Amid fears of a ground invasion by Rafah by Israel as its war with Hamas rages on, Egypt has reportedly started constructing a wall in the Sinai Desert near Gaza in an effort to prevent a significant influx of Palestinian refugees, Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (Feb 16).

Egypt builds wall, deploys tanks on Gaza border to prevent refugee influx if Israel enters Rafah: Report

Egyptian army has said that 11 soldiers had been killed while tackling "terrorist attack" abutting Sinai peninsula. Army says that this is a hotbed of jihadist activity.

Eleven Egyptian troops killed in 'terrorist attack', says army

History fascinates us; the discovery of a bygone civilisation fills us with awe, making us wonder what those people were like and how society was back then. Even while we know a lot, we still don't know nearly enough, which is why archaeology and its findings are so crucial.

Egypt announces the discovery of Zeus temple in Sinai, check out some fascinating pics of the dig

Egypt's military said Sunday it has killed 89 suspected insurgents in operations in North Sinai, a region where an affiliate of the Islamic State group has been active for nearly a decade.

Egypt army says 89 insurgents killed in restive Sinai

Egyptian troops have demolished more than 12,300 buildings in the Sinai Peninsula since 2013 in a campaign of forced evictions that likely amount to "war crimes", Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.

HRW says over 12,300 Sinai buildings razed by Egypt army

A helicopter crash in Egypt's Sinai desert involving a multi-national observer force killed seven people on Thursday -- five Americans, a French national and a Czech citizen, an Israeli source told AFP.

Sinai helicopter crash kills 7, including 5 Americans: Source

The St. Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai houses manuscripts that document Christian history. and now, they are being digitised to guarantee that these invaluable records are not lost with time and war. Watch this and many more stories like this from the West-Asian part of the world, on The West Asia Post, every Friday at 8:30 PM, only on WION, World Is One.

The West Asia Post: World's oldest library in Egypt goes digital

The St. Catherine's monastery at mount Sinai houses manuscripts that document christian history. and now, they are being digitised to guarantee that these invaluable records are not lost with time and war. watch this and many more stories like this from the west-Asian part of the world, on The West Asia Post, every Friday at 8:30 PM, only on WION, world is one.

EgyptAir has resumed air freight service to New York after a three-year halt following the downing of a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula in an Islamist bomb attack, a source at the flagship carrier said on Thursday.

Egypt resumes air freight service to United States after 2015 halt

The Egyptian forces targetted two vehicles which were crossing Egypt's western borders and were loaded with weapons and bombs. In addition, 20 vehicles and 79 motorbikes used by the militants were destroyed

Egypt Army Forces kill 8 jihadists, arrests 64 suspected IS militants

Around 28 militants have been killed since Friday in the latest offensive to crush insurgents blamed for a string of attacks.

Egyptian forces hit militants in Sinai

Militant attacks in Egypt escalated dramatically after President Mohammed Morsi was ousted in 2013

Egypt: Army reports successes in Sinai operation against militants

Flags are being flown at half-mast in government buildings inside and outside Turkey until sunset

Turkey mourns Egypt mosque attack victims

The state prosecution said up to 30 militants in camouflage flying the Islamic State (IS) group's black banner had surrounded the mosque in North Sinai and proceeded to massacre the worshippers during weekly Friday prayers

Egypt mourns 305 victims of Sinai mosque attack

There were no casualties as some of the rockets were intercepted by Iron Dome batteries, the Israeli army said

Israeli resort town attacked from Egypt's Sinai peninsula

The terrorists were involved in killing nine people including eight security personnel last week

Egypt: Police kill 10 terrorists in restive North Sinai

The military also said in its Facebook page that it killed 45 other Islamic State fighters in a series of air strikes

Egypt military says it killed leader of Islamic State in Sinai

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