| 单词 | Sinai Peninsula |
| 例句 | As a condition for recognizing Israel, Sadat demanded that Begin return the Sinai Peninsula. Lawrence Wright's new book vividly recalls 1978 Camp David summit 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z It was found near an ancient turquoise mining site in the Sinai Peninsula, in what was part of ancient Egypt, but the men who worked there spoke the Semitic language of the Canaanites. Hunting for the Dawn of Writing, When Prehistory Became History 2010-10-19T21:55:00Z Three attacks earlier near Israel's border with Egypt's Sinai Peninsula left some dead and wounded, according to the military. At least 5 dead in coordinated Israel attacks 2011-08-18T11:32:00Z In the second episode, he said, armed Bedouins looted a storage site in the Sinai Peninsula, where objects are being stored for a future museum, and took six boxes. Egypt?s Antiquities Chief Says Sites Are Secure 2011-02-01T23:00:23Z Russia still bans flights to Egypt after the explosion of a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula in October 2015. Tourists Return to Tunisia, but Slowly 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z And — keep ’em shut — I hoped to visit the Sinai Peninsula. Tourists are trickling back to Egypt 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Despondent, he set off on a camel caravan to a monastery on the Sinai Peninsula on a retreat. A Bridge from Moscow to Paris: 130 Works of Modern Art 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The rare attacks in that area of the country took place near the southern resort town of Eilat, close to Israel's border with Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. At least 5 dead in coordinated Israel attacks 2011-08-18T11:32:00Z Just over two years ago, 244 passengers and crew were killed in a suspicious charter airplane crash in the Sinai Peninsula. How good is the King Tut exhibition? An art critic weighs in 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z "Every single time we went to the border, we got bombed and freaked out," she said on Sunday during an interview in Cairo, where she arrived after crossing the Sinai Peninsula by road. US-Palestinian evacuees recount 'horror movie' of leaving Gaza 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z On the far side of the Sinai Peninsula, about a six-hour drive from Cairo through a largely empty Egyptian desert, the Rafah crossing is a dun-colored expanse of sand, concrete and not much else. The fate of many Gazans lies with the Rafah crossing, and Egypt. 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Witnesses in Taba and Nuweiba, popular tourist destinations on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, said they heard explosions and saw smoke as well as Egyptian warplanes flying overhead. Drone blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns, Israel points to Houthi 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The Egyptian leader also said a mass exodus would risk bringing militants into the Sinai Peninsula. Israel-Hamas war could threaten already fragile economies in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Now aid needs to be brought in from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, an isolated region with a recent history of insurgent attacks and a heavily militarised border. Scaling up Gaza aid effort faces tangle of challenges 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z He also said the conflict would never be resolved “at the expense of Egypt,” referring to fears Israel may try to push Gaza’s population into the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt’s border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Egyptian state TV showed footage of Egypt opening the Rafah border in the Sinai Peninsula for humanitarian deliveries after days of waiting by over 200 aid trucks, with more relief stockpiled in the region. First emergency aid trucks enter Gaza after overnight Israeli air strikes 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Egypt and the United States agreed on Wednesday to bring humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip "in a sustainable manner" through Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. China seeking quick end to Israel-Hamas conflict - Xi 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z President Joe Biden, a White House spokesman said about 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid would enter Gaza from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in the coming days. Egypt's Sisi rejects transfer of Gazans, discusses aid with Biden 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z El-Sissi also said a mass exodus would risk bringing militants into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, from where they might launch attacks on Israel, endangering the two countries’ 40-year-old peace treaty. Why Egypt and other Arab countries are unwilling to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The border between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip is the site of the only crossing from the Palestinian territory that is not controlled by Israel. Egypt rejects displacement of Palestinians into Sinai, says Sisi 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Aid trucks had on Tuesday moved closer to the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza from the Egyptian town of al-Arish, in the north of the Sinai Peninsula. Israel says it will not prevent aid entering Gaza from Egypt 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The border between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip is the site of the only land crossing from the Palestinian territory that is not controlled by Israel. Egypt rejects any displacement of Palestinians into Sinai, says Sisi 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Rafah, which is on the border between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Hamas-governed Gaza, is the only crossing into the territory not controlled by Israel. Egypt, US, Israel agree ceasefire in southern Gaza, opening of Rafah crossing at 0600 GMT - security sources 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Hundreds of tons of aid from several countries have been held up in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula pending a deal that would allow it to be delivered via the crossing. Rishi Sunak to address Commons to outline UK response to Israel-Gaza crisis 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Eritreans and Sudanese began arriving in Israel in 2006, having journeyed through Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in large numbers. Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel: 'Our second country is bleeding' 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Many feared they would not be able to return or would be gradually displaced to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders mass evacuation with ground attack looming 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z They were shipped via Sudan, trucked across Egypt and smuggled into Gaza through a labyrinth of narrow tunnels beneath the Sinai Peninsula, they added. How Hamas secretly built a 'mini-army' to fight Israel 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Egypt said on Thursday it was directing international aid for the besieged Gaza Strip to Al Arish airport in the north of the Sinai Peninsula. Turkey ready to send Palestinians aid but 'very difficult' to deliver 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z The aid would pass through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Egypt discussing plans to provide aid to Gaza under limited ceasefire - security sources 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Israel has spent years trying to disrupt Iran's supply routes to Gaza, which involve Sudan, Yemen, ships in the Red Sea and Bedouin smugglers in the lawless Sinai Peninsula. Did Iran support plan for attack on Israel? 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Simultaneously, a force of Egyptian troops attempted to force Israel out of the Sinai Peninsula. Who was Golda Meir? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z It is estimated that there are about 18,000 asylum seekers from Eritrea in Israel, most of whom arrived illegally years ago by crossing Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Israel: Police clash with Eritrean asylum seekers 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Israel and Egypt have been at peace for over 40 years and have strong security cooperation, particularly since the rise of an Islamic State affiliate in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula. Israel disciplines soldiers over blunders that led to fatal Egyptian border attack 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z The Sinai Peninsula, which divides Egypt from present-day Palestine and Israel, is about 120 miles of desert. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z However, Sadat did not want peace to be made until Egypt had regained control of the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z More than two decades ago, Sharm el Sheikh was just a little beach town at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, known mostly to diving enthusiasts. The Red Sea’s Coral Reefs Defy the Climate-Change Odds 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Biden’s stop here at the seaside resort on the Sinai Peninsula was meant to trumpet how important climate change is to his administration. ‘Everyone has to act,’ Biden tells COP27, as developing nations slam U.S. 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The manuscript came from the Greek Orthodox St Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, but most of its 146 leaves, or folios, are now owned by the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC. First Known Map of Night Sky Found Hidden in Medieval Parchment 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Egypt says general, 4 troops killed in Sinai fighting: Fighting in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula left a general and four troops dead, the military said, just days after an attack there killed 11 security personnel. World Digest: May 11, 2022 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z A UN peacekeeping force was left in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula to guard the border with Israel. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Troops were pursuing militants in an isolated area of the northern Sinai Peninsula, the statement added. Militants Kill 11 Egyptian Troops in Sinai 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z As a consequence of the Six-Day War, Israel gained control of the old city of Jerusalem, the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After traveling through most of Egypt, I crossed the Sinai Peninsula by public minivan, then the Red Sea by ferry. Why you should pack physical books when you travel 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z In addition to a years-long fight against insurgents in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt has been expanding its naval powers after the discovery of significant gas deposits in its Mediterranean waters. Top buyer Egypt shops around at its international arms fair 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Seeking safety and opportunity in Israel, they made often dangerous journeys across Egypt’s rugged Sinai Peninsula. Sudanese migrants in Israel fear deportation after coup 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z In August, Israel removed a longstanding advisory for its citizens about travel to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, a move seen as a gesture to its strategic partner. First official EgyptAir flight lands at Israel airport 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z In exchange, Israel agreed to return the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We won, Ali said, by which he meant the Arab armies had won great victories in the first days of their surprise attacks in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights. It's been 20 years since 9/11, but the accused mastermind of the attacks has yet to stand trial 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Interviews with family members also revealed that several of the Colombian veterans had served in the international peacekeeping mission in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Haiti police hold president’s palace security chief 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z She and her family lived in one of Israel’s settlements in the Sinai Peninsula until a peace treaty was struck with Egypt in 1979 and the territory was returned. Isaac Herzog, scion of prominent Israeli family, elected president 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Moscow stopped the flights after the local Islamic State affiliate bombed a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula in October 2015, killing all on board. Egypt bets on ancient finds to pull tourism out of pandemic 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z His successors drove the Hyksos completely out of Egypt and pursued them across the Sinai Peninsula into Palestine. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of the importance Egypt attaches to security on the border between its Sinai Peninsula and Gaza, it is “super pragmatic” about its dealings with the Palestinian faction, said one diplomat. Analysis: Gaza truce shifts focus to Egypt's regional role 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z In June 1967, before Israel attacked Egyptian airfields and entered the Sinai Peninsula, the U.N. emergency force in Sinai was expelled by the Egyptians and replaced by Egyptian forces. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Stop the false equivalency on Marjorie Taylor Greene and AOC 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z During the fighting, Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and its Sinai Peninsula in order to provide medical aid and evacuate wounded people. Blinken visits Cairo as U.S. seeks to secure Gaza ceasefire 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Experts say the rockets were shipped to Sudan, trucked across Egypt’s vast desert and smuggled through a warren of narrow tunnels beneath the Sinai Peninsula. EXPLAINER: How did Hamas grow its arsenal to strike Israel? 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Egypt is battling an Islamic State-led insurgency in Sinai Peninsula that intensified after the military overthrew an elected Islamist president in 2013. Egypt: 3 militants involved in Christian’s slaying killed 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z The Panama-flagged ship that carries some $3.5 billion in cargo between Asia and Europe ran aground March 23 in the narrow, man-made canal dividing continental Africa from the Asian Sinai Peninsula. Suez Canal chief: Vessel impounded amid financial dispute 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z The Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe ran aground on March 23 in the narrow, man-made canal dividing continental Africa from the Asian Sinai Peninsula. Egypt seeks settlement out of court for Suez Canal blockage 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z A decade later, at the outbreak of the 1967 Mideast war, Egypt closed the canal to international shipping as Israeli forces struck again at the canal zone and entrenched in the Sinai Peninsula. Before the Ever Given: A look at the crises that closed Suez 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground Tuesday in the narrow canal that runs between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. Suez Canal remains blocked amid efforts to free stuck vessel 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground in the narrow canal that runs between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt races to dislodge giant vessel blocking Suez Canal 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Efforts continue to free the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe that ran aground Tuesday in the narrow, man-made canal dividing continental Africa from the Sinai Peninsula. Asian markets mixed after tech sell-off on Wall St 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground Tuesday in the narrow, man-made canal dividing continental Africa from the Sinai Peninsula. Stuck ship in Egypt’s Suez Canal imperils shipping worldwide 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Traffic on the narrow waterway dividing continental Africa from the Sinai Peninsula stopped Tuesday after the MV Ever Given, a Panama-flagged container ship with an owner listed in Japan, got stuck. Massive cargo ship turns sideways, blocks Egypt’s Suez Canal 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Bailey would join their migrations in the southern Israeli Negev desert and the Sinai Peninsula for weeks on camel back. Vanishing in the Desert, Traditional Bedouin Culture Lives Online 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z A roadside bomb went off Friday in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula, killing two members of the country’s security forces and wounding five, security and medical officials said. World Digest: Jan. 1, 2021 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Army Chief Warrant Officer 3, Dallas Garza was among five soldiers who were killed in a helicopter crash while on a peacekeeping mission in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, military officials said. Flags ordered to fly at half-staff in honor of Army soldier 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z The crash happened in the southern Sinai Peninsula near Tiran Island, according to an Israeli official. Eight peacekeepers, including six Americans, killed in helicopter crash in Egypt 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z The crash happened in the southern Sinai Peninsula near the island of Tiran, according to an Israeli official. Nine peacekeepers, including six Americans, killed in helicopter crash in Egypt 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Five years ago: A Russian passenger airliner crashed in a remote part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula 23 minutes after taking off from a popular Red Sea resort, killing all 224 people on board. Today in History 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z The second stage the vote is scheduled on Nov. 7-8 in the country’s 13 other provinces, including the capital Cairo and the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptians vote in second day of parliamentary elections 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Voting in the country’s 13 other provinces, including the capital Cairo and the two provinces in Sinai Peninsula, will take place on Nov. 7-8. Egypt’s parliamentary vote likely to tighten leader’s grip 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z But Egypt only opens the crossing sporadically, and getting there requires flying to Cairo and then traveling overland across the northern Sinai Peninsula, where Egyptian troops are battling insurgents from an Islamic State affiliate. Gazans left stranded abroad by Israeli-Palestinian standoff 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z But Egypt only opens the crossing sporadically, and getting there requires flying to Cairo and then traveling overland across the northern Sinai Peninsula, where Egyptian troops are battling insurgents from an Islamic State affiliate. Gazans left stranded abroad by Israeli-Palestinian standoff 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z The Cairo Criminal Court said the defendants were convicted of belonging to a local affiliate of the Islamic State spearheading an insurgency in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. World Digest: March 2, 2020 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z In Egypt’s surprise attack on Israeli forces in 1973, the air force under General Mubarak mounted strikes against targets in support of Egyptian ground forces crossing the Suez Canal to the Sinai Peninsula. Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian Leader Ousted in Arab Spring, Dies at 91 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z He was regarded as a hero for his role directing an air campaign against Israel in the 1973 Arab-Israeli war over disputed border territories on the Sinai Peninsula. Hosni Mubarak dies at 91. His autocratic rule of Egypt ended with a citizens’ revolt. 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The presence of the Islamic State and al-Qaeda affiliates in the Sinai Peninsula is further evidence of this point. Opinion | Trump’s Mideast peace plan takes a fresh approach. That’s what makes it good. 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z The message exhorted the “soldiers of the caliphate” especially in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and across the Levant to attack Jewish targets as they are near to Israel. IS vows to attack Israel and blasts US Mideast plan 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z By Thursday, they were in the north Red Sea, roughly 50 miles south of the Sinai Peninsula. US general says troop surge in Middle East may not end soon 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The controversial theory contests the traditional location in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. Saudi Arabia opens tourism to ancient biblical sites: 'The atmosphere ... is changing' 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Egypt is fighting an insurgency led by a local affiliate of the Islamic State group in the Sinai Peninsula as well as smaller militant groups allegedly belonging to the Brotherhood. Egypt says police kill 9 suspected militants in Cairo 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Egypt accused Hamas of allowing many of those radicals to cross into the turbulent northern Sinai Peninsula through underground tunnels beneath the Gaza-Egypt border. Three Hamas policemen killed in rare attacks with Gaza in 'state of alert' 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Egypt is battling its own Islamic State-led insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt hands out 11 life sentences for joining Islamic State 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Shoigu hailed Egypt as an “example of stability” in the volatile region, voicing support for Egypt’s efforts to combat militants in the Sinai Peninsula. Russian and Egyptian ministers discuss closer ties 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The country is also battling an insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula and there was a bomb blast last month near the famous pyramids outside Cairo. Relief for host Egypt after opening African Cup with win 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z In March, U.S.-backed forces declared victory over IS, but the group’s affiliates in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Afghanistan and other countries continue to pose a threat. Europol report details Islamic State propaganda for women 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z EL-ARISH, Egypt – Egyptian security officials say Islamic militants attacked a checkpoint in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 10 policemen. Egyptian officials: Militant attack kills 10 police in Sinai 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Egypt has battled militants in the Sinai Peninsula for years. World Digest: May 21, 2019 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Egyptian security forces are waging a counter insurgency campaign against Islamist militants, some with links to Islamic State, that is focused in the north of the Sinai Peninsula. Blast injures South African tourists near Egypt's Giza pyramids:... 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z In his six years as prime minister, from 1977 to 1983, Mr. Begin achieved peace with Egypt by withdrawing from the Sinai Peninsula. In Israel Campaign, All Sides Claim Fabled Voice From the Grave: Menachem Begin 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z It maintains affiliates in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Isis defeated, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces announce 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z It also maintains affiliates in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Afghanistan and elsewhere. US-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Egypt says 16 militants killed in Sinai: Egypt said its police forces killed 16 Islamist militants in raids in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. World Digest: May 21, 2019 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Danny Danon told Fox News Thursday that the border once had a “flimsy wire fence” that allowed smugglers and traffickers in the Sinai Peninsula to enter Israel, but that was changed in 2010. As Trump makes border wall pitch, other countries say theirs work 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula, which was demilitarized. AP Analysis: Climactic events in 1979 shaped modern Mideast 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z Egypt’s military is fighting a long-running insurgency in the northern Sinai Peninsula, and a local militant group joined Islamic State in 2014. Blast at Cairo Church Kills Police Officer 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Egypt’s military and police launched a major campaign against militant groups in February, targeting the Sinai Peninsula as well as southern areas and the border with Libya. Egypt security forces kill 40 suspected militants after tourist bus... 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Egypt’s army and police launched a major campaign against militant groups in February, targeting the Sinai Peninsula as well as southern areas and the border with Libya. Bomb kills three Vietnamese tourists, Egyptian guide near pyramids:... 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z IS affiliates in Libya, Afghanistan and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula continue to stage regular attacks. IS fights to hang on a year after defeat in Iraq 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z IS affiliates in Libya, Afghanistan and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula continue to stage regular attacks. IS fights to hang on a year after defeat in Iraq 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Egypt is currently battling an Islamic State-led insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt hosts international arms expo 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Prosecutors said the defendant embraced the extremist ideology of the Islamic State group, which spearheads an insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian sentenced to death for killing Christian doctor 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Other Islamic State affiliates in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Libya, Yemen and western Africa continue to mobilize fighters and execute attacks against local governments and group rivals, fomenting and leveraging instability in these already beleaguered areas. Fight Against Last Vestige of ISIS in Syria Stalls, to Dismay of U.S. 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z The local Islamic State group affiliate, which spearheads militants fighting security forces in the Sinai Peninsula, claimed responsibility for the attack south of Cairo in a statement. Christians in Egypt prepare to bury dead a day after attack 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z The local Islamic State affiliate, which spearheads militants fighting security forces in the Sinai Peninsula, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, according to SITE, a US-based group that monitors and translates militants’ statements. Egypt attack: Gunmen kill seven Coptic Christians in bus ambush 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Soldiers killed in clashes with Islamist extremists in the Sinai Peninsula are lauded as "martyrs" in the official media, and their families are honoured at official ceremonies. Mickey Mouse expelled from Egypt schools 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z In February, Egypt launched a major security operation against militants, mainly in the Sinai Peninsula but also elsewhere in the country. Egypt: Police kill 6 suspected militants in Cairo suburb 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Egypt heavily restricts media access to the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt: Security forces kill 12 Islamic militants in Sinai 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z Bedouin hiking guide Mussallam Faraj beamed while chatting late into the evening in a desert in the southwest of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. A long-distance hiking trail in Egypt has reunited Bedouin tribes in the name of jobs and tourism 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z In just six days, Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza from Egypt, the West Bank and east Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria. Egypt radio announcer who claimed victory in 1967 war dies 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z In the actual war against extremists on the Sinai Peninsula, the regime is failing despite the use of brutal tactics. Opinion | Acting out of weakness, Sissi launches another crackdown 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z In retaliation, the Israeli army said it struck 65 Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip, including a tunnel that traversed Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and penetrated half a mile into Israel. Gaza's Hamas rulers say cease-fire reached with Israel 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Conricus said the tunnel was unusual in that it snaked under Gaza’s southern border into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and then made a U-turn back into Israel. Tensions rise as Gaza militants fire more than 70 mortars, rockets into Israel 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The flights were suspended after a 2015 bombing that brought down a Russian passenger plane over the Sinai Peninsula. Russia hails security ties with Egypt, promises more flights 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z There was no immediate assertion of responsibility for the attack, which bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State group, whose local affiliate is spearheading an insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. World Digest: April 14, 2018 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which bore the hallmarks of the extremist Islamic State group now spearheading an Islamic insurgency in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Egypt says 8 troops killed, 15 wounded in Sinai clashes 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Egypt and Russia resumed direct flights on Thursday, more than 2½ years after they were suspended in the wake of a bombing that brought down a Russian passenger plane over the Sinai Peninsula. World Digest: April 12, 2018 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Last summer, Hamas agreed to increase its border security to assist Egypt in fighting an insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. Emir of Qatar receives warm welcome from Trump administration despite president’s earlier criticism 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Those actions helped trigger a rise in Islamist militancy, including the emergence of an Islamic State affiliate in the northern Sinai Peninsula and new threats in the Western Desert. In lopsided election win, Egypt’s president Sissi tightens grip and stirs resentment 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z The Egyptian government is grappling with an Islamic State insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula, and it’s trying to breathe life into the economy, where an estimated third of young people remain unemployed. Egyptian President’s Allies Move to Extend His Time in Office 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z His regime has been unable to defeat terrorist groups in the Sinai Peninsula affiliated with the Islamic State. Opinion | The Trump administration cheers at Egypt’s sham election 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z He considers it treasonous to criticize the government while the country is at war against Islamist extremists in the Sinai Peninsula, including a branch of Islamic State. In Egypt's election, the president's victory is assured. The question is what happens next? 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z Islamic State-linked militants remain in the Sinai Peninsula, where the pipeline is located, Egypt says it can deter such attacks in the future. Mediterranean Gas Bounty Suddenly Seems Within Big Oil’s Reach 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z For his part, Sissi ginned up a new, made-for-television military campaign in the Sinai Peninsula last month, and last week his chief prosecutor launched a broadside against an always-popular target, the foreign news media. Opinion | Putin and Sissi are putting on elections. Why bother? 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Critics, however, note high inflation, his stifling of political opposition, and setbacks in his ongoing efforts to end terrorist attacks on Christians and others and quash a jihadi insurrection in the Sinai Peninsula. Campaigning for Egypt’s presidential vote underway 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Egypt to open border with Gaza temporarily: Officials in Egypt said the country will open its border with the Gaza Strip amid a military campaign against Islamist insurgents in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula. World Digest: Feb. 20, 2018 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z The strains grew even more taut when Egypt launched an offensive against militants in the Sinai Peninsula and Israel skirmished with the Iranian-affililated Syrian military. Tillerson kicks off tense Middle East trip in Egypt 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z A Middle Eastern subspecies of the brown bear Ursus arctos, the Syrian brown bear is considered extinct throughout much of its former range, which once stretched as far south as the Sinai Peninsula. Escaped Bear Startles Pedestrians on Crowded Street 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The portion of Egypt known as the Sinai Peninsula also borders Israel and the Gaza Strip. When is Egypt not an African country? 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z The attack by the local Islamic State group affiliate brought down the airliner over the Sinai Peninsula in October 2015, killing all 224 people aboard. Putin approves Moscow-Cairo flights after 2-year ban 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Bomb kills 6 in Sinai: A roadside bomb planted by Islamist militants in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula hit a military vehicle, killing six people, including a senior army officer, security and hospital officials said. World Digest: Dec. 28, 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Powerful affiliates in Afghanistan and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula continue to launch regular assaults against security forces and civilians. Islamic State kills 41 in attack on Afghan cultural center 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Egypt is an important military partner for the United States and is fighting its own Islamist insurgency in part of the vast Sinai Peninsula. Arab states believe U.S. aid secure despite defying Trump Jerusalem mo 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z In addition, the Sinai Peninsula is also considered part of Asia. When is Egypt not an African country? 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z The Sinai Peninsula, which is in eastern Egypt and borders Israel, has become a hotbed for terrorist groups, such as ISIS. Egyptian reporter’s journey from think tank to jail cell 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z In October 2015, Islamic State used an improvised bomb to bring down a Russian airliner over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. Kremlin says U.S. tip-off helped Russia halt terrorist attack 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z If so, Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula is looking like fertile ground for the jihadists. Opinion | Egypt answers terrorism with familiar incompetence 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Egypt is an important military partner for the United States and is fighting its own Islamist insurgency in part of the vast Sinai Peninsula. Arab states believe U.S. aid secure despite defying Trump Jerusalem mo 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Islamic State fighters were moving closer to the village, which is on the northern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, west of the provincial capital Arish. How an Egyptian village became a target of the Islamic State 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the attack on the al-Rawda mosque in Egypt’s sparsely populated Sinai Peninsula, but there were many reasons to suspect that the Islamic State was responsible. With the loss of its caliphate, ISIS could turn even more reckless and radical 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z In October 2015, Islamic State used an improvised bomb to bring down a Russian airliner over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. Kremlin says U.S. tip-off helped Russia halt terrorist attack 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z In Rawda, a hamlet off the road that cuts across the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, almost no one was untouched by the violence. As Egypt grieves after mosque massacre, security forces ramp up strikes on militants 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z When some two dozen militants massacred at least 305 people in the Sinai Peninsula on Friday, they were targeting the Sufi community that worshiped in the area’s Rawda mosque. Who are Sufi Muslims and why are they the target of Muslim extremists? 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z Israel is sending condolences to Egypt after 184 people were killed in an attack apparently by a group affiliated with the Islamic State on a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula. The Latest: Egypt’s president condemns mosque attack 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z At least 235 people were killed and scores more injured when gunmen stormed a mosque in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, setting off explosives and firing on worshippers during Friday prayers, authorities said. More than 200 killed as Egypt militants attack mosque in Sinai – LA Times 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z CAIRO—Unknown gunmen armed with explosives attacked a mosque in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula, wounding at least 75 people, according to health ministry officials quoted by state media. At Least 75 Injured in Mosque Attack in Sinai, Egypt 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, a local affiliate of the Islamic State group is spearheading an insurgency across the country and in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt’s el-Sissi vows to quash terrorism after police ambush 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z The bomb went off shortly after the aircraft took off from a popular Red Sea resort city in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, prompting Moscow to suspend air links with Egypt. Egyptian daily to World Cup fans: Beware of Russian women 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Suspected Islamic State militants on Sunday attacked six checkpoints in the turbulent north of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing six soldiers and wounding 37, according to security and hospital officials. World Digest: Oct. 15, 2017 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z Egypt is fighting an insurgency led by a local affiliate of the Islamic State group based in the Sinai Peninsula as well as smaller militant groups allegedly belonging to the Brotherhood. Egypt says police killed 3 suspected militants in Cairo 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z He was studying law in France when the Suez Crisis broke out in 1956 and returned home to fight against the combined Israeli-British-French attack on the Sinai Peninsula. M. Cherif Bassiouni, ‘father of international criminal law,’ dies at 79 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Revenues have increased despite a continuing ban on flights from Russia, traditionally a major source of tourists, after a Russian plane crashed in the Sinai Peninsula in 2015, killing all 224 people on board. Egyptian Archaeologists Find Goldsmith’s 3,500-Year-Old Tomb 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Egypt is fighting an insurgency led by a local affiliate of the Islamic State group based in the Sinai Peninsula as well as Brotherhood factions targeting members of the security forces in Cairo. Egypt says it killed 9 suspected militants in a Cairo raid 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Egypt has long accused Hamas of aiding Islamic insurgency in the neighboring Sinai Peninsula. Hamas chief heads to Egypt in sign of Gaza’s improving ties 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z On October 29, 1956, the Israeli army led by the dashing General Moshe Dayan swept across the Sinai Peninsula, destroying Egyptian tanks and bringing his troops to within 10 miles of the canal. The demolition of U.S. global power 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Militants kill 5 police officers in Egypt’s Sinai: Islamist militants killed five police officers and wounded 11 in attacks on Egyptian police in the northern Sinai Peninsula, security officials said. World Digest: July 17, 2017 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Last Friday, IS claimed responsibility for a stunning attack on a remote Egyptian army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula with a suicide car bomb and heavy machine gun fire, killing at least 23 soldiers. Gunmen kill 5 policemen near Egypt’s oldest pyramids in Giza 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Last Friday, IS claimed responsibility for a stunning attack on a remote Egyptian army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula with a suicide car bomb and heavy machine gun fire Friday, killing at least 23 soldiers. Gunmen kill 5 policemen near Egypt’s oldest pyramid in Giza 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Islamic State militants are waging an insurgency in the rugged, thinly populated Sinai Peninsula. World Digest: July 7, 2017 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z It was a celebration of Israel’s lightning military victory over Arab armies in the Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, West Bank and East Jerusalem that forever changed the landscape of the Middle East. Half a century after the euphoria of the Six-Day War, some Israelis are wondering if it was a victory 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z In that short time, Israel defeated its three foes, capturing not only Jerusalem but also taking the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, part of the Golan Heights from Syria and the West Bank from Jordan. 50 years ago, an American in Jerusalem found himself in the heart of the Six-Day War 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The statements by the Arab countries Monday, however, went far beyond the usual criticism of Qatar for supporting Sunni extremists, accusing it of interference in conflicts from Yemen to the Sinai Peninsula. Four Arab nations sever diplomatic ties with Qatar, exposing rift in region 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z But details about the doomsday scenario, in which Israel planned to set off a nuclear weapon atop a remote mountain in the Sinai Peninsula, shed new light on the fearful climate at the time. US think tank: Israel had plan to use atomic bomb in 1967 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Egypt has been fighting Islamic State group-linked militants who have waged an insurgency, mainly focused in the volatile north of the Sinai Peninsula but there have been also attacks on the mainland. Egypt: Gunmen attack Christians, killing at least 24 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The president and U.S. officials were trying to prod Israel to pull back from parts of the Sinai Peninsula, which it would return to Egypt in 1982. Presidential visit to Israel, 43 years after Nixon's, stirs memories of another era 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z El-Sissi’s security forces, meanwhile, have been fighting in the Sinai Peninsula to put down an insurgency by militants led by the local IS affiliate. Pope’s timely Egypt visit comforts grief-stricken Christians 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z In a speech in front of Sissi and diplomats, Francis expressed support for Egypt’s efforts to suppress the Islamic State’s Egyptian affiliate, based in the northern Sinai Peninsula. Pope Francis denounces religious extremism, calls for tolerance during Egypt visit 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z In February, hundreds of Christians fled the Sinai Peninsula following assassinations by Islamic State militants, who in a video vowed more attacks on Christians. Pope Francis arriving in Egypt at a time of great fear among Christians 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Some rationalize these abuses as necessary for the Sissi regime to defeat domestic Islamists, including a branch of the Islamic State operating in the Sinai Peninsula. Opinion | Celebrate one American’s release from an Egyptian prison — but don’t forget the thousands still repressed 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z The group cited a network official as saying the killings took place in October or November in a village called al-Tuma, south of Sheikh Zuweid in northern Sinai Peninsula. Rights group: Halt Egypt aid over video showing executions 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z After a February attack that killed seven Christians on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, the majority of Copts have fled the Sinai, according to Human Rights Watch. War, Terrorism, and the Christian Exodus from the Middle East 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z In February, hundreds of Christians fled the Sinai Peninsula following assassinations by Islamic State militants. Pope Francis denounces religious extremism, calls for tolerance during Egypt visit 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z The group continues to target security in the Sinai Peninsula almost daily while carrying out sporadic operations in mainland Egypt. Egypt beefs up security outside churches ahead of Easter 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Zack Gold, a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Hariri Center in Washington, said that Israel’s decision to close its border crossing into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula was an unusual step. After Egypt church bombings, Israel closes southern border with Sinai 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Mourners gathered Monday to remember Coptic Christians killed in two deadly Palm Sunday church bombings as militant attacks continued in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt's Christians bury victims of bombings as Israel closes border at Sinai 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z More recently, hundreds of Christians fled Egypt’s volatile Sinai Peninsula after militants aligned with the Islamic State affiliate there killed several who were attacked in their homes or in drive-by shootings. Palm Sunday bombs rock Egyptian churches; state of emergency is declared 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z An Islamic State affiliate based in the Sinai Peninsula claimed an attack on a Cairo church in December that killed around 30 people, and vowed more attacks on Christians. The Latest: Israel asks its tourists to leave Egypt’s Sinai 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z A charter jet taking Russian vacationers home to St. Petersburg from an Egyptian beach resort town crashed in a remote part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 passengers and crew members on board. A timeline of deadly attacks in Russia 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Hundreds of Christians fled the Sinai Peninsula this year after the militants began killing members of their community. After Egypt church bombings, Israel closes southern border with Sinai 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Hundreds of Christians are fleeing Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula as the Islamic State affiliate there has increasingly targeted the community in recent weeks, according to witnesses, clergy and human rights activists. World Digest: Feb. 24, 2017 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The Islamic State in Egypt seems to be gaining in strength and notoriety in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt as the group claimed responsibility for more rockets fired into southern Israel Monday. Islamic State fires more rockets Into southern Israel from Egypt 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z An Islamic State affiliate based in the Sinai Peninsula claimed an attack on a Cairo church in December that killed around 30 people, and vowed more attacks on Christians. The Latest: Israel asks its tourists to leave Egypt’s Sinai 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z “Earlier today, projectiles launched from the Sinai Peninsula hit an open area in the Eshkol regional council,” the army said in a statement on Monday. Rockets fired into southern Israel from Egypt's Sinai 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Islamic State militants in the Sinai Peninsula claimed responsibility for the rocket attack. Police: Palestinian wounds 6 Israelis in attack near market 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z In his electronic missive, Netanyahu was referring to the three-year-old fence Israel constructed along the entire length of its once-porous land border with Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula. Israel’s Netanyahu applauds Trump’s plan for wall; Mexico not pleased 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z The police and security officials say the attacker used a garbage truck packed with explosives in Monday’s bombing in the city of el-Arish in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt officials: Suicide car bomber hits Sinai security post 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z It also built settlements in the Sinai Peninsula, seized too from Egypt in 1967, but removed them in 1982 as part of a peace agreement with Cairo. Israel and the Palestinians: Can settlement issue be solved? - BBC News 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Or Ben Yehuda was shot in the hand by hashish smugglers in the Sinai Peninsula, she tended to a more seriously wounded male comrade while firing back at the gunmen and calling in reinforcements. Israel Grapples With Military’s Plan to Open Combat Roles to Women 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Four days earlier, a Metrojet airliner carrying Russian tourists had crashed after taking off from the beach resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, in the Sinai Peninsula, killing all two hundred and twenty-four people aboard. Egypt’s Failed Revolution 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z It advised to avoid travel to the Sinai Peninsula and the Western Desert regions. US issues Jordan travel warning after deadly attacks - BBC News 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z The crash of Flight 804 occurred seven months after a Russian commercial airliner went down in the Sinai Peninsula, killing more than 200 people. World Digest: Dec. 15, 2016 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Egypt’s military is battling a growing insurgency based in the northern Sinai Peninsula, with Islamic State and other extremist groups regularly targeting military and government installations. Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Bombing of Coptic Cathedral in Egypt 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z They were headed back to the post from a six-month peacekeeping mission in the Sinai Peninsula. Victims of Gander crash being remembered at ceremony 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z More recently, the local affiliate of the Islamic State group targeted Christians in the Sinai Peninsula, where the extremist group is waging attacks against security forces. Bombing at Egypt's Main Coptic Christian Cathedral Kills 25 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z In October 2015 a Russian passenger plane exploded over the Sinai Peninsula; Vladimir Putin issued an indefinite ban on all Russo-Egyptian air travel. The Russians are coming 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Israeli Army Radio said the man was shot while working on a border fence Israel is erecting along the frontier with Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Israeli army: Man wounded by gunfire from Egypt 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the killing, but the attack bore the hallmarks of militant Islamists in the Sinai Peninsula. World Digest: Oct. 22, 2016 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the killing, but the attack bore the hallmarks of militant Islamic groups fighting security forces in the Sinai Peninsula. Suspected militants gun down Egyptian army officer 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z A year ago, the Islamic State affiliate, known as Wilayat Sinai, claimed responsibility for the bombing of a Russian charter flight over the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 aboard. Suspected Islamic State attack kills 12 Egyptian soldiers in Sinai 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Sinai Peninsula, Islamic State’s local branch and the deadliest Egyptian militant group, regularly attacks military and police targets in the Sinai. Militants Kill 12 Egyptian Soldiers in Sinai 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The attack, claimed by the Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, raised questions about Egypt’s security at its airports. It used to be a busy Egyptian resort. Then an airplane fell from the sky. 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z He is believed to have been closely involved in vetting external groups that sought permission to declare themselves “provinces” of Islamic State in areas like Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, or war-ravaged Libya next door. Key Islamic State official killed in Syria, group says 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Egypt’s military announced that it killed the top Islamic State leader in the volatile Sinai Peninsula and dozens of members of the militant group in an operation. Egypt’s former grand mufti survives shooting west of Cairo 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Egypt's military announced it killed the top IS leader and dozens of members of the militant group in an operation in the volatile Sinai Peninsula. Egypt's former grand mufti survives shooting west of Cairo 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z It is at war with a local affiliate of the Islamic State in the Sinai Peninsula. A Gloomy Egypt Sees Its International Influence Wither Away 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z The two countries face a common enemy in Islamist extremism on the Sinai Peninsula, where anti-Cairo tribes have pledged loyalty to the Islamic State and declared themselves a province of the militants’ so-called caliphate. What is Egypt’s Sissi up to? Maybe an Israel-Palestinian peace deal 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Israel’s purpose was to distract the Sudanese Army so that it would not join forces with Egypt, which was mobilizing to retaliate for the capture of the Sinai Peninsula. Idi Amin’s Israeli Connection 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Begun in 2014 in the Sinai Peninsula, the unit is attracting Bedouin Arabs, Palestinians from across the border and foreign fighters. ISIS expands beyond Iraq-Syria base with six armies on three continents 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z But the group also has about 1,000 fighters in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, he said, and is now the country’s chief terrorist threat. CIA director predicts more terrorist attacks like those in Orlando, Brussels and Paris 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Cairo accuses Hamas of supporting Islamic State militants in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula, which borders Gaza. Hamas: Egypt temporarily reopens Gaza border crossing 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z As the Egyptian generals see it, they use the tanks and mine-resistant vehicles and F-16s supplied by Washington to fight the Islamic State on one front, in the Sinai Peninsula. America gives Egypt free armored vehicles. Egypt gives America a slap in the face. 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Egypt is engaged in a battle against Islamist insurgents, including an Islamic State affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula. Remains from EgyptAir wreckage examined amid conflict over initial findings 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z ISIS, for instance, released a picture of what it claimed was the improvised bomb it used to bring down the Russian Metrojet plane over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula in October. EgyptAir crash: Terrorism can't be ruled out, foreign minister says 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z In the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt’s security forces are waging an ongoing battle with insurgents affiliated with ISIS. EgyptAir Crash Brings Disaster Fatigue to Troubled Country 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z That is a contrast to the downing of a Russian jet in October over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that killed all 224 on board. Smoke Detected on EgyptAir Flight Before Crash 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z In October, the Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt claimed responsibility for bringing down a Russian charter flight over the Sinai Peninsula with a possible bomb smuggled aboard, killing all 224 people aboard. Egypt’s military says EgyptAir debris found in Mediterranean 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z When the Russian airliner crashed in the Sinai Peninsula in October, the passengers were foreign tourists returning from vacations in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh. Egyptians Come Together in Grief 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z In October, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for bringing down a Russian passenger plane over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing 224 people on board. What we know about the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z It follows the downing of a Russian passenger plane over the Sinai Peninsula in October 2015 that killed 224 people in an act claimed by a branch of the Islamic State group in Egypt. EgyptAir Crash Brings Disaster Fatigue to Troubled Country 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z The assumption is that the downing was the work of ISIS’s affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, which took credit for the attack. Why the EgyptAir Crash Is So Scary 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z That is a contrast to the downing of a Russian jet in October over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that killed 224 people. As 1st debris found from Egypt plane crash, no clue on cause 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Egypt faces a range of militant threats, including a group affiliated with the Islamic State that is active in the Sinai Peninsula. EgyptAir plane made ‘sudden swerves’ before vanishing over Mediterranean 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z That was in a sharp contrast to Egypt’s reticence last October, when a Russian airliner went down over the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. Your Evening Briefing: EgyptAir, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z The U.S. also named IS branches in Libya, Yemen and Saudi Arabia as global terrorists, joining other IS branches in Algeria, Nigeria and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula already on the list. US widens sanctions on Islamic State, al-Qaida branches 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Aviation security in Egypt has been under intense scrutiny since a bomb brought down a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula in October, killing all 224 people on board. EgyptAir Flight Disappears Over Mediterranean 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z According to Israeli security officials, Egypt and Israel are now engaged in an unprecedented collaborative mission to prevent the Sinai Peninsula from becoming the next stronghold of ISIS. Israel Patrols Its Southern Border as ISIS Lurk in the Sinai Peninsula 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z In the northern Sinai Peninsula, Egypt’s security forces have been battling the Islamic State affiliate, which has become increasingly sophisticated and daring in its attacks in recent months. Militants kill eight Egyptian police officers in a Cairo suburb 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Before him was the Sinai Peninsula, so close that his soldiers see — and often wave to — U.N. peacekeeping observers and their protective forces. Israel, Hamas and Egypt form unlikely alliance against Islamic State affiliate 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z The Pentagon has shifted more than 100 U.S. soldiers from a desert camp near the Egypt-Israeli border in the Sinai Peninsula after a barrage of attacks by militants linked to Islamic State. U.S. shifts troops in the Sinai Peninsula after attacks by militants 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z The Islamic State, whose local affiliate is fighting the Egyptian military in the Sinai Peninsula, claimed that it had brought down the plane, an Airbus A321-200. EgyptAir Flight Disappears Over Mediterranean 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Israel treated the blockade as an act of war and launched a series of airstrikes that devastated the Egyptian armed forces and led to the capture of the entire Sinai Peninsula. This Is Why Egyptians Are Taking to the Streets Again 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z In October, the affiliate claimed responsibility for the bombing of a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula that killed all 224 onboard. Militants kill eight Egyptian police officers in a Cairo suburb 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z A growing Islamic State insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula regularly attacks military and police targets, and claimed the Oct. Thousands Protest Egypt’s Red Sea Island Deal With Saudi Arabia 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z The Russian plane flying from an Egyptian resort crashed into the Sinai Peninsula on Oct. The Latest: Putin: Meldonium not performance-enhancing 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Among other bilateral deals signed during the visit is a $16 billion investment fund and the creation of a free economic zone in the Sinai Peninsula. Saudi King’s Speech to Egypt’s Parliament Avoids Controversial Island Agreement 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia will partner with Egypt to build a bridge connecting the Sinai Peninsula to the Gulf kingdom, part of a cash injection into Egypt’s economy agreed upon during a visit by Saudi King Salman. Saudi Arabia, Egypt to Partner on Bridge in Southern Sinai 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z "I was stunned at how things have deteriorated," Graham said, notably in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel. Congress Ponders 'Marshall Plan' for Egypt 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Egypt often counters that it is fighting against Islamic militancy in the form of an insurgency based in the Sinai Peninsula that has killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers the past three years. Nearly 3 years into Egypt crackdown overseen by President el-Sissi, allegations of human rights abuses bring criticism from allies 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z It has established “provinces” of varying degrees of strength on the Sinai Peninsula and in Yemen and other Muslim countries. The Islamic State’s European Front 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z To the south, militants allied with the Islamic State are fighting Egyptian troops in the Sinai Peninsula, with some assistance from Hamas, the Islamist Palestinian resistance movement and terror organization in Gaza. Biden arrives in Israel to talk billions in military aid — and try to patch things up 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z The men were sent back into Egypt with the help of Bedouin smugglers in the Sinai Peninsula and communicated with their handlers using the Internet, General Abdel-Ghaffar said. Egypt Says Muslim Brotherhood, Backed by Hamas, Killed Top Prosecutor 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z One of the other emails classified secret included a lengthy chain of messages involving the Sinai Peninsula that was copied to a number of administration officials. More Hillary Clinton Emails Released, Including 3 Now ‘Secret’ 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z The Sinai Peninsula affiliate of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. After four months, Russia’s campaign in Syria is proving successful for Moscow 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z He noted that if Israel wanted to mount an all-out ground attack on Islamic State forces in southern Syria and the Sinai Peninsula, it could wipe them out in three or four hours. Why is Israel so cautious on the Islamic State? A recent war game explains why. 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Most alarming for Egypt’s neighbors, the regime’s attempt to combat jihadist terrorism, including a self-declared affiliate of the Islamic State based in the Sinai Peninsula, has worsened rather than alleviated the threat. Five years after a revolution, Egypt is far from ‘restoring democracy’ 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Earlier Thursday, an Egyptian affiliate of the Islamic State militant group asserted responsibility for an attack on a checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula that killed five police officers. World Digest: Jan. 21, 2016 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z A long running Islamic insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula intensified after the 2013 ouster by the military of Mubarak’s successor, Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, worsening tourism woes. Egypt unveils rare whale fossil museum to boost tourism 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Egypt is battling an insurgency largely based in the Sinai Peninsula which became more active after the overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Egypt policemen shot dead in Giza in IS-claimed attack - BBC News 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z It parallels names for affiliates elsewhere, such as the IS branch in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, which is known as "Sinai Province." Islamic State expands its Afghan footprint with terror campaign echoing atrocities elsewhere 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z President Vladimir Putin says Russia is working with Egypt to restore air links that Moscow cut following the crash of a Russian airliner on the Sinai Peninsula. The Latest: Putin backs joint fight against terror 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z At issue were Egyptian exports to Israel that abruptly stopped in 2012 because of militant attacks on a pipeline through the restive Sinai Peninsula. Dispute With Egypt Threatens Israeli Gas Plan 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Those include in Libya and the Sinai Peninsula, the official added. Islamic State eyeing oil targets beyond Syria stronghold: U.S. official 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z The series of tremendous IS successes recently, including the terror attack in Paris on Nov. 13 and the downing of the Russian plane over the Sinai Peninsula on Oct. Will Syria become Russia's Vietnam? 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z The Islamic State’s core leadership in Syria played a role in planning the attack in Paris and the bombing of a Russian jet over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, according to intelligence reports. Obama’s Oval Office address reflects struggle to be heard 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Egypt stopped selling natural gas to Israel in 2012 after months of attacks on a pipeline by militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Arbitrator orders Egypt to pay Israeli company $1.76 billion for halting gas supplies 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Shehata, an Egyptian by birth, said he talked with Farook soon after a Russian jetliner was destroyed over the Sinai Peninsula by a bomb in late October. FBI investigating San Bernardino shooting as an act of terrorism 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z The campaign was prompted in part by the recent bombing of a Russian airliner over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane that it claimed strayed into Turkish airspace. In turbulent region, Israel courts Russian tourists as alternative to Egypt, Turkey 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z In October, a Russian airliner crashed on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after taking off from a popular resort town, killing all 224 people aboard. What Colombia Can Teach the West About Terrorism 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z One is an Egyptian journalist who bravely investigated the growth of extremism and official corruption in the Sinai Peninsula. Three unsung heroes in the Middle East 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Egypt is currently struggling to put down an Islamic insurgency in the volatile north of its Sinai Peninsula, which borders Israel. Two Palestinians Shot and Killed in West Bank 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z The Kremlin is trying to forge a broader coalition against Islamic State after the terrorist attacks in Paris and the downing of a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula. Russian President Putin, Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Meet to Discuss Syria 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z After a bomb brought down a Russian Metrojet flight over the Sinai Peninsula on Oct. U.S. intelligence: No specific threat to Thanksgiving travel after Paris attacks 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Also voting Sunday and Monday is the northern Sinai Peninsula, home to a deadly Islamist insurgency that regularly attacks police and military targets there. Egypt Votes in Second Round of Parliamentary Elections 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Since a Russian jetliner crashed in the Sinai Peninsula on Oct. 31, Islamic State is losing ground. Will that mean more attacks overseas? 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula claimed responsibility for bringing the plane down and U.S. intelligence agencies say the available evidence points to terrorism as the cause. Islamic State Tactics Shift, Borrowing From al Qaeda 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z The action followed claims by IS for the 13 November Paris attacks and the downing of a Russian passenger jet over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on 31 October. Telegram app cracks down on IS propaganda channels - BBC News 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z In October, a Russian passenger plane crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. Russia, France set for showdown at U.N. over Islamic State fight 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z The magazine also included a claim that the group killed a Chinese and a Norwegian hostage and photographs of the bomb that it said brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Oct. A look at key developments in the Paris attacks investigation 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z The Paris attacks and downing of a Russian plane over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula were crimes “against the whole world,” Mr. Medvedev said. Global Leaders Talk Security Ahead of Economic Summit 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Russia said today that a bomb brought down a jet over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt more than two weeks ago, killing all 224 people on board. Your Tuesday Briefing 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Earlier Tuesday, Russia said its investigation into the crash of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula had determined it was brought down by a bomb. Kerry, visiting post-attack Paris, says ceasefire in Syria could be only weeks away 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The Airbus A321, operated by Metrojet, had been returning Russian holiday makers from the Egyptian resort to St Petersburg when it broke up over the Sinai Peninsula, killing all on board. Putin vows payback after confirmation of Egypt plane bomb 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Just two weeks ago, a Russian plane allegedly exploded in midair over the Sinai Peninsula. The Problem With the French Flag on Facebook 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z A Russian jetliner with 224 people aboard crashed in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, with the Islamic State asserting responsibility for blowing it up. Experts: Terrorists learning from one another and going after soft targets 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Fifteen African migrants were shot to death Sunday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula while trying to reach Israel, a hospital official said. African migrants en route to Israel fired on in Sinai; 15 reported dead 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Two explosions in suicide attacks in a Shi'ite Muslim district of southern Beirut in Lebanon killed 43, and 224 died when a Russian aircraft crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. After Paris attacks, pressure builds for big military response to Islamic State 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z The militant group also said it bombed a Russian plane that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Oct. Belgian police arrest 3; Eiffel Tower goes dark as France mourns 129 dead 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z ISIS’ branch in Egypt is also the prime suspect in the crash of a Russian passenger jet in the Sinai Peninsula. ISIS Attack on Paris Suggests a Change in Strategy 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z The statement was released on the same Telegram channel that was used to claim responsibility for the crash of a Russian jet over the Sinai Peninsula two weeks ago, killing 224 people. ISIS Claims Responsibility, Calling Paris Attacks ‘First of the Storm’ 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Western intelligence officials suspect the ultra-hardline Sunni group of planting a bomb in a Russian passenger plane which crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Oct. IS video threatens attacks in Russia 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z She pointed to the Islamic State’s claim, which intelligence officials are increasingly believing, to have brought down a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula, killing more than 200 people. Moderate Democrats pleading with Obama for decisive plan to beat Islamic State 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The continued fallout from the recent plane crash in the Sinai Peninsula, which most Western governments suspect was caused by a terrorist bomb, is likely to pitch tourist-dependent businesses even farther into the deep freeze. Possible Chambers in Pyramid Hold Hopes for Egypt's Tourism 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Nearly two weeks after an Airbus A321 broke apart in midair, spraying debris across the Sinai Peninsula desert, key parts of the crash investigation are unclear and even some of the participants remain uncertain. Ambiguity Shrouds Russian Plane-Crash Investigation 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Islamic State controls swathes of Iraq and Syria and is battling the Egyptian army in the Sinai Peninsula. Clinton says would not support war declaration against ISIS 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Egypt’s military has been battling them in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. In Egypt, Angry Talk of Western Conspiracy Over Plane Crash 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z There is a “high probability” that a bomb planted by an Islamic State supporter brought down the Russian airliner which crashed over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula just over a week ago, according to Britain’s foreign minister. 'High probability' Russian flight was bombed, says UK defence minister 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The Mideast's biggest airline says it is reviewing security procedures in Egypt but remains committed to flying there as suspicions grow that a bomb brought down a Russian airliner in the Sinai Peninsula. The Latest: Dozens of airliners bringing back Russian tourists from Egypt 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Concerns over flights over the Sinai Peninsula were further fueled Saturday, when the U.K. government said a commercial plane was diverted in August to avoid missiles. Egypt’s Foreign Minister Criticizes Allies for Withholding Russia Plane-Crash Intelligence 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Norway’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday it also urged people already in Sharm el-Sheik not to travel further around the Sinai Peninsula, where Egypt is fighting an Islamic insurgency. The Latest: Egypt: Europe not helping us in war on terror 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z A group affiliated with Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the crash of an Airbus A321 operated by a Russian carrier on Saturday that was bringing holidaymakers home from a resort on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Russia suspends Egypt flights, U.S. boosts security as intelligence points to bomb 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the new protocols apply to fewer than 10 overseas airports in “the region in which the Sinai Peninsula is located.” US gov’t adding air security ‘enhancements’ amid crash probe 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Britain on Wednesday grounded all flights to and from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Russia to suspend flights to Egypt pending improved security 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Putin's decision was a response to the crash of an Airbus A321 operated by a Russian carrier on Saturday over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Russia suspends flights to Egypt on security advice 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Britain had grounded all flights to and from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, saying there was a “significant possibility” the Russian airliner that crashed last Saturday, killing 224 people, was downed by a bomb. Putin agrees to suspend Russian flights to Egypt after crash 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z The U.K. grounded all flights to and from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, saying there was a “significant possibility” a Russian airliner that crashed Saturday, killing 224 people, was downed by a bomb. The Latest: Dutch: Security lax at Sharm el-Sheikh airport 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Britain had canceled flights after fears that a bomb caused a Russian plane to break apart over the Sinai Peninsula last weekend. Your Friday Briefing 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Egypt is battling an Islamist insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula, and a bombing would undercut President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi’s claims that the situation is under control. Obama: 'There is a possibility' bomb was aboard Russian jet 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Sharm is located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, a desert region bordering Israel that is home to an active affiliate of the extremist group Islamic State. Security at Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh Airport Comes Under Scrutiny After Russian Plane Crash 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z More world leaders acknowledged the possibility that a bomb took down a Russian plane shortly after it left a resort in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Your Thursday Evening Briefing: Egypt, James Bond, NASA 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The Metrojet Airbus A321 exploded Saturday over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula about 20 minutes after taking off from the Sharm el Sheik tourist resort on the Red Sea en route to St. Petersburg. Russia deploys antiaircraft missiles in Syria to protect its warplanes 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z A slow-burning insurgency has existed in the Sinai Peninsula for years, but the insurgents’ attacks expanded in number and scope after the removal of president Morsi. What We Know About the Cause of the Russian Jet Crash 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z THE wreckage of the Russian airliner that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula on October 31st, killing all 224 people on board, is strewn over more than two miles of desert. Two crackdowns expected 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Russian Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov says Russian rescue teams are wrapping up their search for any more remains of victims of last Saturday's plane crash in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The Latest: Russian official says their teams to wrap up search for Egypt plane crash victims 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z “The airport in question . . . is not the last point of departure into the United States for any airline, including foreign airlines that do operate in the Sinai Peninsula,” he said. Britain suspends flights from Sinai, citing bomb fears 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Britain suspended all U.K. flights to the Sinai Peninsula. Russian jet crash in Egypt likely caused by bomb, U.S. and British officials say 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z But in the context of the recent insurgency, the northern and southern sections of the Sinai Peninsula have taken on the appearance of separate worlds. What We Know About the Cause of the Russian Jet Crash 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Increasing numbers of officials and investigators are pointing to a possible bomb and explosion as the cause of the Russian charter jet crash over the Sinai Peninsula last weekend. Your Morning Briefing: Russia Crash, Stranded on Bali, China Markets 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Britain earlier decided to suspend flights to and from the Sinai Peninsula, where the plane went down. Bomb may have hit Russia airliner - US - BBC News 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Less than two years later, their lives ended together on another plane, a Russian jetliner that plunged into the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt on Saturday, killing all 224 aboard. Russians mourn a family whose life together started and ended in the air 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z The British government says it increasingly concerned that a Russian jet was brought down by a bomb and is suspending flights to and from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The Latest UK: Russian jet may have been downed by explosive 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Embassy in Cairo instructed its staff Tuesday not to travel anywhere in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula as a “precautionary measure,” pending the outcome of the investigation. Scraps of inconclusive evidence surface on Russian airliner crash 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Egypt’s president dismissed as “propaganda” a claim by an affiliate of the Islamic State that it brought down a Russian charter plane with 224 people aboard over the Sinai Peninsula. Your Morning Briefing: China-Taiwan Meeting, Volkswagen Emissions 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Egypt’s civil aviation ministry said on Tuesday there were no facts to substantiate assertions by Russian officials that the Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday broke up in mid-air. No proof that plane broke up in mid-air: Egyptian authorities 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z The vast majority of passengers aboard a Russian airplane that broke apart Saturday over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt were from St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city. Relatives Begin to Identify Sinai Plane Crash Victims in St. Petersburg 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z All 224 people on board the plane died when it crashed Saturday into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The Latest UK: Russian jet may have been downed by explosive 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z No clarity emerged on what brought down a Russian jetliner in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, killing 224. Your Monday Evening Briefing: Kansas City Royals, Egypt, Republican Party 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The plane crashed in Hasana, a mountainous region in the northern Sinai Peninsula. Investigating the Russian Metrojet Crash 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Wilayat Sinai is one of the most effective groups attacking the Egyptian military in the Sinai Peninsula, said a U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal assessments. No evidence terrorists brought down Russian jet, U.S. intelligence chief says 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Two days after a Russian airliner crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula killing all 224 people on board, the cause of the disaster remains a mystery. Cause of Russian Aircaft Tragedy Remains a Mystery 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z It may take weeks for investigators to determine why an 18-year-old jet crashed over the weekend on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, killing all 224 people aboard. Your Monday Briefing 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z More than 200 people, mostly young families on vacation, died in the incident over the Sinai Peninsula. Your Asia Briefing: Turkey’s Election, Russian Plane Crash, Asian Leaders 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z No one aboard the flight survived after the plane traveling from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg crashed shortly after takeoff in the Sinai Peninsula. Russian crash in the Sinai: Plane 'broke up in the air,' official says 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z The probe into the crash of a Russian passenger jet in the Sinai Peninsula accelerated Sunday as Russian officials arrived to assist the Egyptian team to search for evidence and recover the bodies of victims. Russian, Egyptian Teams Search for Evidence at Sinai Crash Site 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z MOSCOW—Russia observed a day of mourning Sunday following the crash of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that killed 224 people, in one of the worst aviation disasters in the country’s history. Russia Mourns Victims of Plane Crash in Egypt 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Russian tourists flock to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula every year, where temperatures remain high throughout the winter. No survivors after Russian airliner crashes in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z The airliner crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous region in the Sinai Peninsula about 20 minutes after taking off from a Red Sea resort popular with Russian tourists, the Egyptian government said. Russia Dismisses ISIS Claim It Brought Down Jet in Egypt 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z CAIRO—A Russian passenger jet lost contact with aviation authorities and crashed in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday morning, Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said. Russian Passenger Jet Crashes in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Sandstorms and flash floods hit parts of the Sinai Peninsula. World digest: Oct. 25, 2015 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z That year, gunmen killed 15 soldiers at an Egyptian Army checkpoint in the northern Sinai Peninsula, which abuts Gaza. As Egypt Floods Gaza Tunnels, Smugglers Fear an End to Their Trade 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z The four were part of a multinational mission to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Gov. Abbott giving Texas Purple Hearts to 4 wounded in Egypt 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z The vessels would add powerful capabilities to Egypt’s military arsenal as Mr. Sisi is battles Islamist militant threats to his government in places including the Sinai Peninsula and from across Egypt’s western border in Libya. France to Sell Mistral Warships to Egypt 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The government accuses Islamic militants of using smuggling tunnels to move between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Gaza, which is ruled by the militant group Hamas. Human Rights Watch says civilians harmed as Egypt military creates northern Sinai buffer zone 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z While the Islamist insurgency has been largely based in the Sinai Peninsula, attacks have taken place in Cairo and other cities. Egyptian forces mistake Mexicans for militants, kill 12 in air raid 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Vast stretches of both the Sinai Peninsula and the Western Desert are now too dangerous for Westerners to visit. Mexican tourists killed by Egyptian security forces - BBC News 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z The MFO was created as a result of the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel and is based in the Sinai Peninsula. World Digest: Sept. 3, 2015 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The military-backed government accused Islamic militants of using smuggling tunnels to move between Gaza and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Egypt launches project to fill Gaza border area with water to stop militant activity 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z IS-inspired groups are active on both its northern border and in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Four wars and counting: Making sense of the anti-IS struggle - BBC News 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Following Morsi’s ouster, a long-running insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula surged, with attacks targeting security forces there and on the mainland. Egypt arrests 3 under terror law for spreading IS ideology 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Ostensibly it is a response to a wave of violence and terrorism; particularly in the Sinai Peninsula, a group now affiliated with the Islamic State presents a serious challenge. The Sissi regime continues Egypt’s repressive descent 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z After Morsi’s ouster, a long-running insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula surged, with stepped-up attacks targeting the military there and on the mainland, while an affiliate of the Islamic State militant group established an Egypt branch. Egypt president approves sweeping anti-terrorism law 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Before the excavation began two weeks ago, 10 packs of cigarettes smuggled through the tunnels from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula sold in Gaza for around 110 shekels, or about $28. Egypt launches project to fill Gaza border area with water to stop militant activity 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z And security was tight, given that Egypt is battling a growing Islamist insurgency in the nearby Sinai Peninsula. Egypt’s ‘gift to the world’ cost $8 billion and probably wasn’t necessary 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Two days later, militants unleashed multiple strikes against police and military positions in the northern Sinai Peninsula. Islamic State's Egypt affiliate threatens to kill Croatian captive 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, a rebel group with ties to the Sunni Muslim extremist group Islamic State has taken root in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt Prepares to Inaugurate Expanded Suez Canal 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The 1979 peace treaty with Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt, placing the Suez Canal well inside its borders. A look at Egypt's Suez Canal, from first days to current expansion 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The officials say the Tuesday morning attack happened in the restive town of Sheikh Zuweid in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian officials: Militants in northern Sinai shell house, killing an entire family of 5 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Kerry said the administration was committed to working with Egypt to enhance its military capabilities as it confronts growing threats from extremists, particularly in the Sinai Peninsula. US and Egypt to resume formal security talks amid human rights concerns 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Despite continuing human rights concerns in Egypt, the Obama administration is increasing military assistance to the country as it confronts growing threats from extremists, particularly in the Sinai Peninsula. US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Egyptian officials in Mideast trip after nuke deal 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z The task of portraying Egypt as stable takes on a particular urgency since the Egyptian state is fighting an ongoing battle against insurgents based in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt to Open New Improved Suez Canal 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the group has expanded to other countries, including Libya, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Afghanistan. Pummeled in its capital, Islamic State group still hanging tough across Iraq and Syria 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Administration officials have argued the policy is aimed at helping Egypt defeat terrorists, including an affiliate of the Islamic State now based in the Sinai Peninsula. Mr. Kerry needs to speak the truth in Egypt 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The government’s new counterterrorism bill was proposed after a string of attacks by militants in the capital and in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, on the border with Gaza. Egypt’s timid press lashes out at harsh measures aimed at media, journalists 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Egypt is accusing Turkey of working with the Islamic State on the Sinai Peninsula, a new low in the already poor relations between the two regional powers. Turkey-Egypt feud undercuts U.S. hopes for Middle East 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The Egyptian army on Sunday said it killed 59 militants in the Sinai Peninsula a day earlier, while seven soldiers were left dead in military operations against militants in the restive area. Egyptian Army Says It Killed 59 Militants in Sinai Peninsula 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z CAIRO--Militants in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula attacked two military checkpoints, killing at least five soldiers Saturday in the latest violence there targeting security forces, officials and state media said. Militants Kill 5 at Military Checkpoints in Egypt’s Sinai 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z In an online statement, the militants said they used a guided missile to hit the ship off the shore of Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula. Islamic State claims bold strike on an Egyptian navy vessel 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Those strategies are being carried over into new fronts as well, appearing in Egypt in last week's dramatic attack by an IS-linked militant group against the military in the Sinai Peninsula. Fanatical shock troops fighting to the death a key weapon in Islamic State group's arsenal 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z CAIRO—Egypt’s military said Friday its warplanes and helicopters killed 70 militants in two days of airstrikes against Islamic State’s affiliate in the northern Sinai Peninsula. Egypt Says Its Forces Killed Scores of Militants in Sinai Battle 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z The Egyptian military and militants linked to the Islamic State group are engaged in fighting in the Sinai Peninsula. Poland advises its citizens against travel to Egypt 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the first day of this year's summer vacation, the sounds of explosions were clearly heard from the neighboring Sinai Peninsula — where the Egyptian military was striking Islamic State-affiliated militants. A year after Gaza war, southern Israeli communities battered by rockets see a resurgence 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z There, the jihadists hold wide swaths of territory, while most of the local affiliate’s attacks are confined to the Sinai Peninsula. Islamic State claims bold strike on an Egyptian navy vessel 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The fighting — the bloodiest in the Sinai Peninsula in decades — heightened tensions across Egypt after the assassination in Cairo this week of the country’s chief prosecutor. Egyptian military pounds Sinai militant positions, killing 23 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Airstrikes continued today in the Sinai Peninsula in an operation against the Islamic State’s local affiliate. Your Thursday Briefing 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Islamic militants on Wednesday unleashed a wave of simultaneous attacks, including suicide car bombings, on Egyptian army checkpoints in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 50 soldiers, security and military officials said. Militants attack Egyptian army checkpoints in Sinai, kill 50 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Egyptian army F-16 jets and Apache helicopters strafed the region that lies within the Sinai Peninsula, a strategic area located between Israel, the Gaza Strip and the Suez Canal. Fifty killed in North Sinai attacks claimed by Islamic State 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z In the country’s restive Sinai Peninsula, a faction pledging loyalty to the Islamic State assassinated three judges in May after opening fire on their passenger bus. Cairo blast kills top prosecutor, raising fears about militant reach in Egypt 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The group has seized the Syrian city of Palmyra, launched attacks in Saudi Arabia, established a presence in Libya and the Sinai Peninsula, and won adherents in countries as varied as Afghanistan and Nigeria. To defeat the Islamic State, the U.S. will have to go big 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z In early 2014, a suicide bomber detonated explosives on a bus carrying foreign tourists in Taba, a popular beach and diving center on the Sinai Peninsula near the Israeli border. Suicide bomber, 2 other armed men target Egypt’s temple site at Luxor 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Army and police are battling Islamic militants concentrated in the strategic Sinai Peninsula, and there are frequent bombings — usually small but sometimes deadly — against security forces in Cairo and other parts of the country. Egypt's Leader Tries to Rule as a 1-man Show After a Year in Office 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Egypt sees regular attacks on its security forces as it struggles with the low-level Islamist insurgency, mostly in the lawless northern Sinai Peninsula following the 2013 military ouster of elected Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Gunmen in Egypt kill 2 police officers outside Giza Pyramids 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Egypt sees regular attacks on its security forces as it struggles with a low-level Islamist insurgency, mostly in the lawless northern Sinai Peninsula. Gunmen open fire, kill 2 Egyptian policemen at the Pyramids 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Upon their return, prosecutors alleged, they would join forces with militant groups in the Sinai Peninsula, the Egyptian territory that borders Israel. Egyptian court seeks death penalty for ex-president Mursi 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z Upon their return, they would join forces with militant groups in the Sinai Peninsula, the Egyptian territory that borders Israel to the east, prosecutors alleged. Egyptian court seeks death penalty for former president Mursi 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z Egyptian security officials estimate that thousands of militants who share Islamic State’s ideology moved from the Sinai Peninsula to Libya after the army toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. ISIS shoots, beheads 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya: Video 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z Egyptian security officials estimate that thousands of militants who share Islamic State's ideology moved from the Sinai Peninsula to Libya after the army toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. Islamic State shoots and beheads 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya: video 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z Egyptian security officials estimate thousands of militants who share Islamic State's ideology moved from the Sinai Peninsula to Libya after the army toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. Islamic State shot and beheaded 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya: video 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z Egyptian forces are grappling with mounting insurgent violence in the country’s Sinai Peninsula and with a threat in neighboring Libya, where militants linked to the Islamic State executed 21 Egyptian Christians in February. Obama administration ends long hold on military aid to Egypt 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z In November 2014, it announced that it accepted pledges of allegiance from jihadis in Libya, Algeria, the Sinai Peninsula, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. Why IS wants to expand into Yemen 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z In 1975, after the Jewish State rejected U.S. proposals to leave the Sinai Peninsula, President Gerald Ford halted American arms shipments to Israel. Obama’s Toxic Relationship With Bibi May Soon Get Worse 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Egypt has been trying to get F-16s fighter jets, tanks and other materiel to combat the extremist threat spilling over from Libya and in the Sinai Peninsula. Kerry: Decision soon on unfreezing US military aid to Egypt 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z Because the Suez Canal was closed — war broke out on the Sinai Peninsula several months earlier — the ship took the long route, around the Cape of Good Hope. Jane Goodall Is Still Wild at Heart 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z In April last year the U.S. said it would deliver 10 Apache attack helicopters to Egypt to help its counter-terrorism operations in the Sinai Peninsula. Kerry to welcome Egypt's economic reforms at investment summit 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z But Egypt wants the international community to stand firmly behind it in its own domestic fight against terrorism, particularly in the Northern Sinai Peninsula. For ISIS, Libya and Syria are very different — and yet the same 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Egypt also faces another threat on its eastern front in the key strategic region of the Sinai Peninsula. ISIS' Perceived Expansion Yields New Power 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z The Egyptians will be worried about reprisal attacks, as well as the danger of clandestine support for the Islamist insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt and the threat of IS in Libya 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The situation in Gaza is reflective of growing tensions between the Cairo government and Hamas, along with a rise of Islamist insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. Rising concerns over bombings in Egypt 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Last week, Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate claimed responsibility for coordinated attacks in the Sinai Peninsula which killed more than 30 security personnel. Cairo airport on alert after bombs found: security official 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z On Thursday, militants killed 31 security force members in the restive Sinai Peninsula. Egypt antiquities showman tells the world it's safe to visit 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z The Egyptian president is cutting short a visit to an African Union summit meeting today after nearly simultaneous attacks on several security posts in the Sinai Peninsula left at least 26 people dead. Latest News: Egypt Attacks, ISIS, Suge Knight 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z As it is, violence by militants who have sworn allegiance to the Islamic State has increased under Mr. Sissi’s rule, as a big series of attacks in the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday demonstrated. The U.S. is complacent as Egypt repeats its history of repression 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Militants struck more than a dozen army and police targets in the restive Sinai Peninsula in simultaneous attacks involving a car bomb and mortar rounds Thursday, killing at least 25, including civilians, officials said. World Digest: Jan. 29, 2015 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The attacks in Al-Arish and Rafah continue a pattern of unrest in the remote but strategic Sinai Peninsula, which borders the Gaza Strip, Israel and Egypt's Suez Canal. Islamic State's Egypt wing claims deadliest attacks in months: official Twitter 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z At least 20 people were killed Thursday in militant attacks on numerous army and police locations in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, authorities said. Militant attacks kill at least 20 people in Egypt's Sinai 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z It operated out of the Sinai Peninsula and at first targeted Israel. A Short History of Islamism The military began bulldozing the border town, Rafah, several months ago as part of a sweeping response to repeated militant attacks on Egyptian security personnel in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt Moves to Eradicate Town Near Gaza Strip 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Egypt is fighting an Islamist insurgency targeting mostly security personnel and based mainly in the lawless Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel and the Gaza Strip. Egypt receives 10 Apache helicopters from U.S.: sources 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z That seems to be occurring most often in eastern Libya and the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Islamic State opening front in North Africa 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Late on Tuesday, a car bomb detonated outside a fast-food restaurant in the town of El-Arish, north of the Sinai Peninsula. Gunmen 'attack Egyptian navy vessel' 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z The forced evacuations in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula are further alienating a restive population with longstanding grievances against the government of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, raising the risk of more violence in the lawless region. Egypt crackdown angers people in Sinai border town 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Monday’s decree by el-Sissi follows a surge in attacks by Islamic militants against troops and police in the Sinai Peninsula and elsewhere in the country. Egypt moves against both terror and dissent 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Last Friday saw the country’s most deadly terrorist assault in decades: a suicide bomb attack in the Sinai Peninsula that killed more than 30 soldiers. Stop U.S. support for the repressive regime in Egypt With government forces focused elsewhere, militant attacks increased in the country’s eastern Sinai Peninsula, including nearly 20 on eastbound gas pipelines. Israel Looks To Finalize Local Export Options, Beginning With Jordan 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Thirty Egyptian soldiers were killed on Friday by suspected militants in the troubled northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt army to join police to guard key facilities 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Egypt's National Defense Council declared a three-month state of emergency in areas near borders with Israel and the Gaza Strip in the northern part of Sinai Peninsula and ordered a three-hour curfew starting Saturday. Egypt declares emergency in northern Sinai 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z The most formidable of the groups is Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which has expanded its attacks from the Sinai Peninsula to security installations on the Egyptian mainland and in the capital, Cairo. Bomb blast in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula is deadliest attack on army in decades With the West focusing on ISIS’s advances in the north, near Turkey, the Islamist terrorists are opening a new front, in the Sinai Peninsula. ISIS Affiliate Turns on Egypt: 26 Shot Dead, 26 Injured Two attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed at least 28 security personnel on Friday, security sources said, in some of the worst anti-state violence since Islamist President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown last year. Attacks in Egypt's Sinai kill at least 28 security personnel 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z EL ALAMEIN, Egypt — A militant attack on a security checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt on Friday left at least 26 soldiers dead, according to Egyptian security officials. Militants Kill at Least 26 Egyptian Soldiers in Sinai Peninsula Attack 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Earlier in the day, Israel also dispatched additional forces to its southern border after an antitank missile was fired from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula at a military patrol vehicle, the Israeli army said. Palestinian driver in East Jerusalem kills baby, wounds 8 in train station attack The attack came from the rugged desert terrain of the Sinai Peninsula, where Islamic militants have been battling Egyptian forces and have occasionally carried out attacks against foreign targets or against Israel. 2 Israeli Soldiers Wounded by Gun and Missile Fire From Egypt 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Earlier this decade, when the Muslim Brotherhood was fairly lax and ineffective in fighting ABM, most of ABM’s deadly activity was conducted on the Sinai Peninsula. ISIS Affiliate Turns on Egypt: 26 Shot Dead, 26 Injured At least six Egyptian security force personnel were killed by a remotely detonated roadside bomb in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, medical and security sources said. Blast kills six security forces in Egypt's Sinai 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z At least nine such executions have taken place since August in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, with the latest reported Sept. 19. Egypt militants may be copying Islamic State's brutal methods 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Islamic State urged insurgents in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Monday to press ahead with attacks against Egyptian security forces and beheadings, a call likely to deepen concern over ties between the militant groups. Islamic State urges more attacks on Egyptian security forces 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z An explosion killed five police conscripts and an officer near the border town of Rafah in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said. World Digest: Sept. 16, 2014 Six policemen were killed Tuesday when a bomb blast tore through their armored vehicle in the Sinai Peninsula, security officials said — the second such deadly attack this month. Roadside bomb kills 6 Egyptian police officers in the Sinai Peninsula 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Vast Libyan weapons stocks, energetically trafficked by smugglers, are fueling other conflicts, such as the Islamist insurgency in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, he said. Libya's leaders shelter by the sea as country tilts toward civil war 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z There was one case in February, however, in which extremists based in the Sinai Peninsula took responsibility for bombing a tour bus in February. Egypt says will boost security at tourist sites 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Eritreans and Sudanese began arriving in Israel through Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in large numbers in 2006. Israel 'coercing Africans to leave' 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z The insurgency is more intense in the Sinai Peninsula, home to Ansar and other militants. World Digest: Sept. 16, 2014 Four headless corpses were found in the Sinai Peninsula. Exclusive: Islamic State guides Egyptian militants, expanding its influence 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Egypt’s battle against Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula heated up Tuesday when a security convoy was ambushed, killing 11 members of the nation's security forces and wounding four more, the state news agency reported. Bomb attack kills 11 in ambush of Egyptian security forces 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Over the summer, a number of key countries lifted travel warnings to the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt says will boost security at tourist sites 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z EL-ARISH, Egypt — A roadside bomb ripped apart an armored police vehicle travelling in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, killing 11 policemen, including an officer, security and medical officials said. Bomb Kills 11 Egyptian Policemen in Sinai 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z The four said that in exchange for money, they helped Israel target the group’s members with drone strikes in the northern Sinai Peninsula. World Digest: Aug. 28, 2014 Three years later, he represented terror suspects rounded up after a series of bombings in the Sinai Peninsula. Hundreds mourn famed Egyptian rights advocate 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The four said that in exchange for money they helped Israel target the group's members with drone strikes in the northern Sinai Peninsula. Egypt militants post beheading video 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z At least 33 people died and dozens were injured when two buses collided before dawn on Friday in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the state news agency and security sources reported. At least 33 dead in bus crash in Egypt's Sinai 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z A statement from the Israeli military said Mr. Attar was involved in smuggling weapons into Gaza, that he constructed tunnels that infiltrated Israeli territory, and that he designed attacks from the Sinai Peninsula. Israeli Strike in Gaza Strip Kills 3 Top Hamas Commanders 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Four beheaded corpses were found by residents of a town in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, security sources said, blaming Islamist militants waging an insurgency against Cairo. Four beheaded corpses found in Egypt's Sinai: security sources 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Authorities accuse Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood of helping militants find new ground in the northern Sinai Peninsula, a claim Morsi and the Brotherhood deny. Gunmen kill 2 senior officers in Egypt’s Sinai 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Following the putsch, the Egyptian military dismantled numerous tunnels linking the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza, which has increased the choke hold on the Strip’s economy and brought Hamas’s finances to a breaking point. Tensions Swell in the West Bank as Gaza Offensive Rages 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The FAA has another list of places that it says pose a threat to U.S. aircraft, including Mali, Congo, Kenya, Yemen, Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Syria, Iran and Afghanistan. In international flight, volatile conflicts abound 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z In the single worst attack on security forces, 25 members of the riot police were captured and executed in the Sinai Peninsula just over month after Morsi was ousted. Death toll rises to 22 in Egypt border post attack 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Cairo says Hamas is responsible for many of Egypt's security problems, including rising militancy in the Sinai Peninsula, which borders Gaza. AP Interview: Egypt says Gaza cease-fire bid alive 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z In response to the mounting casualties in Gaza, the Egyptian government opened the Rafah land crossing between the strip and the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday to allow ambulances to leave Gaza. Israel presses Gaza assault as Hamas rockets fly; Netanyahu rules out cease-fire Egyptian officials say militant groups infiltrate the Sinai Peninsula through the crossing as well as using tunnels that link Gaza with Egypt. Egypt opens Rafah crossing so wounded Gazans can seek medical care 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z With state forces focused elsewhere, militant attacks increased in the country’s eastern Sinai Peninsula, including nearly 20 on eastbound gas pipelines. Will Egypt Finally Embrace Israeli Gas? 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z After Morsi's ouster, Islamic militants stepped up attacks against security forces in the rugged Sinai Peninsula, a campaign that later spread to the mainland. Egypt: Islamists mark anniversary of Morsi ouster 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z In a separate incident, gunmen shot and killed two civilians late Friday in the town of el-Arish in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt Bomb Blast Kills Teen, Wounds Mother 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Egypt faces simultaneous economic and security crises, with a limping economy, sluggish tourism, high unemployment and the spread of militancy in the Sinai Peninsula, which is flush with heavy weaponry smuggled easily from Libya. Kerry seeks repair of frayed Egypt ties Chaos in Libya opened a flood of heavy weapons that are freely smuggled to militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Syria and elsewhere. AP Analysis: Attacks show emboldened militants 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Militants based in the Sinai Peninsula have stepped up attacks on police and soldiers since Mursi's ouster, killing hundreds. Sisi sworn in as Egypt's president, cool reception from West 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z If elected, Sisi faces an array of daunting problems, from a looming energy crunch to a faltering economy, to an Islamist insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt's presidential vote begins, with Sisi win virtually assured 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z A militant Islamist leader in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula was shot dead on Friday by unknown assailants, security sources said, a few days before Egyptians vote for a new president. Islamist militant leader in Egypt's Sinai killed: security sources 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Germany's foreign ministry currently advises against travel to the Sinai Peninsula. Suicide Bomber Kills Soldier in Egypt’s Sinai 2014-05-02T09:56:34Z Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said he would back the Obama administration’s pledge to deliver 10 Apache attack helicopters to the Egyptian military to try to bring peace to the roiling Sinai Peninsula. Support for Military Aid to Egypt Is Dropping in Senate 2014-04-29T17:45:44Z But last week, Washington said it would deliver 10 attack helicopters to help the government in its fight against Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian judge to rule on mass death sentence 2014-04-27T15:59:13Z Hundreds of security forces have been killed in shooting and bombing attacks that have spread from the Sinai Peninsula to Cairo and other cities and towns. Former army chief, leftist are only candidates in Egypt presidential poll 2014-04-20T18:56:36Z An Islamist insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula which has defied an army crackdown has spread to Cairo and other cities as the country prepares for presidential elections next month. Bombs wound three policemen in Cairo 2014-04-15T21:40:21Z For a year beginning in 2006, Specialist Lopez was deployed with his guard unit on the Sinai Peninsula, watching the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Gunman Had ‘Clean Record,’ With No Violent Sign, Officials Say 2014-04-04T01:32:57Z While with the National Guard, the shooter served a one-year deployment to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Fort Hood shooter showed no ‘sign of any likely violence,’ Army secretary says 2014-04-03T14:11:49Z He went on a peace and security mission to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in the mid-2000s, and left the National Guard in 2010 to join the U.S. Fort Hood gunman sought mental health treatment 2014-04-03T13:05:18Z MI6 would report on any involvement by the organization in terrorist activities, such as an attack in February on a busload of tourists in the Sinai Peninsula in which three South Korean Christians were killed. Britain Orders Inquiry Into Muslim Brotherhood 2014-04-01T09:58:47Z Since then, he said, Egypt has gained better control of its borders while stepping up its military operations in the Sinai Peninsula to rout jihadis who have been attacking security targets. Rights Group Details Kidnapping and Torture of Eritrean Refugees 2014-02-12T04:53:13Z Their attacks have only increased in intensity and fury, spreading beyond the Sinai Peninsula into urban centers. Lessons from a lost revolution: Egypt’s fate still hangs in the balance 2014-02-11T13:29:00Z It is fighting what amounts to an Islamist insurgency fused with wider lawlessness in the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt helicopter 'downing' ups stakes 2014-01-27T15:38:58Z After Israel’s 1956 invasion of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Sharon was rebuked for engaging in what commanders regarded as an unnecessary battle with Egyptian forces. Ariel Sharon dies after 8 year coma 2014-01-12T14:40:00Z CAIRO—An al Qaeda-inspired group based in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula claimed responsibility Wednesday for the suicide bombing of the police headquarters in a Nile Delta city that killed 16 people and wounded more than 100. Al Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Egypt Attack 2013-12-25T15:50:35Z More radical Islamist groups, some inspired by al Qaeda, have stepped up attacks against the state in the Sinai Peninsula. Insight: In Egypt, ideas of a radical Islamist make comeback 2013-12-02T14:59:32Z On Wednesday evening, he prayed over the coffins of 11 soldiers killed in a suicide bombing in the Sinai Peninsula, in a ceremony broadcast on state TV. Egyptian army chief Sisi does not rule out presidential bid 2013-11-21T11:32:08Z Security forces recently launched an offensive against Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian troops die in Sinai attack 2013-11-20T07:28:44Z By the time Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula under the accord, Sharon was Begin’s defense minister. Ariel Sharon dies after 8 year coma 2014-01-12T14:40:00Z His downfall set off an armed campaign against the state by militants in the Sinai Peninsula with links to al Qaeda. Two Egyptian soldiers shot dead near Ismailia 2013-11-10T22:01:39Z Islamist militants based in the Sinai Peninsula have stepped up attacks on security forces since Mursi's overthrow. Mursi to go on trial as Egypt struggles for democracy 2013-11-03T16:41:16Z In that time Islamist militants have staged almost daily attacks against security forces in the Sinai Peninsula and some fear an Islamist insurgency could spread to other parts of Egypt. Kerry to visit Egypt, tensions high before Mursi trial 2013-11-01T13:13:51Z Ousting Mr. Morsi escalated militant attacks in Egypt, especially in the volatile the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian Police, Protesters Clash 2013-10-20T23:21:23Z The government refers to the Brotherhood as "terrorists" and does not distinguish between the movement and al Qaeda-affiliated groups in the lawless Sinai Peninsula who carry out almost daily attacks on security forces. Egyptian security forces fire teargas at Islamist protesters 2013-10-20T14:41:23Z Local media reports suggest the Egyptian army is considering military action in the Gaza Strip if attacks on its troops in the Sinai Peninsula are not stopped. Four killed in Egypt Sinai attack 2013-10-10T10:04:50Z State Department said it would continue military support for counter terrorism and security in the Sinai Peninsula, which borders U.S. ally Israel. Egyptian police fire teargas on clashing rival factions 2013-10-11T13:17:29Z According to the Journal, “assistance for Egypt’s efforts to secure its borders with Israel and to combat militancy in the Sinai Peninsula would continue,” as will efforts “to combat al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations.” White House Waffles on Egypt, Again 2013-10-10T10:15:44Z But the State Department said it would continue military support for counterterrorism, counter-proliferation and security in the Sinai Peninsula, which borders U.S. ally Israel. Egypt criticizes U.S. decision to halt aid 2013-10-10T08:04:19Z The United States is leaning toward withholding most military aid to Egypt except to promote counter-terrorism, security in the Sinai Peninsula that borders Israel, and other such priorities, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. Mursi faces trial as U.S. reviews aid to Egypt 2013-10-09T15:16:51Z The attacks killed nine people, including six soldiers in a single ambush in the Sinai Peninsula; other assailants launched a failed RPG attack on a satellite transmission facility in Cairo. There Are Two Egypts 2013-10-09T09:35:25Z Following the prisoners’ deaths, two-dozen police conscripts were killed execution style by armed militants in the Sinai Peninsula near the Gaza border on Monday, according to state television. Egypt Targets ‘Terrorists’ 2013-08-20T08:45:00Z To the east, the Sinai Peninsula is already in the throes of an insurgency by hardline Islamists - at least two dozen policemen were killed there in an ambush on Monday. Insight: In Egypt, flickers of a new Islamist insurgency 2013-08-19T15:43:29Z Unrest is continuing in the Sinai Peninsula, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported, with a civilian, two soldiers and a police officer killed overnight on Saturday. Islamist detainees killed in Egypt 2013-08-19T04:28:36Z More immediately, Israel is deeply worried that Egypt’s strife could create more openings for terrorist attacks on its territory from the Sinai Peninsula. Israel Puts More Urgency on Shaping Allies’ Actions 2013-08-19T01:24:24Z Islamist militants with no direct link to the Brotherhood have staged almost daily attacks on security forces in the lawless Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel since Mursi's fall. Egypt seethes under curfew after hundreds killed 2013-08-15T01:22:46Z In September 2012, an Israeli soldier was killed and another was wounded in a battle with three gunmen who stormed into Israel from the Sinai Peninsula. Sinai Blasts Kill up to 5 Islamic Militants 2013-08-09T23:26:24Z Also on the call were representatives of aspiring al Qaeda affiliates such as al Qaeda in the Sinai Peninsula, according to a U.S. intelligence official. Al Qaeda’s Legion of Doom 2013-08-07T08:45:00Z In his only interview since the takeover, Sisi also alleged that Mursi allowed terrorists to enter Egypt, fuelling rising militancy in the Sinai Peninsula on the ultra sensitive border with Israel. Egypt army chief shows political agility in crisis 2013-08-06T15:04:43Z Along with the takeover in Cairo, the Egyptian military stepped up its campaign against Islamic militants operating against its forces in the rugged Sinai Peninsula, which borders Gaza. Gaza’s Economy Suffers From Egyptian Crackdown 2013-07-24T19:56:29Z In April, two rockets launched from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula crashed in Eilat, causing no casualties or damage. Remains of rocket fired from Egypt found in Israel 2013-07-09T20:32:57Z Whatever the viewpoint, it is clear that the most immediate impact of the latest upheavals in Egypt is on, what might be called, its own backyard - the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip. Regional concern over Egypt unrest 2013-07-08T11:49:23Z In the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, gunmen shot dead a Christian priest while he shopped for food in an outdoor market on Saturday. Egypt's Interim President Slows Appointment of Mohamed ElBaradei 2013-07-07T02:35:29Z Among his previous missions were a stint as defence attache in Saudi Arabia, to which he retains friendly ties, and command posts in the Sinai Peninsula and the northern military region. Egypt army chief shows political agility in crisis 2013-08-06T15:04:43Z Fifteen people died in Alexandria, and a curfew was declared in the Sinai Peninsula, where six soldiers and police officers were killed in at least four attacks on security posts. Mayhem in Cairo as Morsi Backers Fight for Return 2013-07-06T08:47:13Z With Egypt in flux, the Sinai Peninsula remains a potential source of friction. Israel Sees Prospect of a More Reliable Egypt and a Weaker Hamas 2013-07-05T20:44:47Z Earlier this month, the Egypt country boss of Exxon-Mobil was kidnapped in the Sinai Peninsula, but quickly released. Egyptian navy catches divers cutting Internet cable 2013-03-28T22:31:00Z After the Six Day War in June 1967 --in which Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip--this socialist approach began to erode. 5 Steps That Made Israel a Start-up Haven 2013-03-25T14:00:00Z Choose Self-Sufficiency After the Six Day War in June 1967 – in which Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip — this socialist approach began to erode. 5 Steps That Turned Israel From Socialism to Start-up Haven 2013-03-23T18:13:38Z It also wants to help Egypt restore order in the Sinai Peninsula, a large desert stretch bordering Israel that has become a breeding ground for Islamist militants. U.S. lawmakers question military aid to Egypt, citing concerns about Israel 2013-03-03T00:02:08Z A military source said many people in Port Said, which lies next to the increasingly lawless Sinai Peninsula, possess guns because they do not trust the authorities to protect them. Egypt's leader declares emergency after clashes 2013-01-28T01:48:27Z Others favour a northern route through the Sinai Peninsula. Going for a seven-year walk 2013-01-13T00:21:41Z Egyptian officials said five French tourists were injured when their minibus overturned on snow-covered mountain roads in the Sinai Peninsula. Deadly storms sweep Middle East 2013-01-10T13:06:38Z Just last month, an Islamist group in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula threatened to launch a campaign against cigarette smoking and drug use in the lawless desert region. Preacher alarms many in Egypt with calls for Islamist vice police 2013-01-09T14:07:45Z The ceasefire calls for Israel to lift its naval blockade of Gaza and open all border crossings, with Hamas agreeing to end the smuggling of weapons and ammunition from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula into Gaza. Transition Run Amok 2012-11-23T18:50:00Z It has confronted lawlessness on its frontier with Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula, including cross-border attacks. Attacks Resume After Israeli Assault Kills Hamas Leader 2012-11-15T09:38:45Z The Sinai Peninsula is the eastern desert part of Egypt that meets Gaza and Israel. Sinai Bedouin 'left out of region's economic development' 2012-11-12T01:03:14Z Israeli troops used to occupy the Sinai Peninsula, the scene of several conflicts between it and Cairo, but withdrew in 1982. Egypt's most senior military commander promises army overhaul 2012-09-29T19:48:32Z Clinton and Mursi also discussed security issues including a rising militant threat in the Sinai Peninsula, a region critical to relations with neighboring Israel. Clinton reassures Egypt's Mursi on U.S. assistance 2012-09-25T07:50:46Z |
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