Al-ARISH: Five members of the liberal Al-Wafd party in North Sinai have submitted their resignations to the party chairman Saturday in protest at the inclusion of former regime figures at the top of the party's electoral list in their (...)
AL-ARISH: North Sinai suffered a shortage in car fuel for the second time, paralyzing activities in the governorate and prompting residents of Sheikh Zowayed to block Al-Arish International Road.
All transportation services have been stalled as (...)
AL-ARISH: Egyptian police and army forces tightened security measures in Sinai and along the borders with Israel ahead of the seventh anniversary of the 2004 bombings in the area.
The truck bomb attacks occurred on October 7, 2004, leaving more (...)
Al-ARISH: Police and army officers failed to convince hundreds of protesters participating in nationwide protests to “reclaim the revolution” to unblock El-Arish international road.
Hundreds of protesters marched after Friday prayers to the (...)
AL-ARISH: Teachers in South Sinai continued their partial and full strikes for the sixth day mainly in preparatory and secondary schools despite attempts by officials in the Education Directorate, the governor and members of the Muslim Brotherhood (...)
AL-ARISH: A group of masked gunmen fired at Deputy Agriculture Minister Mohamed Saad in his car on the way to the office in the city's Agriculture Directorate.
The gunmen stopped the car and fired four shots. The driver who barely survived the (...)
Al-ARISH: A security official denied Monday reports by Israel Radio claiming Israeli soldiers were shot at from inside Egypt near the border.
The high profile source, who was speaking on a customary condition of anonymity, said Egypt didn't (...)
Al-ARISH, Egypt: North Sinai Security Chief denied in statements to the press rumors that amnesty will be granted to armed criminals who turn in their weapons.
Security Chief General Saleh Al-Masry said that the Ministry of Interior will not (...)
RAFAH: Egypt decided to close the Rafah border during the Eid El-Fitr holiday starting this Tuesday, a security official said.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the crossing will be reopened on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 9 (...)
CAIRO/ARISH: High-level officials in North Sinia denied Friday that the forces deployed in the afternoon were intended to launch any security operations in the province recently subjected to a series of attacks by armed militants.
Hundreds of (...)
AL-ARISH: Unknown gunmen bombed Tuesday the main gas pipeline behind Arish Airport, which feeds natural gas to Israel, for the fourth time in six months and the second time in July.
North Sinai Governor Abdel Wahab Mabrouk said that the ensuing (...)
RAFAH: The Rafah border crossing was reopened on Wednesday after disagreements between Egypt and Hamas were resolved, an Egyptian official said.
The crossing is the only one into the Gaza Strip that bypasses Israel.
An Egyptian security (...)
AL-ARISH: Senior security official denied media reports about the resumption of gas exports to Israel and Jordan, saying the destroyed pipeline and station haven't been repaired yet.
The North Sinai official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, (...)