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Palestinians wait in a hall at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before travelling to Egypt AFP PHOTO/ SAID KHATIB
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Rafah crossing open, not for trade

Egypt re-opens the Rafah border, says EOHR Senior Foreign Relations Officer

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Despite Morsy’s efforts to form a Quartet to solve the Syrian crisis the fighting continues. Syrian children walk past a grounded army tank in the northern town of Azaz on 23 August AFP PHOTO/ ARIS MESSINIS
Conflict

Iran supports Quartet Committee for Syria

The faithful ally to Syria supports President Morsy Quartet committee plan

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Soldiers who served in the Israeli Army between 2005 and 2011 have discussed their treatment of Palestinians in a 72 page report released by an organisation called Breaking the Silence on Sunday (File photo) AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON
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IDF soldiers testify to ill-treatment of Palestinian children

'Harassment, arrest, and mistreatment of Palestinian children' are the main violations outlined…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Dozens of pro-palestinian activists taking part in the 'Welcome to Palestine' campaign protest at the Roissy International airport in April 2012 in Roissy-en-France, northern Paris suburb, after being denied to board planes to Israel (File photo) AFP PHOTO
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Palestine activists challenge West Bank siege

Airflotilla attempts to breach the Israeli siege on Palestine

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Yemeni tribesmen in Sanaa (file photo) AFP PHOTO
Al-Qaeda

Militants target Yemen minister

Yemeni transport minister escapes assassination attempt

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas addresses students in the West Bank city of Ramallah on 26 August AFP PHOTO / ABBAS MOMANI
Diplomacy

Hamas not invited to summit

Non-Aligned Movement invitation sent only to Abbas

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Abu Hamed aims to oust Morsy (file photo) Mohamed Omar
Abu Hamed

Abu Hamed referred to prosecution

Former member of parliament Mohamed Abu Hamed referred to the Supreme State…

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, attends the opening session of the expert-level meeting of XVI summit of the Non-Alligned Movement in Tehran AFP PHOTO / Stringer
Diplomacy

Iran IAEA nuclear talks break down

A meeting last Friday between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and…

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Minister of Parliamentary and Legal Affairs, Mohamed Mahsoub
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Minister Mahsoub proposes new ‘Equal opportunities’ law

Interviewed By Wafaa Abdel Bary What is your mission during your first…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Abu Qir

Protests at Alexandria plant turn violent

“One person died yesterday.  Approximately 12 to 14 were injured” during protests…

Connor Molloy
Connor Molloy