Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Tarek Amer cancelled a meeting scheduled on Tuesday with representatives of nine investor associations, an investor involved in the meeting told Daily News Egypt on condition of anonymity. The meeting was (...)
Ahmed Selim reports from Rafah on the men with black flags
Just as army soldiers sat down for their Ramadan sunset meal in a Rafah border point, the assailants drove in, firing wildly with automatic weapons. Details of the attack are still sketchy, (...)
At long last, the Sinai may be about to get the attention it deserves, reports Ahmed Selim
Sinai has everything going for it. It has extensive coastlines bordering on the Mediterranean and Red seas, access to crucial navigation lanes, an ancient and (...)
Ahmed Selim reports from Arish on recent turmoil in Sinai
Security on Egypt's eastern border has been tightened following a spate of incidents, including attacks on police checkpoints, gas pipelines and police stations. The most bloody attack was on (...)
The general prosecution has counted a total of ten thousand rounds fired in its investigation of the attack on the Arish police station by unknown gunmen. The investigation revealed that various firearms were used in the attack, which lasted a total (...)
Ahmed Selim reports from Arish on the third attack on gas pipelines in Sinai
Men carrying rifles and machine guns fill the streets and there are sounds of random gunfire. It is an everyday scene in northern Sinai. But on 4 July even those hardened (...)