09CAIRO1428 Date26/07/2009 12:32 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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(S/NF) Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy
Assistant Minister and Co-ordinator for Counterterrorism
Ashraf Mohsen, in a July 19 meeting, restated Egypt’s
opposition to the proposed removal of Egyptian citizen Hani
al-Sabai from the UNSCR 1267 consolidated list تتمة

09CAIRO1458 Date30/07/2009 04:29 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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A National Democratic Party (NDP) Bedouin parliamentary
representative for northern and central Sinai and members of
the Fawakhriya Bedouin Council said that increased Egyptian
security and military measures will not resolve the smuggling
of goods, weapons, and people. تتمة

09CAIRO1521 Date06/08/2009 02:20 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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(S/NF) In an August 2 meeting, Egyptian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Deputy Assistant Minister and Coordinator for
Counter-Terrorism Ashraf Mohsen responded to the requests for
more information contained in reftel A by providing forty
pages of documents, in Arabic تتمة

09CAIRO1889 Date01/10/2009 02:33 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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(S/NF) Approximately 200 Sinai Bedouin held an open
protest in El Mahdeya village near the Egypt’s Rafah border
with Gaza on October 1. The Bedouin issued a list of demands,
including the release of imprisoned leaders, a halt to the
issuance of verdicts in absentia against Bedouin, the ability
to construct and operate cement factories تتمة

09CAIRO1992 Date20/10/2009 01:11 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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Egypt’s top priority in Africa is unity of Sudan. The
Government of Egypt (GoE) supports Special Envoy (S/E)
Gration’s efforts to resolve the crisis in Darfur and
encourage implementation of the CPA. Egypt believes there
will be “fatal implications” if South Sudan chooses to secede
and it would like the USG to “educate” Southern Sudanese
leaders on the dangers of separation and encourage them to
advocate for unity. تتمة

09CAIRO2249 Date07/12/2009 08:16 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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In a recent four-day visit to northern Sinai, emboffs
observed increased Egyptian security presence at entry points
into Sinai and in central Sinai. However, residents in El
Arish complain that security in northern Sinai is lax and
ineffective. تتمة

09CAIRO2325 Date20/12/2009 05:09 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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(S/NF) Egypt increased its efforts to combat smuggling
over the last several months, including beginning
installation of a subterranean steel wall and resuming
installation of an FMF-funded tunnel activity detection
system. تتمة

09CAIRO2331 Date21/12/2009 11:54 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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(S/NF) During a December 10 meeting, Defense Minister
Tantawi provided Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
Blair with an overview of Egyptian security concerns,
including potential instability in Sudan and Iranian
interference in the region. تتمة

09CAIRO2350 Date22/12/2009 01:32 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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During a December 3 meeting, Under Secretary for Arms
Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Foreign
Minister Aboul Gheit discussed preparations for the May 2010
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. تتمة

10CAIRO37 Date05/01/2010 03:47 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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(S/NF) Demonstrations in El Arish on January 2-3
protesting the government’s inability to provide security for
the people drew 5-7,000 people. The protests were sparked by
outrage at the carjacking and killing of a man from an
influential Bedouin family. تتمة

10CAIRO80 Date14/01/2010 12:44 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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The North Sinai local council recently met to discuss the
declining security situation in the region. The councilmen
expressed concern over the increased availability of weapons,
arbitrary arrests and lack of central government response to
the killing of a prominent North Sinai resident. تتمة

10CAIRO177 Date09/02/2010 01:46 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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(S/NF) The GOE claims to have increased its efforts against
HAMAS-related smuggling activity, and reports recent success in
interdicting and dismantling goods and financial smuggling
networks. تتمة

10CAIRO179 Date09/02/2010 02:42 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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(SBU) Director Mueller, I warmly welcome you to Cairo. Your
visit provides the opportunity to review and reinforce our strong
law enforcement cooperation with the State Security Investigative
Service (SSIS), which is under the auspices of Minister of
Interior Habib Al Adly (we have requested separate meetings with تتمة

10CAIRO181 Date09/02/2010 03:11 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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Since your last visit, the U.S. and Egypt initiated a
senior-level Strategic Dialogue that built upon the improved
bilateral atmosphere following President Obama’s June 2009 speech
in Cairo. We have seen improved cooperation in multilateral fora,
in addition to close cooperation on regional issues including
Arab-Israeli peace and Sudan. تتمة

10CAIRO197 Date11/02/2010 04:09 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

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Three senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt
including Deputy Supreme Guide Mahmoud Ezzat, Spokesman Essam El
Eryan and MB “Mufti” Abdel Rahman El Barr were detained by security
forces the morning of February 8 along with twelve other members of the MB. تتمة

10CAIRO249 Date25/02/2010 03:03 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header

Excerpt from document summary New North Sinai Governor Mowafi told poloff his top priority was
to increase economic opportunities. He plans to increase the size
of the El Arish port to facilitate an export economy, expand
agricultural production in the coastal areas, and build heavy
industries in central Sinai and the industrial zone in El Arish to
keep a higher percentage of the value chain in Sinai.

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09CAIRO1428 Date26/07/2009 12:32 OriginEmbassy Cairo ClassificationSECRET//NOFORN Header Excerpt from document summary (S/NF) Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Assistant Minister and Co-ordinator for Counterterrorism Ashraf Mohsen, in a July 19 meeting, restated Egypt's opposition to the proposed removal of Egyptian citizen Hani al-Sabai from the UNSCR 1267 consolidated list تتمة 09CAIRO1458 Date30/07/2009 04:29 OriginEmbassy Cairo...