sinai
Interior Minister: Sinai citizens have role in protecting Egypt’s borders
Egypt
August 10, 2012
Interior Minister: Sinai citizens have role in protecting Egypt’s borders
Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin on Thursday asked Sinai tribal chiefs to cooperate with security authorities in the Sinai Peninsula,…
Forensics report gives clues to identity of Sinai attackers
Egypt
August 9, 2012
Forensics report gives clues to identity of Sinai attackers
The initial forensic report on the bodies of the Rafah checkpoint attackers suggests that the perpetrators were wearing military…
PM discusses security with Sinai Development Authority
Egypt
August 9, 2012
PM discusses security with Sinai Development Authority
Officials must keep the details of the Rafah checkpoint attacks confidential until the criminals behind the assault are caught,…
Thursday’s papers: Controversy over new ‘Islamist’ editors
Egypt
August 9, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Controversy over new ‘Islamist’ editors
The announcement of new editors-in-chief of state-owned publications dominates the headlines of Thursday’s papers. While independent papers claim that…
Police clash with armed men in north Sinai, state TV reports
Egypt
August 9, 2012
Police clash with armed men in north Sinai, state TV reports
Egyptian police clashed with armed men in northern Sinai's Arish, state television reported on Thursday, a day after security forces…
Update: Activists call to protect Morsy following security reshuffle
Egypt
August 8, 2012
Update: Activists call to protect Morsy following security reshuffle
Political activists and Muslim Brotherhood youth called for protesters to protect the presidential palace and President Mohamed Morsy’s homes in…
Gunmen were masked, say Arish checkpoint witnesses
Egypt
August 8, 2012
Gunmen were masked, say Arish checkpoint witnesses
The Arish public prosecutor on Wednesday took the testimonies of the officers who were wounded in the early morning attacks…
Update: Morsy reshuffles positions, sets off Twitter storm
Egypt
August 8, 2012
Update: Morsy reshuffles positions, sets off Twitter storm
President Mohamed Morsy named Mohamed Refaa al-Tahtawi as his new chief of staff today. Tahtawi had been serving as the…
Wednesday’s papers: Sinai whodunit
Egypt
August 8, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Sinai whodunit
The blood-stained face of a fallen soldier and the seeping red that covers the floor around him fill the front-page…
Sinai insecurity: Israeli media plays on national pride and fear
Egypt
August 8, 2012
Sinai insecurity: Israeli media plays on national pride and fear
Sunday’s attack should open President Mohamed Morsy’s eyes, writes well-known Israeli journalist Boaz Bismuth in Israel Hayom, a right-leaning paper.…