> The peninsula was captured by Israel during the 1967 Middle East War and only returned to Egypt after the two countries signed a peace treaty in 1979.
It seems likely that the Egyptian government is trying to promote migration and development projects in the Sinai peninsula because they fear they could lose the territory again in the event of another war.
> The peninsula was captured by Israel during the 1967 Middle East War and only returned to Egypt after the two countries signed a peace treaty in 1979.
It seems likely that the Egyptian government is trying to promote migration and development projects in the Sinai peninsula because they fear they could lose the territory again in the event of another war.