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Egyptian soldier killed in Sinai, video shows attacks
An Egyptian soldier was shot dead in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, security officials said, and militants released a video showing attacks against ... Middle East -
Sinai violence puts Camp David Accords to the test
Most people associate the Sinai Peninsula with spectacular desert sands and mountains, magical sunsets, beautiful beaches and nomadic people. Moreover ... Middle East -
Egypt army seizes weapons stockpile in Sinai, says spokesman
Egypt's armed forces have seized a stockpile of anti-aircraft missiles in Sinai, military spokesman Ahmed Ali said on Sunday in a press conference. ... Middle East -
Egypt military helicopters hit Sinai militants: Security
Egyptian military helicopters on Friday carried out air strikes on Islamist militant positions in Sinai, two days after suicide bombers killed six ... Middle East -
Hamas rejects Egypt report about training Islamists
Hamas rejected on Thursday an allegation aired on Egyptian state television that it has been involved in teaching Islamists in Egypt how to plant ... Middle East -
Egypt tightens grip on Sinai security, assesses militant threat
While continuing assaults on militants in Sinai, Egyptian authorities on Monday announced a tightened grip on security it the restive peninsula. The ... Middle East -
‘Brand Sisi’ sweeps Egypt as sweet treats glorify army general
From cookies to burgers to dates, it’s been gimmicks galore for Egyptians incessantly searching for new ways to shower their army leader with ... Features -
Egypt launches air strikes in Sinai offensive
Egyptian military helicopters carried out several air strikes in the country’s Sinai peninsula on Saturday as armored vehicles encircled ... Middle East -
Egypt's Sinai emerges as new theater for jihad
An Egyptian doctor once close to Osama bin Laden is bringing together multiple al-Qaeda-inspired militant groups in Egypt’s Sinai to fight the ... Middle East -
Rocket attack kills 15 militants in Sinai
Egypt military helicopters killed 8 militants and wounded 15 others in intensive air strikes in the Sinai Peninsula, said security forces. The strikes ... Middle East -
Al-Qaeda-linked group urges attacks on Egyptian military
A militant al-Qaeda-affiliated group has called on Egyptians to up arms against the country’s military, saying that a violent crackdown on ... Middle East -
Egypt closes Rafah crossing after deadly attack in North Sinai
Egypt closed its Rafah border crossing in Sinai on Monday after a deadly attack nearby that killed 24 policeman, a border official has said. The ... Middle East -
Egypt airstrike targets al-Qaeda Sinai militants
Egyptian military helicopters attacked targets of suspected al-Qaeda linked Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, Al Arabiya’s ... Middle East -
Sinai jihadist group claims it was target of Israeli drone strike
An al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group active in the Sinai Peninsula says its fighters were the target of a rare Israeli drone strike into Egyptian ... Middle East -
Egyptian army denies Israel carried out airstrikes in Sinai
Israeli planes did not carry out airstrikes against militants inside the Egyptian territories, an Egyptian army spokesman said on Friday. A massive ... Middle East -
Bomb attacks severely damage two Islamic shrines in Egypt’s Sinai
Bomb attacks in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula left two Islamic shrines severely damaged on Sunday, the state news agency reported. One of the shrines ... Middle East -
The Gaza-Sinai tunnels of death
The Gaza Strip’s smuggling tunnels are an illegal method which Hamas and the residents of Gaza use to break the Israeli siege on the enclave. ... Middle East -
Three Egyptian militants killed by their own bomb, security source says
Three militants were killed on Wednesday in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula when their car bomb went off before they arrived to their intended targets, ... Middle East -
Sinai militant attacks kill six Egyptians in July’s worst violence
A string of attacks in the Sinai peninsula on Monday killed six Egyptians and wounded a further 11, medical sources told Reuters on Monday. At least ... Middle East -
Israel deploys Iron Dome near Red Sea resort of Eilat
Israel deployed its Iron Dome missile defense system near the Red Sea resort of Eilat, which is close to the border with Egypt, an army spokeswoman ... Middle East -
Report: Israel approves Egypt’s request to bolster Sinai battalions
Israel has reportedly given the green light to the Egyptian army on Monday to “deploy two infantry battalions in the Sinai Peninsula,” ... Middle East -
Egypt ‘militants’ kill three factory workers in Sinai bus attack
At least three people were killed and 17 wounded early on Monday in Egypt’s North Sinai province following a suspected militant attack on a bus ... Middle East -
Egyptian army plans operation against Sinai ‘armed gangs and terrorists’
The Egyptian military is planning a crackdown on Islamist militants in Sinai, according to media reports late Friday, following an attack which left ... Middle East -
Sinai under siege
What is happening now in Sinai has a precedent in ancient history when the Hexos occupied Egypt, and in modern history when Great Britain occupied ... Middle East -
Leaks from Sinai
The treacherous operation that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers in Sinai in the holy month of Ramadan last year was not surprising to some prominent ... Middle East -
Egyptian troops mistakenly fire on Sinai funeral not militants
Officials said Egyptian authorities accidentally fired at a Bedouin funeral in Sinai during a search for security personnel kidnapped by suspected ... Middle East -
Sinai hostages ‘can no longer stand torture’ call on Mursi for help
Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi on Sunday barred negotiations with the kidnappers of three policemen and four soldiers who appeared to plead for their ... Middle East -
Sinai’s liberation put on hold
I don’t see a better way to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, which was marked on May 15, 1948, than by calling for the liberation ... Middle East