Sinai coach crash kills tourists Sep 17, 2008
Twelve tourists, including seven foreigners, have been killed in a road accident in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, reports say. Their coach hit a lorry head-on near the Red Sea resort town of Sudr. (BBC News -- Africa)
A word or two about the Mideast Sep 4, 2008
To resolve these inconsistencies, Faust merely needed to write, "Clinton pursued peace in Israel," which is the correct and only name of the country that currently exists next to the Mediterranean Sea, south of Lebanon, and north of the Sinai peninsula. JERRY BAUM Burlington. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Oklahomas Red Thunder readies for deployment Aug 9, 2008
Units of the 45th IBCT deployed to the Sinai Peninsula and also to Afghanistan in 2003 and since September 11, 2001, more than 5,000 Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers and 4,000 members of the Oklahoma Air National Guard have been mobilized in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Operation Noble Eagle. The Oklahoma Army National Guard not only has a long history of overseas duty but also has participated in national defense and disaster relief. (Altus Times, OK)
Prisoner swap with Israel boosts Hezbollah's domestic clout Jul 18, 2008
On Tuesday, Israeli National Security Council issued the most severe warning this year that terror cells in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were plotting to kidnap Israeli citizens, and urged Israelis traveling in the area to leave immediately. Meanwhile, Israeli army have beefed up security measures along the border with Lebanon, amid worries that Hezbollah might launch attacks against Israel after the prisoners swap. (Xinhuanet, China)
Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners Jul 17, 2008
On Tuesday, Israeli National Security Council issued the most severe warning this year that terror cells in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were planning kidnapping attempts against Israeli citizens, and urged Israelis traveling in the area to leave immediately. Meanwhile, Israeli army have beefed up security measures along the border with Lebanon, amid worries that Hezbollah might launch attacks against Israel after the prisoners swap. (Xinhuanet, China)
C.C. man returns after service in Kosovo Jul 15, 2008
"Half the company had already been deployed before, whether it was the Sinai Peninsula back in 2003 or they had gone to Iraq or Afghanistan," Luft said. One of the most memorable things about being in Kosovo turned out to be one of the nicest things about returning home. (Charles City Press, IO)
Homecoming ceremonies Jul 13, 2008
This unit last deployed in 2003-04 for the Multinational Force and Observers ("MFO") peacekeeping mission in the Sinai peninsula, Egypt. Mid-Iowa Newspapers 2008. (Algona Upper Des Moines, IA)
Charley Reese is wrong about Israel Jul 3, 2008
Israel gave back the Sinai Peninsula after the 1956 war and after the Carter-Begin-Sadat peace accords in 1979. This, despite the fact that Egypt threatened the survival of the Jewish state from 1947 to 1979. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Tehran puts on a show of strength Jul 2, 2008
What started out as a minor border incident in April 1967 led to a full war that led to the loss of the Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula and the West Bank. Nasser did not see it coming in 1967. (Asia Times Online)
Bin Laden's biblical bridge Jun 29, 2008
Tarek, a Saudi construction magnate, has been lobbying the Yemen and Djibouti governments to back the project, which would create a direct link between Arabia and east Africa, without the need to travel by the Sinai peninsula. Djibouti Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita said his government was not actively involved. (iAfrica.com)
* Israeli PM arrives in Egypt for talks with Mubarak Jun 25, 2008
Israel also insisted that under the agreement Egypt would do its utmost to halt weapons smuggling from the Sinai peninsula into Gaza, an issue that has strained ties between the two states which have a 1979 peace treaty. This story has been viewed 263 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Jerusalem diary Jun 24, 2008
I remember Menachem Begin returning from Camp David (the meeting with the Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, brokered by US President Jimmy Carter, which led to Israel returning the Sinai peninsula to Egypt, in exchange for a peace agreement), having agreed to evacuate all of the Sinai and the settlements. And I, having grown up in Betar (a right-wing youth movement) and Herut (the precursor of Likud, the major right-wing political party), for me the idea of vacating settlements was intolerable. (BBC News -- Africa)
Truce in the Middle East Jun 23, 2008
Israelis withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat paid with his life. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Ancient Christian "Holy Wine" Factory Found in Egypt Jun 19, 2008
Egyptian archaeologists discovered the two presses with large crosses carved across them near St. Catherine's Monastery, a sixth-century A.D. complex near Mount Sinai on the Sinai Peninsula. SHARE RELATED. (National Geographic)
Aqaba - Jordan Jun 8, 2008
Aqaba s geographical position also means that the borders of Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt s Sinai Peninsula are less than sixty minutes drive away. If you plan to leave Jordan, even on a day trip it is important to make sure you have the correct documentation before you leave home. (Suite101.com)
Olmert raises spectre of large military operation in Gaza... Jun 7, 2008
Israel has demanded an end to rocket attacks and arms smuggling from Egypt's Sinai peninsula, as well as progress in negotiations for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured by Palestinian militants in 2006. Egypt has been acting as mediator in the truce talks because Israel refuses to negotiate directly with Hamas, which it considers a terrorist organisation. (The Drudge Report)
Al-Zawahri urges action on Gaza siege Jun 5, 2008
Egypt lost the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip; Syria lost the Golan Heights and Jordan lost the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Trying to minimize the shock and pain of the defeat, Arabs have long called the Six Day War the "naksa" or "setback" in Arabic but its impact remains a deep wound. (MSNBC -- International)
Giant Fortress's Remains Found in Egypt Jun 3, 2008
Tharu helped guard the empire's eastern front in the Sinai Peninsula and served as a military cornerstone for Egypt's ancient leaders. "It was built [more than] 3,000 years ago, and it was an important and strategic point," said Mohamed Abdel-Maqsoud, of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. (National Geographic)
Headquarters of pharaohs' army found May 29, 2008
The fortress and adjoining town, which they identify with the ancient place name Tharu, lies in the Sinai peninsula about 3km northeast of the modern town of Qantara, Egyptian archaeologist Mohamed Abdel Maksoud said. The town sat at the start of a military road joining the Nile Valley to the Levant, parts of which were under Egyptian control for much of the period, the government's Supreme Council for Antiquities said in a statement. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
More of this story May 27, 2008
The medal is added to those previously earned by Courson the combat action badge, parachute qualifications badge, four Army commendation medals, six Army achievement medals, and numerous service medals awarded for service in Korea, the Sinai Peninsula and two deployments to Iraq. He serves with the 75th Ranger Regiment and the 82nd Airborne Division. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Sand and Sea May 24, 2008
This Travel Journal is about our four-day trip to the Sinai Peninsula ... The coastal southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula has a beautiful and dramatic landscape; the barren shoreline of the Red Sea transitions into the golden sandy desert with a rugged mountain backdrop. (Syracuse.com)
Syria's Misguided Optimism May 24, 2008
Six days later, Israel occupied the Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, and Jerusalem ... " Then comes a statement from the Syrians, saying that they were discussing peace with the Israelis, through Turkey. The Turks confirmed. And then, so did the Israelis. To many this seemed like the romantic exchange of goodwill gestures between Israel and Anwar Sadat on the eve of his historical visit to occupied Jerusalem in 1977. What made it easier for Sadat is that at the time, Likud was... (Washington Post)
How Israeli fighter pilots threatened to May 23, 2008
Air traffic controllers spotted a suspicious aircraft heading into Israeli airspace from the Sinai peninsula on Monday and made several attempts to establish contact. When the pilot failed to respond to their urgent requests, the Israelis scrambled two fighters to intercept what they feared could have been a terrorist attacker. (Times Online)
LETTERS: NCT, May 15, 2008 May 16, 2008
In defending itself, Israel pushed the attacking enemies out of the Golan Heights and Sinai Peninsula. As a result, 19 years of recurrent shelling by Syria from the Golan Heights was stopped and Israel was again able to use the previously blockaded Straights of Tiran. (North County Times)
Israel marks 60 years May 5, 2008
The occupation, as it is now known, began when Israel seized the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, east Jerusalem and the Sinai Peninsula in 1967, etching the main fault lines of the modern conflict. Although it has fought seven wars against its neighbours and battled Palestinian armed groups the world over, Israel has made major strides since its establishment in the aftermath of the Nazi Holocaust. (iAfrica.com)
Nine dead in Egypt tourist coach inferno May 4, 2008
At least nine people were killed and 28 injured when a coach carrying European and North Americans overturned and caught fire in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Thursday, a security official said. The coach, with 40 people on board, was travelling from the Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to Cairo when it left the road, hit a concrete barrier, rolled over and burst into flames about 70 kilometres (45 miles) south of Suez. (Brisbane Times)
Iraqi doctors dismiss claims that Jessica Lynch was raped in hospital May 3, 2008
Nine people were killed when a tourist bus overturned in Egypt's Sinai peninsula and caught fire early today. Thursday, 1 May 2008. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
Britons hurt in Egypt coach crash May 2, 2008
The bus, which was carrying 40 people, reportedly overturned on a sharp bend in the Sinai peninsula before bursting into flames. Road accidents claim thousands of lives every year in Egypt. (BBC News)
9 tourists killed in Egypt bus accident May 2, 2008
Bus packed with Canadians, Europeans overturns on Sinai peninsula ... ABU ZENIMA, Egypt - Tourists leaped away after their speeding bus overturned, rolled down an embankment and burst into flames Thursday in Egypt's Sinai peninsula ... The resorts of the Sinai peninsula have become a major beach destination for Europeans, who can fly in directly on charter flights. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Britons Involved In Fatal Bus Crash May 2, 2008
The tourists were among about 40 people on the bus, which overturned and caught fire in the Sinai peninsula ... " Crash happened in Sinai Peninsula Ali Haridi, an Egyptian who was sitting near the driver when the accident occurred, said the bus flipped and he was so disoriented that he "couldn't tell where the driver was".Mr Haridi, who suffered some burns and cuts, said he was carrying several injured tourists, including a woman whose hand had been severed and another who was severely... (Sky News)
* Dozens killed in Egypt bus crash May 2, 2008
A speeding bus carrying dozens of Canadian and European tourists overturned and caught fire yesterday on a desert highway in Egypts Sinai peninsula, killing at least eight passengers and wounding 27, security and emergency officials said. The bus was carrying around 40 tourists, mostly from Canada, Britain, Italy and Eastern Europe, from the Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheik to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, said Said Issa, director of emergency services in the Sinai. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Carter says Hamas ready to accept Israel Apr 23, 2008
In 1982, Israel completed a pullout from the Sinai Peninsula, another conquest of that war. Hamas' 1988 charter calls for the destruction of Israel, and its officials have repeated that stand in the years since. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Israel begins commemorating Passover holiday Apr 20, 2008
Before the start of Passover, the government's counterterrorism adviser urged Israelis not to travel to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, long a popular vacation spot. Israel is worried about a growing presence of al-Qaida-linked cells in the Sinai, where Israelis were targeted in several bombings in recent years. (Anchorage Daily News)
• A deal for the ages? Apr 11, 2008
Skeptics within the archeology community claim similar promises were made when the Sinai Peninsula was returned to Egyptian control, yet they allegedly lost access to ancient objects Israelis had dug out of its sandy soil and eventually had to return. "We're trying to head off conflicts like that before they happen," said Lynn Swartz Dodd, a faculty member at the University of Southern California and one of two principal sponsors of the talks. (FOX59, IN)
SF Changes Olympic Torch Route At Last Minute Apr 10, 2008
Egypt, Lebanon, and Iraq boycott the games in protest of the Israeli invasion of the Sinai Peninsula. The Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland boycott in protest of the Soviet invasion of Hungary. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
US Gets Serious About Border Apr 10, 2008
So why is it that a border fence separating Arabs in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula from Arabs in Gaza is a good thing. Didn't Washington also tell Israelis they shouldn't build a fence to protect their civilian population from Arab terrorists on the West Bank. (Human Events Online)
Migrants killed on Egypt's border Mar 28, 2008
Thousands of people try to cross from Egypt's Sinai peninsula into Israel every year, seeking work or asylum away from conflict or poor living conditions. The migrants include many from Sudan, and activists say they face economic marginalisation and racism in Egypt. (BBC News -- Africa)
U.S. Navy Fires On Boat In Suez Canal Mar 25, 2008
Mubarak peace bridge over Suez Canal, linking Sinai peninsula with maniland Egypt. (AP). (CBS News -- World)
Australia says its military is overstretched Mar 19, 2008
Australia also has troops in the Solomon Islands, and small numbers deployed with multi-national forces in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, and with UN forces in the Sudan and in the Middle East. Mr. Fitzgibbon said that meant up to 12,000 defence personnel would be involved in the deployment cycles over the coming year, either preparing to go overseas, returning from a mission or being involved in an operation. (Globe and Mail -- International)
A Terror Tour of Israel Mar 15, 2008
Military courts were set up after the 1967 , when Israel took control of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Golan Heights. The courts fall under the military commander for the region who makes the laws, appoints the judges, and sets up the judicial procedures. (Slate)
Countdown to Arab defeat Mar 9, 2008
" Nasser under pressure Moshe Dayan says Israel lured the Arabs into battles they would lose [GALLO/GETTY]In April 1967, one of these Israeli provocations became a full-fledged aerial battle with the Syrians. The Israelis shot down six Syrian planes, including one over Damascus. At this point Gamal Abdel Nasser, president of Egypt, was highly criticised for his ineffectiveness and was seen as simply an orator, and not a doer, for Arab nationalism and unity. As a result of the Israeli-Syrian... (Aljazeera.Net)
Was Moses High on Psychedelic Drugs? Mar 6, 2008
According to Shanon, a professor at Hebrew University, two naturally existing plants in the Sinai Peninsula have the same psychoactive components as ones found in the Amazon jungle and are well-known for their mind-altering capabilities. The drugs are usually combined in a drink called ayahuasca. (ABC News)
Egypt deports Palestinians as security situation worsensCairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt has deported 350 Palestinians from theSinai Peninsula to Gaza, PANA reported Tuesday. 19/02/2008 Full Text... Feb 19, 2008
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt has deported 350 Palestinians from the Sinai Peninsula to Gaza, PANA reported Tuesday. The deportations came as Egyptian police discovered hundreds of kilogrammes of explosives in the Sinai, suspected to have been used to carry out attacks on Egyptian soil. (Panapress.com)
Pallid revellers create conflict for Muslims Feb 14, 2008
If there's a clash of civilizations between the Islamic world and the Western one, here on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula is one of the places that division is most plainly in sight. The Thank God It's Friday restaurant in the centre of town means very different things to its carefree customers and the Muslim staff who serve them. (Globe and Mail -- International)
The Problem Nobody Wants Feb 14, 2008
When the by Gazans a couple of weeks ago and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians entered the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula, Israel dared to consider an optimistic scenario: let Gaza become an Egyptian problem. Cairo didn't take the bait. (Slate)
Egypt walks a dangerous tightrope over Gaza Feb 10, 2008
Under pressure from the United States and Israel, which offered to return Gaza to Egypt during negotiation of the 1979 peace treaty between the two countries, Egypt is desperately trying to stem the reported flow of fighters and weapons between Gaza and the Sinai peninsula. But the pro-Palestinian sentiment on the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities means Mr. Mubarak can't be seen treating the Gazans harshly. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Timeline: Gaza blockade crisis Feb 8, 2008
Egyptian roadblocks in the Sinai peninsula prevent thousands of Palestinians from travelling to mainland Egypt. SUNDAY 27 JANUARY. (BBC News -- Africa)
Egypt warns Palestinians not to breach Gaza border Feb 7, 2008
After allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to cross into the Sinai peninsula last month, Egypt on Sunday closed the border to Palestinians seeking entry. A day later, one person was killed and dozens more wounded in clashes between Egyptian border guards and Palestinian militants. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Soldiers receive sendoff ceremony before Egypt deployment Feb 7, 2008
before deploying to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt as part of a one-year activation. The battalion was activated under several missions, including the war on terrorism and Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Israeli killed in suicide bombing Feb 5, 2008
Israel had warned that Gaza-based militants could take advantage of the chaos to infiltrate its territory across the long and porous desert border between Egypt's Sinai peninsula and the Negev Desert. Meanwhile several people are reported to have been injured by gunfire following clashes between Egyptian guards and Palestinians at the Gaza-Egypt border. (BBC News -- Africa)
Gaza border crossing resealed Feb 5, 2008
By some estimates, nearly half of Gaza's population crossed into the Sinai peninsula after the barrier came down to stock up on everything from food and fuel to refrigerators and motorcycles - all things that had become scarce due to Israel's economic siege of the strip. Israel, which has restricted the flow of goods into Gaza since Hamas seized power there last June, tightened its blockade last month in response to rocket fire from Gaza targeting nearby Israeli towns. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Egypt reseals Gaza border breach Feb 3, 2008
Meanwhile Egypt arrested 15 Palestinians armed with weapons and explosives in the Sinai peninsula. Israel has said it is concerned that militants have been taking advantage of the freedom of movement to bolster their stores of weapons and explosives. (BBC News)
Day trip from GazaScouring Egypt's shops for mattresses, cement & Coca-Cola Feb 3, 2008
So he pays two young Bedouins to drive him to the markets on the Sinai Peninsula's Mediterranean coast. Yamit was once the biggest Jewish town on the Sinai Peninsula. (BBC News -- Africa)
Tough choices follow Gaza breakout Feb 2, 2008
Egypt, he suggested, might need additional forces in the Sinai Peninsula to bolster security. And this, inevitably would require some sort of deal with Israel. (BBC News)
Hamas defies attempts to seal Gaza border Feb 2, 2008
Egyptian security forces were looking for four Palestinians on Friday who slipped into the country from Gaza and were suspected of planning suicide attacks against resorts in the Sinai Peninsula, a local security official said. The search follows the arrests of 15 Palestinians over the past few days who were caught carrying weapons and explosives in remote parts of the vast desert peninsula between the Gaza border and Cairo. (Globe and Mail)
Gaza border breach fuels anger over food shortages Jan 29, 2008
Many Egyptians say they are suffering since Cairo began blocking supplies of food, petrol and medicine to the Sinai peninsula to discourage Palestinians from crossing into Egypt. Egypt does not want to be seen aiding an Israeli blockade but fears the influence of Islamists and having large numbers of Palestinians without identity papers on its territory. (AlertNet)
Fresh efforts to seal Gaza border Jan 29, 2008
Reports say Egyptian lorries are being prevented from entering the Sinai peninsula, as well as being stopped at checkpoints outside the town of Rafah, which straddles the perforated border. Meanwhile, Israeli tankers carrying fuel intended for Gaza's one power station are reported to have arrived at the Karni crossing point, and are waiting to cross. (BBC News -- Africa)
Gaza: The Basics Jan 29, 2008
Israel took control of the region during the Six-Day War in 1967, along with the West Bank, eastern Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula ... In 1979, Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty that returned the Sinai Peninsula, which borders the Gaza Strip, to Egyptian control. (Slate)
Olmert, Abbas meet on Gaza crisis Jan 28, 2008
Palestinians flocked into the Sinai Peninsula last week to stock up on food and fuel ... Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flocked into the Sinai Peninsula last week to stock up on food and fuel in short supply after the Gaza-Egypt border fence was partially destroyed by militants. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Palestinian tide showing little sign of abating Jan 27, 2008
Egypt said yesterday it would keep allowing Palestinians to cross the breached border and help them stock up on supplies on the fourth day of unfettered access from the Gaza Strip, but tried to limit the flow of people across the entire Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian security forces reinforced checkpoints to prevent thousands of Palestinians from leaving the Egyptian side of the divided town of Rafah as carts, buses and trucks continued to pour into Egypt with few security forces present on the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Declaration of defiance has Gaza reeling Jan 27, 2008
Egyptian police also established a line in the Sinai Peninsula to prevent Palestinians from travelling farther than the city of el-Arish, about 30 kilometres from the Gaza border, and Palestinians there were verbally told it was time to start heading home. "I think tomorrow, maybe the day after, they will close the border," said Ahmad Abu Jamal, a 30-year-old Palestinian who had parked his Volvo truck at the border and was loading it full of bags of newly bought cement, something that Israel has... (Globe and Mail)
Egypt struggles to restore order at Gaza crossing Jan 27, 2008
Mr. Aboul Gheit said the decision to keep the border open stands, but Egyptian forces stopped Palestinian cars from proceeding any further into the Sinai Peninsula after Rafah, forcing thousands to walk to the coast town of El-Arish, located about 20 miles away from the border. Armoured personnel carriers blocking the roads out of Rafah turned traffic in the divided city into a honking gridlock as cars carrying Palestinians continued to drive over the border to visit relatives and buy food and... (Globe and Mail)
Egypt Losing Patience With Gaza Chaos Jan 27, 2008
Aboul Gheit said the decision to keep the border open stands, but Egyptian forces 00004000 stopped Palestinian cars from proceeding any further into the Sinai Peninsula after Rafah, forcing thousands to walk to the coast town of El-Arish, located about 35 kilometers (21 miles) away from the border. Armored personnel carriers blocking the roads out of Rafah turned traffic in the divided city into a honking gridlock as cars carrying Palestinians continued to drive over the border to visit... (CBS News -- World)
Hamas foils Egyptian attempt to close border Jan 26, 2008
Before the attack on the wall opened the way for them to travel to the Sinai Peninsula, many of its 1. 5 million residents had never been outside of it. (Globe and Mail)
Egypt keeps border open to allow Gazans to stock up Jan 26, 2008
However, security forces moved to stop Gazans from penetrating into the Sinai peninsula beyond the border town of Rafah. Cairo's wider concern was reflected in the fact that few security forces were posted at the border itself, most having been pulled back to reinforce checkpoints barring Palestinians from travelling through Egypt, an AFP correspondent reported. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
