CAIRO – 8 November 2021: The Egyptian-Israeli Joint Military Committee agreed to amend the security agreement between both countries to increase the number and capabilities of the Egyptian Border Guard forces in the border town Rafah, Egyptian Armed...اقرأ المزيد
Egyptian authorities continued to open Rafah crossing for the 12th consecutive day Wednesday to allow stranded Palestinians and humanitarian cases on both sides to cross the border terminal. Medical and administrative teams are stationed for facilitating...اقرأ المزيد
Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed said Egypt has sent medical supplies and medicines to 22 African countries since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. She said that the move came in accordance with the directives of the Egyptian political leadership. Furthermore,...اقرأ المزيد
The Egyptian authorities kept on Wednesday the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip execeptionally opened for the 4th day to receive the wounded Palestinians and to extend aid upon directives of the political leadership. Medical and administrative...اقرأ المزيد
April 25th marks Sinai Liberation Day and 2020 marks the 38th anniversary of the departure of the last Israeli forces from Sinai in 1982, except from Taba which was restored by Egypt through international arbitration in 1989. Israel had occupied Sinai...اقرأ المزيد
Egyptian authorities closed the Rafah border crossing in North Sinai on Friday, after opening it for the entire week in both directions for Palestinian passengers, humanitarian cases and the passage of food and medical aid into the Gaza Strip. An official...اقرأ المزيد
A delegation from Hamas, officially known as the Islamic Resistance Movement, has crossed from the Gaza Strip through Rafah on its way to Cairo, in order to meet with Egyptian officials. The delegation featured a number of movement leaders, from Deputy...اقرأ المزيد
Two leading figures from the Islamic State (IS) affiliated group of ‘Sinai Province’ surrendered to Egyptian security authorities after a siege against them inside the city of Rafah in North Sinai. The official page for the ‘Sinai Tribes Union’...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s North Sinai governorate annonunced on Friday that residents of the governorate who left their residencies due to the ongoing military operations and security measures can now return to their homes. The governorate said in a statement on its...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt announced it will be imposing a curfew in some parts of North Sinai on Saturday, the official Gazette said after the country extended its state of emergency for an additional three month. The curfew will include areas at the border town of Rafah...اقرأ المزيد
