Sinai Peninsula
Bedouin: Police treat us ‘like collaborators’
Egypt
July 26, 2010
Bedouin: Police treat us ‘like collaborators’
Bedouin fugitives in the Sinai Peninsula issued a press statement on Monday accusing state security apparatuses of treating them as…
Ministry: Bedouin detainees to be released imminently
Egypt
July 7, 2010
Ministry: Bedouin detainees to be released imminently
The Interior Ministry is reviewing the files of detained Bedouin tribesmen from the Sinai Peninsula in advance of their imminent…
Police: 250 kg of hash seized on border
Egypt
July 4, 2010
Police: 250 kg of hash seized on border
Security sources said on Sunday that police had confiscated 250 kg of Hashish from drug smugglers in the southern Sinai…
Bedouin hold conference to protest Sinai security violations
Egypt
July 1, 2010
Bedouin hold conference to protest Sinai security violations
Bedouin representatives held a conference in the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday at which they protested frequent violations of their rights…
Fresh clashes between security and Sinai Bedouin
Egypt
July 1, 2010
Fresh clashes between security and Sinai Bedouin
New clashes have erupted in central Sinai between security forces and the local Bedouin on Wednesday night.Eye-witnesses say that armed…
Govt, Sinai Bedouin call ‘unwritten truce’
Egypt
June 30, 2010
Govt, Sinai Bedouin call ‘unwritten truce’
Relative calm prevailed on Wednesday in the village of Wadi Amr, a predominately Bedouin village in the central Sinai Peninsula…
Govt denies reports of Sinai gas pipeline bombing
Egypt
June 29, 2010
Govt denies reports of Sinai gas pipeline bombing
North Sinai Governor Mourad Mawafi on Tuesday denied reports that the Arab Gas Pipeline, which carries Egyptian gas to Jordan…
Sinai’s ultimate relaxation venue
Life & Style
June 29, 2010
Sinai’s ultimate relaxation venue
Situated some 465 km southeast of Cairo, the Red Sea coastal city of Nuweiba is ideal for backpackers. Sandwiched between…
Security forces, Bedouin clash in Central Sinai
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Security forces, Bedouin clash in Central Sinai
Rafah--Clashes broke out on Saturday between Egyptian security forces and approximately 20 armed men in Central Sinai after police raided…
Authorities, Bedouin clash near Sinai’s El-Auja crossing
Egypt
June 21, 2010
Authorities, Bedouin clash near Sinai’s El-Auja crossing
Clashes broke out in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Monday between security forces and Bedouin tribesmen reportedly wanted by authorities.