North Sinai situation threatens national security, says PA committee

CAIRO: The current situation in North Sinai constitutes a threat to national security along the border with Israel, warned the defense and national security committee of the People's Assembly.At the end of a three-day visit to the area, the committee said that tunnel smuggling across the border and widespread possession of weapons in North Sinai amounted to an explosive situation.Head of the North Sinai branch of the Tagammu party Ashraf El-Hefny said, "It is incorrect to generalize about the...