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Egypt Denies Court Ruling Threatens Historic Monastery

Egypt and Greece sought to ease tensions over the historic St Catherine's monastery in the Sinai peninsula on Friday after a controversial court ruling said it sat on state-owned land.

International Business Times

Archaeologists unearth tree-lined walkway that led to ancient Egyptian fortress in Sinai Desert

The ancient Egyptian fortress was in use around 2,000 years ago in the Sinai Desert.

LiveScience

Egypt on edge: finding a delicate balance between Gaza and Trump

US president Donald Trump famously called Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi his “favourite dictator” in 2019, but their relationship has been complex. Trump’s return to the White House for a second term has sent ripples of concern through Cairo. In January 2025, Trump proposed a resolution to the ongoing Israel-Hamas…

The Conversation

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How this 26-year-old ran 550km through Egypt’s Sinai desert – with the help of the Bedouin

Contending with a swollen ankle, unmarked terrain and a hostile landscape, Ria Xi faced a remarkable challenge crossing the vast desert – she tells Tamara Davison how local knowledge and support were invaluable to completing the ultramarathon safely

The Independent UK

Trump Revives Biden's Failed Proposal To Remove Palestinians From Gaza

Trump wants Arab countries to take in Gaza’s population. The Biden administration already tried, and failed, to bribe and cajole Egypt into doing so.

Reason

Donald Trump’s toxic remarks on Gaza reveal lack of joined-up thinking

US president has already caused trouble abroad and at home with incoherent ideas about Middle East politics

The Guardian - UK

AP WAS THERE: Carter announces Middle East peace agreement

One of Jimmy Carter's crowning achievements as president was the Camp David talks that would deliver Israel's first peace agreement with an Arab nation and make Nobel Peace Prize winners of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin

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Southern Sinai’s secluded beach camps offer a different side to Egypt

Just a short drive from some of the country’s busiest tourist resorts, Tamara Davison discovers a haven of tranquility and calm on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

The Independent UK

3,500-year-old 'rest house' used by ancient Egyptian army discovered in Sinai desert

A 3,500-year-old rest house in the Sinai desert may have been used by an Egyptian pharaoh.

LiveScience

Why Egypt won't allow vulnerable Palestinians across its border

Egypt's empty Sinai Peninsula would offer safety for Palestinian civilians. But Egypt fears refugees might never be allowed back, citing the painful history of earlier Israeli-Palestinian wars.

WEKU

Egypt builds 'enclosure' for displaced Gazans in Sinai

Satellite images appear to show land being cleared near Egypt’s border with Gaza

Evening Standard

Egypt building walled enclosure in Sinai for Rafah refugees, photos suggest

Monitoring group releases evidence of work that appears intended to house Palestinians in event of Israeli assault on city

The Guardian - UK

Egypt Building 'Enclosure' For Displaced Gazans In Sinai: Report

Egypt is building a walled camp in the Sinai Peninsula to receive Palestinians displaced from the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip, according to a US media report on Thursday.

International Business Times

Middle East crisis: Palestinian exodus into Egypt ‘must be avoided’, warns UN chief – as it happened

High commissioner for refugees says people crossing the border would be the ‘nail in the coffin’ for any peace process

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The Conversation

Friday essay: 'what else should I lose to survive?' The young writers living – and dying – in Gaza

Please note that all our dreams are vanished. I lost my house. I lost 33 of my family members. And I’m about to lose Palestine. What else should I lose to survive? These are messages sent to me via Facebook Messenger from a 24-year-old Palestinian writer, Abdallah Aljazzar, who, along…

The Conversation

Is Hamas the same as ISIS, the Islamic State group? No − and yes

In the aftermath of Hamas’ bloody raid into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, many Israelis and people around the world equated the newly ultraviolent and audacious Palestinian militant organization with the world’s deadliest terrorist group, ISIS – the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

WEKU

Why Egypt doesn't want Palestinians in Gaza to cross the border

Hemmed in by Israeli forces and the Mediterranean Sea, Palestinians in Gaza seemingly have only one place left to go — across the border to Egypt. But Egypt is resistant to letting them in.

Al Jazeera

Egypt’s Sinai Bedouins fear Israel’s mass displacement of Gaza Palestinians

Bedouin tribes in Sinai have long taken a hit from geopolitical conflicts. Now, concerns are rising again.

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France 24

The Gaza-Egypt Rafah crossing explained: ‘It is not a normal border’

For Gaza's two million residents, the Rafah border with Egypt serves as a vital lifeline. Over the years, this crossing has seen numerous shifts, openings, and closures, prompting the construction of illicit tunnels beneath it to facilitate the flow of people and goods. As the war between Israel and Hamas…

France 24

Israeli ministry drafted 'concept' proposal for transfer of Gaza civilians to Egypt

An Israeli government ministry has drafted a wartime proposal to transfer the Gaza Strip's 2.3 million people to Egypt's Sinai peninsula, drawing condemnation from the Palestinians and worsening tensions with Cairo.

The Independent UK

An Israeli ministry, in a 'concept paper,' proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt's Sinai

Israel’s Intelligence Ministry has drafted a wartime proposal to transfer the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million people to Egypt’s Sinai peninsula

The Guardian - UK

Rafah border crossing: could Egypt open it to fleeing Palestinians?

As people in the Gaza Strip move south en masse, we look at the prospects of their being granted refuge in Sinai

Al Jazeera

How the October War changed the world

Fifty years later, it’s clear the war not only transformed Arab-Israeli relations, but also global alliances.

The Guardian - UK

‘The next days were hell’: how the Yom Kippur war realigned the Middle East

Fifty years on from the surprise attack Egypt and Syria launched on Israel, what was its legacy for the region – and what was the effect on the soldiers?

The Conversation

Tourists search for Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia – but does a geographical location for pivotal Bible event even exist?

Since Saudi Arabia relaxed rules and expanded visas for tourists in 2019, Christians have been increasingly visiting the country, drawn by word of mouth and promotional YouTube videos, in search of Mount Sinai, where the Bible recounts God revealing the Ten Commandments to Moses.

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