North Sinai
North Sinai celebrates the 41st anniversary of its liberation as it enjoys peace and security that have been restored after years of turmoil.
The Egyptian government directed, during the current fiscal year 2022/23, about 5 billion pounds for the development of North Sinai Governorate, of which the public treasury finances about 80 percent of it, at 4 billion pounds.
A number of dwellers of Arish city in North Sinai have been celebrating the 41st anniversary of Sinai liberation with Egypt marking the end of terrorism in the peninsula and with development continuing across the northern part of the peninsula.
The table that brought together the people of North Sinai expressed the stability and security of the governorate, and the people sent a message from the beach of Al-Arish, "Sinai is safe and stable" after achieving the record for organizing the longest iftar table in Egypt.
"The port will be opened once the weather improves, to receive a number of ships for exporting Sinai products," an official at the Economic Zone told Youm7.
The port of El-Arish is witnessing the largest development movement of its kind to become one of the international ports on the Mediterranean coast.
The agricultural and land reclamation sector accounts for the largest proportion of the total government investments directed to North Sinai Governorate.
The council added that there are still others who are eligible, and whose compensations would be delivered soon.
North Sinai’s coast hosts one of the most important spots of salt ore production, which is Sabika area.
A total of 10 terrorists classified as “highly dangerous” have been killed in North Sinai by Egyptian troops, according to a Sunday statement by the spokesperson of the Armed Forces.
Security forces in a security installation exchanged gunfire with the suicide bomber and killed him as he attempted to target the security checkpoint, the ministry said.
Cairo and Giza are the most populated, while North Sinai is the least populated.
Over the period between May 7 and 15, the Air Force launched a number of airstrikes that destroyed a number of terrorist outposts, and 6 four-wheel-drive vehicles, and besides the killing 16 terrorists.
The Egyptian Armed Forces announced Sunday targeting a number of terrorist hideouts in North Sinai over the past three days.
Muslim World League’s Secretary General Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa condemned the treacherous attack, affirming the urgent need to continue the global efforts to eradicate terrorism and extremist thought.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned the terrorist attack in North Sinai, where a military officer and four soldiers were killed, along with seven of the attackers.
The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development indicated in a statement Thursday.
Dr. Shukri Salman, director of Lake Bardawil, pointed out that opening the lake achieves a recovery for all areas of the villages that surround it, as its residents rely on fishing to make a living.
This came during the excavations that the Egyptian archaeological mission is conducting at the site within the Sinai Development Project for the year 2021-2022.
North Sinai possesses diverse tourism potentials.
