Rafah border crossing reopens
Border security members end their sit-in upon news of the release of the seven hostages
Read More →Abbas: Reconciliation with Hamas and elections are on the agenda
The head of the PLO stresses peaceful methods as the only way for Palestinians to get their state
Read More →Foreign minister participates in Arab Peace Initiative meeting in Washington
Egypt looking to US to take the lead in reigniting the Middle East peace process
Read More →Gaza Salafists protest relatives’ arrests
Hamas is holding over 20 members of the hardline Muslim movement in custody.
Read More →Roads blocked in Sinai
Tensions between factions mount over commerce opportunities in North Sinai
Read More →Short takes
1 Egyptian revolutionaries suffer from the silly habit of always getting sucked into fighting in side-battles, and the latest batch of laws coming out of the Shura Council are a prime example. Whether the read the rest…
Read More →Lawsuit filed against former Brotherhood Supreme Guide
North Sinai residents file charges against Mahdi Akef for offensive comments
Read More →Egypt condemns Israel for air strikes on Gaza and death of Palestinian Abu Hamdiyeh
Israeli side confirms air strike on Gaza, claims it was in response to mortar fire
Read More →Gaza aid convoy held at Libyan border
Foreign Ministry grants access through Rafah, but convoy turned away at Libya-Egypt border
Read More →After Israeli apology, Turkey dreams of new tourism boom
The air-clearing apologies were both made and accepted.
Read More →Arab Israelis, Palestinians mark ‘Land Day’
Nearly 200 Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Qalandia, who responded with tear gas.
Read More →Egypt’s Armed Forces continue to destroy tunnels leading to Gaza
City residents said that the sound of tunnels being destroyed could be heard late into the night. Residents further reported that 235 tunnels had so far been destroyed.
Read More →Army warns citizens to be wary of officer impersonators
Armed Forces claim finding fabric for military and police uniforms in Gaza tunnel and asks Egyptians to exercise caution
Read More →Israel’s Peres dreams Middle East will draw lesson from EU
Israel wants the EU to put the military wing of Hezbollah on a terrorist black list
Read More →Obama calls on Morsi to ‘protect democratic principles’
Morsi speaks to US president who confirms US support for Egypt’s political transition
Read More →Fatah-linked militants claim Gaza rocket after inmate death
It was the first time a Gaza rocket had struck southern Israel in more than three months
Read More →Can Egypt have a foreign policy?
By Hussein Ibish In the context of ongoing political unrest, is it possible for Egypt to have a functional foreign policy? Probably not. And as long as this is the case, that has profound implications read the rest…
Read More →Clinton: “jury’s out” on Morsy
Clinton discusses Morsy and Egypt’s political transition
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