The governor of North Sinai denied earlier press reports that the military was destroying tunnels used to smuggle weapons and supplies to Palestinians in Gaza. The government built a wall around the Israeli embassy after protests there.

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Mohamed Shawqi el Islambuli, the brother of the man who assassinated Anwar Sadat in 1981, was arrested after arriving in Egypt from Iran. Islambuli, a member of the Egyptian Islamic Group, was sentenced to death for his role in the Luxor massacre. He is linked to al Qaeda.

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Looted Libyan arms flooding into Gaza

The US is investigating if a group calling itself al Qaeda in the Sinai was involved in last week’s attacks in southern Israel that killed eight Israelis. The Gaza-based Popular Resistance Committees or the al Qaeda-linked Army of Islam may have been involved in the attacks.

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Gaza militants keep up rocket fire on Israel

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Egypt and Israel Ease Away From Sinai Crisis

Attacks in southern Israel kill 8, wound 40

Salafists defend right to be part of new Egypt democracy

Security forces detained four men who attempted to plant explosives on a gas pipeline in Al Arish in the Sinai. The pipeline has been attacked five times this year.

Egypt Deploys Soldiers to North Sinai

The Muslim Brotherhood warned the ruling government not to interfere with the writing of a new constitution. The Muslim Brotherhood believes the military will limit who can draft the document and maintain a role in politics.

Smuggling in North Sinai Surges as the Police Vanish

Security officials said Egyptian forces will launch an operation against al Qaeda cells that have been established in the Sinai peninsula. The cells are operating “in the area of Sakaska close to Rafah” and have been training for more than a month.

US pro-democracy effort rubs many in Egypt the wrong way

Ahmed Agiza, an Egyptian who was deported from Sweden in 2001, convicted in Egypt of links to al Qaeda, and sentenced to 15 years in jail, was released and is seeking to return to Sweden. Mohammed Alzery, another Egyptian who was arrested with Agiza and also deported, was freed earlier.

US troubled by rising anti-Americanism in Egypt

In Egypt’s Bedouin Badlands: No Police Allowed
