Egypt resumes trade at Sinai port as Islamic State threat regresses

Egypt has recently reopened the Al-Arish port in North Sinai as part of efforts to revive the economy in the area that has struggled under years of Islamist insurgency.
A Libyan ship carrying aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip docks at the Egyptian port of el-Arish on July 15, 2010 after agreeing to deliver its cargo of aid through Egyptian territory. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images)
A Libyan ship carrying aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip docks at the Egyptian port of al-Arish on July 15, 2010, after agreeing to deliver its cargo of aid through Egyptian territory. - AFP via Getty Images
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CAIRO — For the first time in several years, a commercial ship docked Jan. 4 at al-Arish port in North Sinai, where all activities had been suspended due to military operations against IS militants. 

The reopening is part of the Egyptian government’s efforts to link this strategic port to the Suez Canal, seeking to boost development in Sinai.

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