The relationship between Hamas and Egypt has continued to deteriorate since an Egyptian court in essence outlawed the militant organization last month, increasing pressure on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Hisham Allam In early […]
Sinai
Sinai fighters amass arsenal
March 13, 2014 0
Sinai extremists are said to be developing a dangerous arsenal from explosives they smuggle in from Sudan and Gaza, manufacture locally or derive from old landmines. Hisham Allam and Abdelwahab Eliwa The village […]
From Sinai, with hate
January 24, 2014 5
CAIRO – With violence engulfing Cairo over the weekend, the Egyptian military never took its eye off of the northern Sinai Peninsula, 300 kilometres to the northeast. It’s a lawless, angry place, and […]