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Egypt
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Defence
11/11/2025 1:38:17 PM
A delegation of tribal elders, dignitaries, security officials, and civil society representatives from North and South Sinai reaffirmed their full support for the Armed Forces’ role in maintaining security and promoting development across the peninsula during a meeting with Egypt's East Canal Counterterrorism Forces.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/1/2025 9:55:29 PM
Archbishop Symeon Papadopoulos was formally enthroned on 31 October as the new Metropolitan and Abbot at St.Catherine's Monastery in South Sinai, the first in 52 years.
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Egypt
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Society
10/6/2025 9:01:32 PM
Egypt has announced a new package of development projects across the Sinai Peninsula, pledging investments in health, education, water, and infrastructure as part of efforts to improve living standards and further integrate the region into the national economy.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/29/2025 10:58:13 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has stressed the necessity to maintain international support for the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in Sinai.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/21/2025 12:36:06 AM
Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) affirmed on Sunday that the Egyptian forces stationed in the Sinai Peninsula are primarily tasked with securing the Egyptian borders against all threats, including terrorism and smuggling.
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Business
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Energy
9/15/2025 3:44:38 PM
Egypt has signed three new agreements for oil and gas exploration in the Western Desert, the Gulf of Suez, and North Sinai with a number of global firms, with investments exceeding $121 million (approximately EGP 5.9 billion), according to a statement by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on Sunday.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
9/14/2025 1:43:18 PM
An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a copper smelting workshop, administrative buildings, and observation points at the Wadi El-Nasab site in South Sinai, shedding new light on the scale and organization of ancient Egypt's mining industry.
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Egypt
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Tourism
9/2/2025 11:24:47 PM
The British newspaper, The Times, has unveiled its latest ranking of the 22 best holiday destinations to visit in November, placing the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh in South Sinai in 10th position.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/30/2025 9:02:14 PM
During a visit Saturday to Arish and the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, Major General Khaled Megawer, the governor of North Sinai, told US Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley that food destined to hungry Palestinians often rots as it waits sometimes for months to enter the strip.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/30/2025 2:33:59 PM
A US Senate delegation has visited the Rafah crossing and aid warehouses in northern Sinai, one week after the United Nations (UN) declared famine in Gaza, the Middle East’s first.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
8/24/2025 11:27:43 AM
A Pakistani aircraft carrying 100 tonnes of relief supplies for Gaza landed at El-Arish International Airport in northern Sinai on Saturday.
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Egypt
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Society
8/13/2025 9:35:46 PM
Egypt has successfully cultivated cotton in the desert of South Sinai for the first time, marking a breakthrough in the country’s agricultural development.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/11/2025 11:24:41 PM
Adelegation from the peace advocacy group The Elders said the Israeli killing and starving of Gaza "must end now" after they inspected shocking amounts of food and medicine in Egyptian warehouses in North Sinai, ready to enter the strip to stem famine conditions.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/26/2025 4:32:54 PM
North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer on Friday defended Egypt’s handling of the Rafah border crossing, pushing back against accusations that Cairo has arbitrarily closed the crossing or failed to support Palestinians in Gaza.
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Antiquities
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Greco-Roman
6/29/2025 12:08:21 PM
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has completed the restoration work of several archaeological structures in the historic city of Pelusium (Tell El-Farama) as part of Egypt’s Sinai development plan.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
6/22/2025 5:04:51 PM
Egypt's Culture Minister, Ahmed Fouad Hano, and the governor of North Sinai, Khaled Mohamed, will reopen Qatiyah Village Cultural House and Nakhl Cultural Palace on Monday after renovating and upgrading them were completed.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/20/2025 5:36:49 PM
China evacuated 119 Chinese citizens from Israel to Egypt on Thursday via the Taba border crossing in Egypt's South Sinai governorate, Chinese News agency Xinhua reported.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/5/2025 2:54:29 PM
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, discussed the status of Saint Catherine Monastery in South Sinai with his Greek counterpart, Georgios Gerapetritis, in Cairo on Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/3/2025 3:57:34 PM
As a Greek delegation prepares to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday to resolve tensions over the fate of St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, Ahram Online examines how the controversy surrounding one of the world’s oldest Christian monasteries has moved from courtroom to foreign ministry.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
6/3/2025 3:15:15 PM
Egypt has reaffirmed its commitment to preserving St Catherine’s Monastery in Southern Sinai.
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