Life returns to shores of northern Sinai Peninsula
The northern Sinai governorate has opened the beach in Sheikh Zuweid for residents to vacation and picnic for the first time in more than eight years after terrorist operations and the army’s military response to them.
CAIRO — For the first time in eight years following the terrorist attacks that rocked that area and the Egyptian army’s military response, the governorate in northern Sinai decided on July 11 to open the beach in the city of Sheikh Zuweid to residents, allowing access for picnics and leisure activities and prompting scores of vacationers to flock to the shore during the Eid al-Adha holiday.
Terrorism has been rampant in northern Sinai since the departure from power of the Muslim Brotherhood on June 30, 2013, after massive demonstrations against former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, pushing the army to intervene and remove him from power.
The army had been clashing with armed terrorist groups and closed the beach to ensure the safety of residents. It remained closed until the army took full control of the security situation.
Sheikh Zuweid resident Mustafa Ibrahim, an engineer in the private sector, expressed his joy with this decision, which he described as historic.
