North Sinai

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Arish • 14 min read

5 signs that Operation Sinai 2018 is winding down

Do developments in North Sinai signal the end of the six-month military campaign?

6 August 2018

North Sinai • 14 min read

Classes canceled, condensed and deferred: North Sinai students in limbo amid military operation

Mourad Higazy | North Sinai university students face higher costs, fewer contact hours and continued uncertainty

29 July 2018

North Sinai • 8 min read

6-meter-high barrier to seal off airport area south of Arish under construction

The wall is intended to separate the city from the security perimeter around the Arish airport

5 July 2018

North Sinai • 16 min read

The long road to thanaweya amma exams in North Sinai

A return of violence prompts tightened security and new hurdles for North Sinai students

20 June 2018

Operation Sinai 2018 • 20 min read

Life partially restored in North Sinai towns, but villages continue to struggle

Mourad Higazy | 4 months into the military campaign, residents of North Sinai have begun to see slight improvements

9 June 2018

education • 6 min read

Education deferred under Operation Sinai 2018: Schools officially closed, exams canceled

Exams have been canceled for North Sinai primary and preparatory students as schools remain closed

24 April 2018

war on terrorism strategy • 32 min read

Counterterrorism in Sisi’s 1st term: Progress despite clinging to tradition

Omar Said | How have Egypt’s counterinsurgency efforts played out during Sisi’s first term in office?

1 April 2018

2018 presidential elections • 10 min read

The election in North Sinai: Unprecedented turnout at fish and egg outlets

North Sinai residents queued in long lines this election, just at food outlets rather than polls

30 March 2018

Arish • 11 min read

5 days in Sinai: Military announces death of 4 soldiers and 36 militants, as eyewitnesses detail Province of Sinai ambush

Mada Masr speaks to local residents following the military's 16th communiqué on Operation Sinai 2018

20 March 2018

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Opinion

A North Sinai resident

Terrorism and the city

Death has become the cheap currency of the city. Citizens are killed by both sides everyday. If they

15 July 2015

Heba Afify

When home is lost

In 2012, I met 67-year-old Ahmed Abdallah, a Nubian man who was among those displaced in 1963 to allow

6 November 2014

Omar Ryad

Crossing over to Sinai

There is no crossing to, or back from, North Sinai today. The peninsula is almost isolated. April 25

26 April 2014

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attacks on civilians • 5 min read

Former parliamentary candidate killed by unknown gunmen in Arish

5 August 2018

North Sinai • 6 min read

Police announce death of 13 militants in Arish, Province of Sinai claims responsibility for killing 2 military officers

25 July 2018

Arish • 6 min read

North Sinai Governorate eases restrictions on civilian travel and fuel supplies for public transport

6 July 2018

Armed Forces spokesperson statements • 3 min read

Armed Forces: 3 armed militants, 2 civilians killed in Operation Sinai 2018

3 July 2018

Operation Sinai 2018 • 4 min read

North Sinai Radio security guard killed in 3rd civilian attack since launch of Operation Sinai 2018

26 June 2018

Province of Sinai • 4 min read

Province of Sinai claims civilian beheadings, killings of military personnel in North Sinai

20 June 2018

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