The Latest Breaking News from Sinai

As people in the Gaza Strip move south en masse, we look at the prospects of their being granted refuge in Sinai

Fifty years later, it’s clear the war not only transformed Arab-Israeli relations, but also global alliances.

Fifty years on from the surprise attack Egypt and Syria launched on Israel, what was its legacy for the region – and what was the effect on the soldiers?

Since Saudi Arabia relaxed rules and expanded visas for tourists in 2019, Christians have been increasingly visiting the country, drawn by word of mouth and promotional YouTube videos, in search of Mount Sinai, where the Bible recounts God revealing the Ten Commandments to Moses.

Egyptian artist Mohamed Mounir organized a public concert called “One Nation” in the city of Arish on Friday evening, in a bid to promote stability and security in Egypt’s Sinai region. The concert was the first of its kind to be held in the city, which has been plagued by…

As Jimmy Carter began his hospice care at home in his rural Plains, Georgia, precisely where he wanted to be for his final transition, well-wishers from politics and the media began reflecting about how our 39th president’s greatest contributions came after he left Washington.

A bus overturned in South Sinai, injuring 47 people, including children, on Monday, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population. The Ministry announced in a statement that 26 ambulances had been dispatched to the site of the accident on Oyoun Mousa in Sharm el-Sheikh. The Ministry stated that…

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has repeatedly made statements about his country succeeding in eliminating terrorism to a large extent.

The festival of Shavuot, marked this year on June 5 and 6, celebrates the biblical story of God revealing Torah – Jewish scriptures and teachings – to the Israelites at Mount Sinai. This gift, and the observance of Torah’s principles, is at the core of the Jews’ relationship with God,…

The Egyptian army announced that at least 10 "extremely dangerous" terrorists were killed in a military raid in North Sinai province in northeastern Egypt. Over the past weeks, north Sinai witnessed several clashes between armed militants affiliated with ISIS and the Egyptian army and police. Egyptian military spokesman Gharib Abdel-Hafez…

Egyptian security forces thwarted a terrorist suicide attack in North Sinai, the Interior Ministry announced in a statement on Thursday. "A terrorist planned to carry out a suicide attack against security forces at a police checkpoint in Al-Teloul district,” it added. A shootout ensued and the attacker was killed. The…