tribes
South Korea on high alert over the kidnapping of its citizens in Egypt
Egypt
February 11, 2012
South Korea on high alert over the kidnapping of its citizens in Egypt
The South Korean ambassador to Egypt arrived in Sinai on Saturday to follow up the case of three South Koreans…
Tribal loyalties and low turnout in North Sinai vote
Egypt
January 4, 2012
Tribal loyalties and low turnout in North Sinai vote
ARISH — Political party workers in North Sinai Governorate have reported various irregularities on the first day of the final…
Army tanks in N. Sinai for first time since Israeli peace treaty
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Army tanks in N. Sinai for first time since Israeli peace treaty
For the first time since the signing of the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1979, the Egyptian armed…
Security clears protesters to reopen Sinai highway
Egypt
June 9, 2011
Security clears protesters to reopen Sinai highway
Security forces in North Sinai Governorate, in collaboration with tribesmen of the Be’r al-Abd village, have reopened the international road…
Egypt’s tribes fall back on traditional conflict resolution methods
Egypt
May 13, 2011
Egypt’s tribes fall back on traditional conflict resolution methods
Inside Abdel Rahim al-Qenawy mosque in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena, members of the Taramsa and Homaydat tribes sit…
UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Qadhafi
World
February 27, 2011
UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Qadhafi
The UN Security Council unanimously imposed travel and asset sanctions on Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi and close aides, ratcheting up…
Qaddafi is no Mubarak as regime overthrow may trigger chaos
World
February 24, 2011
Qaddafi is no Mubarak as regime overthrow may trigger chaos
Muammar Qaddafi may leave Libya without a way of avoiding further bloodshed.After protesters forced out the leaders of Tunisia and…
Q&A with Mouneer Shash, former North Sinai governor
Egypt
July 25, 2010
Q&A with Mouneer Shash, former North Sinai governor
The situation in Egypt's Sinai between Bedouins and local authorities has recently been the subject of wide debate. Following 2004's…
A tribal flair
Culture
December 7, 2009
A tribal flair
At the end of October, the second annual Characters of Egypt Festival will host some 160 tribesmen from around the…