Sinai

Stop leaving Egypt out of the conversation on Gaza’s humanitarian crisis - opinion

Egypt remains absent from any serious discussion of solutions on any humanitarian issues seen in the Gaza Strip.

 A truck crosses from Gaza to Egypt, at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas war, in Rafah, Egypt
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, August 13, 2025.

Egypt to reinforce military forces along Gaza border, Arab media reports

AN EGYPTIAN military outpost at the Israel-Egypt border as seen from southern Israel, 2021: For the Egyptian public and government, Sinai is not just a geographic zone but a perpetual strategic concern, says the writer.

Egypt-Israel security ties and Sinai’s double-edged role - opinion

 Sunrise is seen from the summit of Mount Sinai in Egypt.

Drones increasingly being used to smuggle items from Sinai to Gaza - report


‘This is from Moses’: Newly imaged Sinai inscriptions revive Exodus-era alphabet debate

High-resolution photography at the turquoise mines of Serabit el-Khadem in Egypt’s south-central Sinai Peninsula highlighted faint letters that one epigrapher reads as “This is from Moses.”

 Cylinders found at Tel Um el-Marra, Syria.

Travel expert on whether to return to Israel via Jordan or Sinai - opinion

If you are fortunate to get a flight into Agaba, the Jordanian border city across from Eilat, allows you to jump in a Jordanian taxi for the ten-minute drive to Taba.

 EL AL flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, May 13, 2025.

Israelis shouldn't enter country through Jordan, Egypt's Sinai borders, NSC says

Private initiatives have emerged to help Israelis trapped abroad to enter the locked-down country through Jordan and the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.

 People cross to Egypt through the Taba Border Crossing, during the summer holiday, in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, August 6, 2023

The forgotten courage of Sinai helps us find holiness within mystery - opinion

Revelation does not begin with mastery. It begins with mystery.

MOSES ON Mount Sinai as depicted by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1895.

Israel facing dangerous shift in relations with Egypt - opinion

While Egypt has not formally renounced the Camp David Accords, Cairo is effectively distancing itself from the treaty.

Armoured Israeli military vehicle driving along border with Egypt

Fortress discovered in Northern Sinai, including Roman-era soldiers' dwellings

Well-preserved Roman-era soldiers' dwellings were unearthed, providing a clear picture of daily life at the fortress during the reigns of emperors Diocletian and Maximian.

 Fortress discovered in Northern Sinai, including Roman-era soldiers' dwellings.

An escape to Taba during troubled times

This Mövenpick Resort at the meeting point of four countries, with views of Jordan, Israel, and Saudi Arabia across the Red Sea, was full of surprises.

 THE MOVENPICK Taba Resort.

Terminal 1 resumes operations and the Taba crossing is also open

Terminal 1 has resumed operations, and domestic flights to Eilat have begun departing from there. In addition, Ramon Airport is coming back to life, and the Taba terminal has also opened 24/7.

 Terminal 1

Egypt military buildup in Sinai threatens peace with Israel, source warns

An Israeli security source underscored that the US "is responsible for upholding the peace deal and must ensure it is implemented as written."

 Waving national colorful flag of Israel and national flag of Egypt

This week in Jewish history: The births of Moses and Barbie

A highly abridged version of Dust & Stars.

A fan takes a photo of a Barbie doll at the world premiere of the film "Barbie" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2023

No more illusions: Israel must confront Egypt's quiet offensive in Sinai - opinion

Illusions in this region get people killed. Dismissing Egyptian violations in Sinai is every bit as reckless as ignoring Hezbollah’s rockets or Hamas’s tunnels.

 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects Egyptian military units in Suez, in 2023.