Sinai

Hamas economy expert: Lindsey Graham's warning exposes gap between Arab rhetoric and reality

Ofer emphasized that Graham’s remarks represent a sharp shift in the usual approach to dealing with Arab states.

US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 26, 2025.
Israel Navy soldiers operate off the coast of Ashdod, August 2024; illustrative.

Israel Navy intercepts Egyptian vessel entering blockaded waters off Gaza's shoreline, IDF confirms

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

What challenges will Israel face in the Middle East in the upcoming year? - analysis

3,000-year-old New Kingdom stronghold found at Tell al-Kharouba, Northern Sinai.

3,000-year-old New Kingdom stronghold found at Tell al-Kharouba, Northern Sinai


How Leonard Cohen's wartime performances for the IDF saved his career

Leonard Cohen clearly left his musical and spiritual mark in Israel 50 years ago and, unwittingly, saved his career in the process. Not a bad return all around. 

 Leonard Cohen performs for IDF troops in the Sinai during the Yom Kippur War.

Egypt releases Israeli citizen detained last month in Sinai

Haim, 24, was reunited with his family in Eilat. He is from Holon, recently completed his IDF service, and also has a gun license.

 Bedouins and Israeli travellers seen in Jabal Mousa in the Sinai peninsula, Egypt, August 12, 2022.

Israeli arrested in Egypt's Sinai for carrying bullets in backpack

Egyptian law enforcement extended the Israeli's arrest for a further 15 days on Saturday.

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

Israeli citizen released after arrest in Egypt's Sinai

On Sunday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry stated that Tamsit had been arrested following a fight with a local resident in the Sinai Peninsula.

 Bedouins and Israeli travellers seen in Jabal Mousa in the Sinai peninsula, Egypt, August 12, 2022.

2023 summer trends: From unique accommodations to popular flavors, fashion

Discover the latest trends sweeping the nation, from innovative accommodations to mouthwatering ice cream flavors and stylish fashion statements.

View of the sky from an airplane window

Egypt sees progress in ‘freeing Sinai’ from terror threats

The defeat has been accomplished through local reform, confronting extremist ideas in religious institutions and also shifting educational priorities.

THE BORDER fence cuts across the arid landscape. Looking north, Egypt and the Sinai Desert are to the left of the fence and Israel and the Negev Desert lie on its right.

Egypt to allow Iranians entry to Sinai

Sinai is a popular vacation spot among Israelis, and hundreds of thousands are expected to go this summer.

 Bedouins and Israeli travellers seen in Jabal Mousa in the Sinai peninsula, Egypt, August 12, 2022.

Parashat Va’eira: Fact-checking

The small act of improving Moses’s speaking abilities would have gone a long way toward improving his ambitious agenda, yet God preserved Moses’s speech impediment.

 FEWER BULLHORNS, more introspection.

COP27: Will God deliver 10 Commandments for climate change?

The UN Climate Change Conference, in proximity to Mount Sinai, could be the prime time for the force of religion to speak climate truth to dirty power. For the world, and especially Israel!

 Speaking prophetic truth to power, the youth-led climate march down Rehov Hanevi’im (Prophets Street) in Tel Aviv.

Egypt's Sharm e-Sheikh decks out for COP27 climate change conference

The goal of the conference is to increase the world’s collective ambition to fight climate change and to create the opportunity for countries and organizations to join forces.

 The Israel pavilion at Sharm e-Sheikh in Egypt for COP27.