Tag: Gaza

Egyptian security forces stand by their Armoured Personell Carriers ahead of a military operation in the northern Sinai peninsula on August 08, 2012. Egypt, which launched air raids against Islamist militants in Sinai for the first time in decades, faces a tough enemy that has used the peninsula's rugged terrain to evade capture in the past. The military said it deployed Apache helicopter gunships in the strikes that killed 20 "terrorists" in the Sinai village of Tumah, in retaliation for a weekend ambush that cost the lives of 16 soldiers. AFP PHOTO/STRINGER
EgyptPolitics

Egyptian army retaliates after Rafah attack

The raids followed further attacks on security checkpoints on Tuesday night, this…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
Business

Rafah attack forces posponement of food expo

By Enaam Eladawy A planned food industries expo has been postponed indefinitely…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt
Opinion

Ending the Legacy of Hatred

Egyptians reacted with shock and grief to the news of an armed…

Shahira Amin Shahira Amin
Protester holds a sign at the funeral of the soldiers killed in the Sinai, which literally reads ‘The blood of the martyrs is on the necks of Hamas and the Brotherhood’ blaming the deaths of the soldiers on Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood organizations.(Photo by Hassan Ibrahim)
EgyptPolitics

Mourners at military funeral throw shoes at PM, President absent

In a crowded funeral, midday Tuesday, Egyptians honored the security men who…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
An Egyptian army vehicle keeps its position close to the Rafah border crossing with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on August 06, 2012. AFP PHOTO/AHMED MAHMOUD
EgyptPolitics

Sinai attack – Repercussions on the Gaza blockade

The killing of 16 Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border raises questions

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
Israeli soldiers inspect a burnt armoured vehicle near the Kerem Shalom border crossing after unidentified gunmen crossed into Israel from Egypt on 6 August. The number plate reads 'Border Guards Forces' AFP PHOTO/DAVID BUIMOVITCH
EgyptPolitics

National state of mourning announced for Sinai dead

President and armed forces vow swift justice for culprits

Ahmed Aboulenein Ahmed Aboulenein
A screengrab from a youtube clip shows the Estelle, a ship voyaging to break the Gaza blockade from Sweden
PoliticsRegion

International flotilla sets sail to break Gaza blockade

Swedish based organisation begins voyage hoping to raise awareness for plight of…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
The Sinai region is both a destination for tourism and a contentious security zone between Egypt, Israel and Gaza (file photo: AFP)
PoliticsRegion

Israel asks citizens to leave Sinai in fear of attacks

Tel Aviv renewed calls that all tourists in the Sinai region leave…

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa
Palestinians unload their belongings from a taxi as the ready to cross to Egypt through the Rafah border crossing between the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt (photo: AFP / Said Khatib)
EgyptPolitics

Hamas and Morsy to open Rafah

Over a weekend of meetings the Egyptian President and Hamas Prime Minister…

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Ramallah was noted in the report to have made notable progress in building institutions that would serve a future state well (file photo: AFP)
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World Bank: Palestinian economy “not strong enough” for independence

Report shows the Palestinian private sector has been impeded by devastating restrictions…

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh