Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The U.S.-led monitoring force in Egypt has come under threat in the Sinai Peninsula. Officials said 300 Bedouin gunmen believed linked to Al Qaida have been threatening the Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai. They said the gunmen began by interfering with MFO patrols and were now threatening the bases […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s natural gas pipeline to the rest of the Middle East has again been bombed. Officials said the bombing of the Arab Gas Pipeline took place in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on late March 5. Officials said gas supplies to neighboring Israel and Jordan were severed after the attack in northern […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Arab Gas Pipeline has again been bombed. Authorities said the latest attack took place west of El Arish in the northern Sinai Peninsula. The bombing on Feb. 5 forced the shutdown of the pipeline, which supplies neighboring Israel and Jordan. This marked the 12th attack on the pipeline over […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — At least two Americans have been abducted in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Bedouin gunmen believed linked to Al Qaida attacked a group of Americans in southern Sinai on Feb. 3. This marked the first abduction of Americans in Sinai since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — In an unprecedented operation, Al Qaida abducted Chinese nationals in Egypt in an attempt to win the release of an Islamist insurgency commander. [China said on Feb. 1 that the abducted workers have been released, state media reported. China’s Xinhua news agency quoted the Chinese embassy in Egypt in its […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Bedouin insurgents linked to Al Qaida have been targeting the tourist industry in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Bedouin gunmen have been attacking resorts in the southern Sinai as part of the community’s growing revolt against the central government in Cairo. On Jan. 22, Bedouins stormed the Aqua Sun resort some 30 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Egypt has rejected a Jordanian offer to help protect an embattled natural gas pipeline in the Sinai Peninsula. A senior Jordanian official said Cairo dismissed a Hashemite kingdom offer to help protect the Arab Gas Pipeline, meant to provide more than 60 percent of Jordan’s gas requirements. Jordanian government spokesman […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported another explosion at the Arab Gas Pipeline. Officials said the pipeline, which supplies Israel and Jordan with natural gas, was bombed on Nov. 25. They said the attack took place at the facility 60 kilometers west of the northern Sinai Peninsula provincial capital of El Arish. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported a crude oil discovery in the Sinai Peninsula. The Egyptian Petroleum Ministry has reported an oil discovery estimated at 5.5 million barrels in southern Sinai. The ministry said Belayim Petroleum Co. began production that reached 2,270 barrels earlier this month. The discovery took place 40 kilometers south […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported the resumption of natural gas to neighboring Israel and Jordan. A senior official said Egypt renewed operations of the Arab Gas Pipeline on Oct. 23 in wake of an attack on the facility in the Sinai Peninsula. The official said the gas was now priced at double […]