Ayman Abu Zaid
Seven dead, 38 injured in tourist bus crash
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Seven dead, 38 injured in tourist bus crash
Seven people died and 38 were injured Sunday when a tourist bus overturned in the rugged area of Abu Zenima…
Protests against security vacuum in Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Protests against security vacuum in Sharm el-Sheikh
Hundreds of bazaar owners in Sharm el-Sheikh have blocked the road leading to Na’ama Bay and the airport in protest…
Sinai Bedouins demand removal of governor
Egypt
December 25, 2011
Sinai Bedouins demand removal of governor
About 500 senior members from Bedouin tribes in Sinai have demanded the removal of Governor Khaled Fouda and Security Director…
Eight African migrants escape Taba Police Station
Egypt
September 24, 2011
Eight African migrants escape Taba Police Station
Eight African undocumented migrants who were arrested while attempting to enter Israel escaped Taba Police Station on Saturday, the head…
Military to interrogate officers over 2 Bedouin deaths
Egypt
August 18, 2011
Military to interrogate officers over 2 Bedouin deaths
Military authorities are to interrogate the officer accused by Bedouins of shooting dead two Bedouin men on Wednesday, according to…
Mubarak to be transferred for trial early Wednesday morning
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Mubarak to be transferred for trial early Wednesday morning
Intensive security preparations are underway in the Red Sea coastal town of Sharm el-Sheikh for the transfer of Hosni Mubarak…
Sharm el-Sheikh protesters want Mubarak out
Egypt
July 8, 2011
Sharm el-Sheikh protesters want Mubarak out
Sharm el-Sheikh residents, many of whom make their livelihood in the tourism industry, want their former president - and the…
Egypt reopens Sinai road blocked by gunmen
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Egypt reopens Sinai road blocked by gunmen
Egyptian police have restored traffic flow to the road linking Tor with Sharm el-Sheikh in the South Sinai Governorate after…
Source: Mubarak’s health stable, sensitive to public pressure
Egypt
May 24, 2011
Source: Mubarak’s health stable, sensitive to public pressure
Sharm el-Sheikh - An official source at the medical crew overseeing the health of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said…
Sinai Bedouins surround court, demand defendant’s release
Egypt
May 8, 2011
Sinai Bedouins surround court, demand defendant’s release
Bedouins surrounded the South Sinai Criminal Court and fired bullets in the air in order to pressure the court to…
Presidential guards reject summons served on Mubarak
Egypt
April 3, 2011
Presidential guards reject summons served on Mubarak
The guards of ousted President Hosni Mubarak have refused to acknowledge receipt of the first summons served on him. Mubarak…
Hundreds of hotel employees lose their jobs in Sinai
Business
February 8, 2011
Hundreds of hotel employees lose their jobs in Sinai
Hundreds of thousands of workers in the tourism sector in Sinai and the Red Sea governorates are losing their jobs…
South Sinai to ban sport fishing
Environment
January 16, 2011
South Sinai to ban sport fishing
South Sinai governor, Abdel Fadeel Shousha, issued a decision banning all forms of recreational fishing at Aqaba bay for both…
Jordanian yacht sinks off coast of Al-Tor; crew rescued
Egypt
October 6, 2010
Jordanian yacht sinks off coast of Al-Tor; crew rescued
A private Jordanian yacht sank off the coast of Al-Tor in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday