South Sinai
Two policemen killed, others injured in South Sinai
Egypt
June 4, 2012
Two policemen killed, others injured in South Sinai
Two policemen were killed and five police personnel were severely injured by gunshots during the pursuit of a suspected criminal…
Security source: US tourists freed unharmed in Sinai
Egypt
May 31, 2012
Security source: US tourists freed unharmed in Sinai
Two US tourists were released unharmed in the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday, security sources said, a day after being abducted…
Gunmen abduct American tourists demanding release of relative
Egypt
May 31, 2012
Gunmen abduct American tourists demanding release of relative
Bedouin gunmen kidnapped two American tourists while traveling by bus from Dahab to Nuweiba in South Sinai on Thursday after…
Morsy: Supreme Guide will not interfere with presidency if I am elected
Egypt
April 26, 2012
Morsy: Supreme Guide will not interfere with presidency if I am elected
The Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy met with Sinai tribal leaders and investors in Sharm el-Sheikh before returning to…
South Sinai governor: Bedouin arms proliferation is a problem
Egypt
April 15, 2012
South Sinai governor: Bedouin arms proliferation is a problem
The Bedouin question is “a headache for the government,” General Khaled Fouda, the governor of South Sinai, told reporters on…
Egyptian medicinal plant project takes sustainability prize
Environment
March 28, 2012
Egyptian medicinal plant project takes sustainability prize
Egypt's Medicinal Plants Conservation Project (MPCP) has been awarded the 2012 Equator Prize for its work to preserve genetic heritage,…
Egypt’s military struggles with Sinai, its white elephant
Egypt
March 18, 2012
Egypt’s military struggles with Sinai, its white elephant
A Bedouin siege of an international peacekeepers camp in Egypt's Sinai underscores the ruling military's weak grip over the restive…
3 British tourists, Egyptian guide injured in South Sinai bus crash
Egypt
February 18, 2012
3 British tourists, Egyptian guide injured in South Sinai bus crash
Three British tourists and an Egyptian tour guide were severely injured when a bus overturned on Saturday near Saint Catherine…
South Sinai Bedouins call for mass protest on Friday
Egypt
December 28, 2011
South Sinai Bedouins call for mass protest on Friday
A sit-in conducted by Bedouins in South Sinai entered its 25th consecutive day on Wednesday. They demand genuine reforms regarding…
Forgotten archaeological gems: The ancient turquoise mines of South Sinai
Archaeology
September 10, 2011
Forgotten archaeological gems: The ancient turquoise mines of South Sinai
"His majesty of this God has sent the God's treasurer, the assistant and leader of the troupe, Her-Wer-Re, to the…