efs. "The government must impose its control and rule over Sinai. Right now the law is not respected." A police official based in the Sinai city of Arish said in an interview that respect was the least of his worries. Men like him are being hunted. "We leave our families to do our duties," said the o

plexities facing the restoration of Egyptian sovereignty over Sinai, the main solutions tabled by experts and members of the 25 January movement in Arish, like Hussein Gelabana, start with the immediate clean-up of the area. Short-term goals should be strong economic policy fostering socio- economic

Egyptian state boiled over during the mass protests that led to Mubarak's fall from power. Three police officers were kidnapped by armed men in el- Arish during the height of the revolution, and their whereabouts still remain unknown. Tourists fled the city as lawlessness grew more pronounced. But wh

Egyptian state boiled over during the mass protests that led to Mubarak's fall from power. Three police officers were kidnapped by armed men in el- Arish during the height of the revolution, and their whereabouts still remain unknown. Tourists fled the city as lawlessness grew more pronounced. But wh

fs. "The government must impose its control and rule over Sinai. Right now the law is not respected." A police official based in the Sinai city of Arish said in an interview that respect was the least of his worries. Men like him are being hunted. "We leave our families to do our duties," said the