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Israel approves entry of 1,000 more Palestinians from Egypt (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:07:16 GMT

Another 313 Palestinians of the thousands stranded in Egypt crossed into Israel on their way to Gaza on Monday, while Israeli authorities have approved the entry of another 1,000.


Second batch of Palestinians leaves Egypt (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:19:15 GMT

Another 100 Palestinians from the thousands stranded in Egypt crossed into Israel on their way to Gaza on Monday, but Israeli authorities reportedly reduced the number of those allowed to go home.


Egypt Finding Fewer Gaza Smuggling Tunnels (Washington Post)
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:40:39 GMT

RAFAH, Egypt, July 29 -- Egyptian border guards have found about 75 percent fewer tunnels from the Gaza Strip since Hamas took control there, an indication of the radical Islamic group's broad success in reducing the smuggling of weapons and other contraband, a top Egyptian border official said S...


Gazans stranded in Egypt set out on slow road home (Financial Times)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:26:52 GMT

Thousands of Palestinians stranded in Egypt since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip and the Rafah border crossing was closed have started trickling back to their homes in Gaza after a deal allowing them to pass through Israel.


Rice, Gates in Egypt to seek Arab front against Iran (Khaleej Times)
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Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:30:23 GMT

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - US President George W. Bush’s defence chief and top diplomat were due in Egypt Tuesday, to start a brief tour aimed at uniting Arab allies against the influence of Iran and other US foes. They want to encourage their allies to help stabilise Iraq.


Egypt asks for help to end weapon-smuggling through tunnels into Hamas-run Gaza (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:44:00 GMT

RAFAH, Egypt (AP) - Hidden inside a bedroom closet just a metre or two from a crib and a bed, an Egyptian army officer lifted floor tiles to reveal a hole: the entrance to a tunnel for smuggling weapons extending hundreds of metres across the border into the Gaza Strip.


Egypt police, Bedouin clash near Gaza border (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:55:42 GMT

RAFAH, Egypt (Reuters) - Thousands of Egyptian riot police clashed with Bedouin protesting against the government near the border with the Gaza Strip on Monday and witnesses said several civilians were shot and wounded.


Egypt ruling party vote aimed at Mubarak 'dynasty': analysts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:29:40 GMT

Egypt's ruling party is to elect its leader for the first time in a move geared towards eventually offering President Hosni Mubarak's son Gamal the country's top job, analysts said on Sunday.


Hamas curbs arms flow: Egypt (Gulf Times)
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:31:27 GMT

RAFAH, Egypt: The smuggling of weapons, ammunition and drugs through tunnels from Egypt into the Gaza Strip has dropped significantly since the Islamist movement Hamas took control in June, Egyptian military officials said.


Rice announced the military aid packages before her trip to Egypt and Saudi Arabia [AFP] (Aljazeera)
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Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:23:52 GMT

The US has announced military aid worth more than $43bn to Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states in an effort to boost its Middle East allies against Iran.