New York Times | Egypt Sends Show of Force to Sinai After Kidnappings New York Times CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt sent dozens of tanks and hundreds of soldiers to Sinai on Monday as a show of force in the largely lawless area after unknown gunmen kidnapped seven Egyptian security officers there last week. Egypt: Security Beefed up in Sinai After Abduction The Egypt-Israel peace test Egypt boosts Sinai forces amid hostage crisis |
BBC News | Egypt: Echoes of the revolution far from Cairo BBC News When the 25 January revolution happened in Egypt in 2011, the capital Cairo became the focus of world attention. Millions of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to call for bread, freedom and social justice. But millions more watched events from afar. Egypt gripped by unemployment Egypt faces social pressure to end alcohol sales Egypt faces social pressure to end alcohol sales - The Straits Times |
Aljazeera.com | Egypt sends more forces over Sinai kidnapping Aljazeera.com Egypt's army has sent reinforcements into the Sinai Peninsula after President Mohamed Morsi said there would be no talks with fighters who abducted seven members of the security forces last week. An army official said on Monday that the decision ... |
Egypt army sends reinforcements to Sinai after kidnapping Reuters EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt's army sent reinforcements into the Sinai Peninsula on Monday after President Mohamed Mursi said there would be no talks with militant Islamists who have abducted seven members of the security forces. A military ... |
US deeply concerned by prosecution of political speech in Egypt, urges ... Washington Post Ahead of a planned meeting this week between Secretary of State John Kerry and Egypt's president, the State Department said Monday that it was “deeply concerned” by the rising number of cases against journalists, bloggers and activists who have been ... |
Egypt sends tanks to Sinai Peninsula after security force abduction Deutsche Welle Islamist militants have exploited the power vacuum to use the remote desert region as a base of operations to launch attacks against Egypt and Israel. Bedouin tribesmen in the region have long complained of being discriminated against by the government ... |
Egypt's border with Gaza stays closed as protest continues Los Angeles Times Nearly 170 demonstrators have gathered within the confines of the Rafah border crossing to demand that Egyptian authorities rescue the seven, who were abducted Thursday night. It is not clear who captured the soldiers, although suspicion has fallen on ... |
Security beefed up in Egypt's Sinai after kidnapping of security personnel Fox News CAIRO – Egyptian officials say dozens of military and police armored vehicles have crossed into Sinai, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there. |
Egypt 'sends military reinforcements' to Sinai after kidnapping Al-Arabiya Egypt has sent dozens of armored vehicles and personnel carriers across the Suez Canal into Sinai, where Islamist gunmen kidnapped seven soldiers and policemen last week, state daily al-Ahram said on Monday. Gunmen demanding the release of jailed ... |
Washington Times | Egypt sends dozens of tanks into Sinai after abduction Washington Times The militants — their affiliation was not named in The Times of Israel report — say they want 20 prisoners who were arrested and jailed by Egyptian authorities over the past two years for a bank attack to be released. In exchange, they'll free the ... |