Tag: Sinai
Egypt has launched a trial passenger train service on the newly rebuilt Sinai railway line
For the first time in years, a passenger train has crossed into Sinai as part of Egypt’s ongoing efforts to modernize its transportation network. The ... Read More
Egypt: Military officer killed in Sinai during raid on drug traffickers
The Egyptian army has announced the killing of an officer in the Sinai Peninsula during clash with drug traffickers. The clash, according to the army, ... Read More
Five Egyptian soldiers killed in fresh attack
An attack carried out by a group of militants killed Wednesday five Egyptian military personnel in North Sinai, the second such an attack in less ... Read More
MFO Helicopter crash in Sinai leaves eight onboard dead
A helicopter of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), an international force tasked to monitor 1979 peace agreement between Israel and Egypt, crashed Thursday in ... Read More
Egypt: 17 terrorists killed in Sinai (Interior Ministry)
The Egyptian Interior Ministry said that police killed 17 terrorists in the al-Obaidat district of the city of al-Arich, in the north of the Sinai ... Read More
Egypt: Over 50 suspected militants killed in Sinai
The defense ministry Sunday said over 50 suspected militants were killed in the past days in ongoing operation across the restive Sinai Peninsula where authorities ... Read More
Egypt dismisses reports about Israel helping to fight jihadists in Sinai
The army has rejected the New York Times Saturday report that Israel secretly assists with its gunships, unmarked helicopters and drones in the fight against ... Read More
Counterterrorism Brings Israel, Egypt Closer
The surge of the terrorist threat in Egypt’s Sinai has brought Cairo and Tel Aviv closer into a secret alliance with reports citing secret Israeli ... Read More
Egypt: Senior military officer killed in roadside bomb in Sinai
An army colonel died Thursday in a roadside bomb attack in the restive Sinai province, reports say. The attack took place outside the city of ... Read More
Egypt: Heavy Death Toll of Mosque Attack in Sinai
The terror attack perpetrated on a mosque in Egypt's restive northern Sinai during the Friday prayers recorded the heaviest toll ever among civilians in the ... Read More