Sinai

Bus accident killed 21, left several wounded in Egypt's South Sinai, health ministry says

According to the Egyptian Health Ministry, the accident happened on Egypt's Dahab-Nuweibaa road in South Sinai.

A general view shows a main road in the heart of the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on the southern tip of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on October 9, 2025. Ilustrative.
Remains of building believed to be a caravansai (inn) at the previously lost city of Asila in Egypt, August 28, 2026.

Egypt unearths Mamluk-era pilgrim’s inn belonging to lost city along historic Sinai trade route

Ancient lintel found in  Tell Abu Saifi archaeological site pointing to lost city of Mesn, August 28, 2026.

Archaeologists find Ramesses II inscription in Sinai pointing to Egypt’s lost city of Mesn

Israelis hike at Nahal Hava in the Negev, southern Israel, January 30, 2026; Illustrative.

Tremors felt in southern Israel after magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Egypt, no damage reported


Rivlin marks the memory of those who died in the Six Day War

The President honored the memory of those who died in the Six Day War as well as those who died in the War of Attrition.

President Reuven Rivlin addressing the audience during an event honoring the memory of IDF soldiers who died during the 1967 Six Day War

Conference of Presidents urge Trump not to withdraw from Sinai

Twelve lawmakers representing key Senate and House of Representatives committees called for continued U.S. support of the international peacekeeping force in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks to reporters at the Pentagon on March 5

North Sinai security situation may be deteriorating, concern increases

Experts caution that Islamic State terror cells could be moving from east to west, potentially getting closer to Suez Canal, mainland Egypt

Military forces are seen in North Sinai, Egypt, December 1, 2017. Picture taken December 1, 2017.

Steinitz: US, Israel to discuss drawing down peacekeeping force in Sinai

The drawdown would come as Egypt battles an Islamist insurgency in the desert peninsula

Minister of Energy and Likud MK, Yuval Steinitz, speaks at the The Jerusalem Post-Ma'ariv Elections Conference, September 11 2019

Egypt reports 15 military casualties in Sinai recently

The statement came three days after the military said 10 personnel were killed or wounded in an attack near Bir al-Abd in North Sinai. Islamic State claimed the attack.

Military forces are seen in North Sinai, Egypt, December 1, 2017. Picture taken December 1, 2017.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt's Sinai attack

The attack occurred on Thursday south of Bir al-Abd city in the Northern Sinai region.

EGYPTIAN MILITARY forces look on in the northern Sinai.

Concern sparks over US military commitment to observer force in Sinai

The MFO helps ensure there is no need for a military build-up in Sinai and also helps the US play a historic role in peace between Israel and Egypt.

US soldiers walk near a rocket launcher missile at Basmaya military base in Baghdad

Israelis back to Sinai

“For me, Sinai is perfect because it’s a combination of desert and the sea,” she said. “Who needs more than the beach and a book?”

A tourist rests next to a camel under the stars near the summit of Mount Sinai

Navy, Shin Bet thwart attempted weapons smuggling into Gaza from Sinai

An investigation found that the weapons were destined for Hamas's naval commando unit.

Navy, Shin Bet thwart attempted weapons smuggling into Gaza from Sinai

ISIS claims attacked Egypt-Israel gas line, gas flow undisrupted

ISIS claimed that it had detonated a number of explosives next to a pipeline linking "the Jews" and "the apostate Egyptian government."

DATE IMPORTED: February 05, 2012 A fire burns on a gas pipeline in the Massaeed area west of the Mediterranean coastal town of al-Arish, North of Sinai, February 5, 2012.