Three Palestinians hurt in Egypt-Gaza tunnel collapse
EL-ARISH: Three Palestinians were injured when a tunnel used by smugglers collapsed on the border between Egypt and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, an Egyptian security official said on Thursday.The incident…
Israeli envoy in Egypt to discuss lasting Gaza truce
CAIRO: Israeli envoy Amos Gilad held talks on Thursday with Egyptian officials on clinching a lasting truce with Hamas expected to focus on stemming arms smuggling across the porous Gaza-Egypt…
Israel, Egypt have no information on Shalit
CAIRO: Neither Egypt nor Israel knows whether an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas in Gaza more than two years ago is alive, Egypt Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on…
Obama calls Mideast leaders, picks envoy to push peace
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama phoned Arab and Israeli leaders on his first full day in office Wednesday and picked a top Middle East envoy, showing he plans to act…
One year after the breaching of the Rafah border
RAFAH: In the past weeks the families living in Egyptian Rafah have faced similar fears as their neighbors and relatives on the other side of the border. Although they have…
Trepidation over possible further Israeli border bombings
CAIRO: Despite Israeli warnings that there could be further bombing on the Egypt-Gaza border to destroy smuggling tunnels, people on the Egyptian side whose houses had been destroyed in the…
A ceasefire is not enough, says Hamas spokesman
GAZA CITY: In destroyed Gaza, Hamas spokesman Ihab Al-Ghusain conveyed what he believed to be the prevalent feeling towards Egypt in the aftermath of Israel's 22-day assault.Al-Ghusain told Daily News…
Rachid meets Sweden's Trade Minister
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid met with his Swedish counterpart Ewa Björling to discuss economic cooperation, the ministry said in a statement to the press. Björling…
