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Rafah border crossing reopens

  /  May 22, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Border security members end their sit-in upon news of the release of the seven hostages

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Abbas: Reconciliation with Hamas and elections are on the agenda

  /  May 17, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics, Region  /  No Comments

The head of the PLO stresses peaceful methods as the only way for Palestinians to get their state

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Egypt, Qatar participate in Gaza reconstruction project

  /  May 12, 2013  /  Business, Economy  /  No Comments

Project to rebuild Gaza homes and infrastructure damaged by Israeli airstrikes uses $500m in Qatari investments

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Foreign minister participates in Arab Peace Initiative meeting in Washington

  /  April 30, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Egypt looking to US to take the lead in reigniting the Middle East peace process

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Gaza Salafists protest relatives’ arrests

  /  April 28, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  1 Comment

Hamas is holding over 20 members of the hardline Muslim movement in custody.

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Roads blocked in Sinai

  /  April 27, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Tensions between factions mount over commerce opportunities in North Sinai

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Short takes

  /  April 22, 2013  /  Opinion  /  2 Comments

  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…

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Lawsuit filed against former Brotherhood Supreme Guide

  /  April 16, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

North Sinai residents file charges against Mahdi Akef for offensive comments

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Egypt condemns Israel for air strikes on Gaza and death of Palestinian Abu Hamdiyeh

  /  April 3, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Israeli side confirms air strike on Gaza, claims it was in response to mortar fire

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Gaza aid convoy held at Libyan border

  /  April 2, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Foreign Ministry grants access through Rafah, but convoy turned away at Libya-Egypt border

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After Israeli apology, Turkey dreams of new tourism boom

  /  April 1, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

The air-clearing apologies were both made and accepted.

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Arab Israelis, Palestinians mark ‘Land Day’

  /  March 30, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

Nearly 200 Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Qalandia, who responded with tear gas.

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Egypt’s Armed Forces continue to destroy tunnels leading to Gaza

  /  March 19, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

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.

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Army warns citizens to be wary of officer impersonators

  /  March 17, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Armed Forces claim finding fabric for military and police uniforms in Gaza tunnel and asks Egyptians to exercise caution

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Israel’s Peres dreams Middle East will draw lesson from EU

  /  March 7, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

Israel wants the EU to put the military wing of Hezbollah on a terrorist black list

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Obama calls on Morsi to ‘protect democratic principles’

  /  February 27, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Morsi speaks to US president who confirms US support for Egypt’s political transition

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Fatah-linked militants claim Gaza rocket after inmate death

  /  February 26, 2013  /  Politics, Region  /  No Comments

It was the first time a Gaza rocket had struck southern Israel in more than three months

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“Our Sinai” Movement condemns Hamas comments

  /  February 25, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Hamas officer describes Sinai tribes as “having a legacy of smuggling weapons into Gaza”, dismissed as lies

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Can Egypt have a foreign policy?

  /  February 6, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

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…

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Clinton: “jury’s out” on Morsy

  /  January 30, 2013  /  Egypt, Politics  /  No Comments

Clinton discusses Morsy and Egypt’s political transition

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