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Walid Salah

Walid Salah

Jan 26, 2017

An Egyptian army soldier looks on from his postion at a checkpoint in Al Arish city, in the troubled northern part of the Sinai peninsula, July 8, 2015. Giant posters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in military uniform hang at security checkpoints leading to the Sinai, but the crash of a Russian airliner in the peninsula has shattered the image of control they seek to project. Picture taken July 8, 2015. To match EGYPT-CRASH/INSURGENCY-INSIGHT REUTERS/Stringer - RTX1V321 — An Egyptian army soldier looks on from his position at a checkpoint in el-Arish city, in the troubled northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, July 8, 2015. — REUTERS/Stringer

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Workers unload supplies from the Libyan-chartered ship Amalthea, which was carrying aid for Palestinians in Gaza, in El Arish port, 344 km (214 miles) northeast of Cairo July 15, 2010. The ship reached the Egyptian port on Wednesday after altering its course following a warning from Israel's navy not to head to the blockaded Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) - GM1E67G042101

Sisi transfers control of northern Sinai port to army for security reasons

Menna A. Farouk

Menna A. Farouk

A group of hikers led by Egyptian Bedouin female guides walk in Wadi el-Sahu in the southern Sinai governorate, March 29, 2019.

Egypt plans to resettle millions in Sinai amid anti-terrorism operations

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Securing Sinai airport comes at cost to locals

Rami Galal

This picture shows an aerial view of the Ard al-Berak water treatment plant on the northeastern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, May 28, 2021.

Egypt inaugurates water plants in Sinai amid development plans

Mohammed Magdy

In Berlin, reporting on Egyptian politics