RAFAH, Egypt, June 17 -- All but sealed off by Egypt and Israel, Gaza presented an intensifying security concern to its neighbors and a fast-approaching humanitarian crisis Sunday, three days after its takeover by Hamas.
Thirteen people were injured and six arrested in southern Egypt on Saturday when a land dispute sparked a clash between Muslims and Christians, a security source said, in a sign of growing tensions between both communities.
CAIRO - Egypt on Sunday welcomed the new emergency Palestinian cabinet headed by economist Salam Fayyad and called on all Palestinians to support the authority of president Mahmud Abbas.
KUALA TERENGGANU, June 17 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Students Department in Egypt wants students sent for studies in the country to be vetted carefully to prevent any untoward incidents later.
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- A U.S. congressional panel has set conditions that could withhold $200 million in military aid to Egypt for 2008. The House Appropriations Committee has set criteria that could block $200 million in U.S. military aid to Egypt.
CAIRO: Thirteen people were injured and six arrested in southern Egypt yesterday when a land dispute sparked a clash between Muslims and Christians, a security source said, in a sign of growing tensions between both communities.
As the Arab League meets in Cairo, papers in Egypt lament what is going on across the border in the Gaza Strip
Following its successful pilot launch last year in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, the Dubai Summer Surprises is bringing a much bigger edition of its Apprenticeship Programme.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said his country welcomed the Palestinian emergency government, which was just sworn in on Sunday, the official MENA news agency reported.
Egyptian security forces have thwarted sabotage plots by two terrorist groups and arrested their members in the country, Egyptian daily Al-Akhbar reported Sunday.