Bedouin tribes
Kidnappers release Sinai tribal leader
Egypt
November 6, 2012
Kidnappers release Sinai tribal leader
Negotiations between Sinai tribal chiefs and kidnappers have resulted in the release of Abdel Karim Badawi, chief of the Aghwat tribe,…
Shater meets with Sinai Bedouins on development
Egypt
September 11, 2012
Shater meets with Sinai Bedouins on development
A secret meeting between the Muslim Brotherhood’s Deputy Supreme Guide Khairat al-Shater and a number of tribal chiefs from Sinai’s…
Tantawi pardons 18 Bedouins convicted by military court
Egypt
March 4, 2012
Tantawi pardons 18 Bedouins convicted by military court
The governor of North Sinai, General Abdel Wahab Mabrouk, said that Egypt’s de facto leader, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, cancelled…
Egypt’s police to enroll Sinai Bedouins for first time
Egypt
September 9, 2011
Egypt’s police to enroll Sinai Bedouins for first time
Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy has said that Sinai's Bedouins will be enrolled in various police academies for the first time.
Bedouins to establish political party, deny endorsement of Moussa
Egypt
April 2, 2011
Bedouins to establish political party, deny endorsement of Moussa
Bedouin tribal chiefs held a conference on Friday to announce the establishment of a new political party. Al-Ihyawat tribe hosted…
Bedouin tribes announce support for Amr Moussa in presidential race
Egypt
April 2, 2011
Bedouin tribes announce support for Amr Moussa in presidential race
Bedouin tribes in Sinai on Friday declared support for Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa in Egypt's upcoming…
Gunfire in Sinai market kills child
Egypt
September 6, 2010
Gunfire in Sinai market kills child
Indiscriminate gunfire at a popular market in the North Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid has left a ten-year-old boy dead…
Tuesday’s papers: Mubarak visits Paris, controversial thinker dies, Bedouins released
Egypt
July 6, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Mubarak visits Paris, controversial thinker dies, Bedouins released
State-owned newspapers run with news of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak meeting French President Nicholas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in…
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…