saturday morning on her way to attend the…
Egypt seeks to register Pharaoh’s Island on World Heritage List
Egypt
October 5, 2016
Egypt seeks to register Pharaoh’s Island on World Heritage List
Egypt's Antiquities Ministry has concluded its initial case to request the registration of Pharaoh's Island, in Taba, South Sinai, on…
Four killed in South Sinai highway collision
Egypt
September 9, 2016
Four killed in South Sinai highway collision
Four people were killed and five others injured in a collision involving four vehicles on Friday along Ras Sedr-Mount Sinai…
Navy intercepts 4 tonnes of cannabis off South Sinai coast
Egypt
May 14, 2016
Navy intercepts 4 tonnes of cannabis off South Sinai coast
The Egyptian navy has reported the seizure of a large consignment of cannabis off the westnern coast of South Sinai,…
Two tourists killed, 4 injured in South Sinai car accident
Egypt
April 29, 2016
Two tourists killed, 4 injured in South Sinai car accident
Two women, one of them Swedish, have been killed and four others injured in a road traffick accident on the…
South Sinai governor reports ‘breakthrough’ in return of German tourists
Egypt
April 8, 2016
South Sinai governor reports ‘breakthrough’ in return of German tourists
The governor of South Sinai, Khaled Fouda, has announced an apparent breakthrough that could see the return of German tourists…