New York Daily News | Israel eases Gaza trade restrictions after Egypt's Islamist leaders broker ... New York Daily News JERUSALEM — In a major concession to Gaza's Hamas leaders Monday, Israel dropped its five-year ban on construction materials crossing into the territory and raised hopes there that rebuilding could begin following a damaging eight-day Israeli air ... Egypt Prevented 3 Attempts to Smuggle Weapons into Gaza Israel: Ex-Soldier Detained in Egypt Egypt Prevents Large-Scale Smuggling of Weapons into Gaza |
ABC News | Egypt Prosecutors Investigate Popular TV Comedian ABC News Egyptian prosecutors launched an investigation on Tuesday against a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting the president in the latest case raised by Islamist lawyers against outspoken media personalities. Lawyer Ramadan Abdel-Hamid al ... Egypt: Relative Calm in Tahrir Following Late Night Clashes Egypt police arrest suspect in attack on protester Egypt: Protester Wounded by Gunmen |
Al-Arabiya | Egypt's Largest Ultraconservative Party... ABC News The leader of Egypt's largest Islamist ultraconservative party announced Tuesday he is forming a new political party, splitting from the Salafi Al-Nour, which has emerged as the country's second strongest political group. The new party is part of a ... Egypt's largest ultraconservative party splits Egypt's Salafi splinter group unveils new party Nour's Salafist splinter group forms new party |
Jordan, Egypt and Palestine in 2013 Huffington Post Since the 1993 Oslo Accords, a lasting peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians has remained elusive. The politically correct paradigm proffered by the international community including Israel, the Palestinian Authority and the United States ... |
Aljazeera.com | Egypt cracks down on satirists and media Aljazeera.com An Egyptian satirist who has made fun of President Mohamed Morsi on television will be investigated by prosecutors following an accusation that he undermined the leader's standing, a judicial source has said. Bassem Youssef's case will likely increase ... Popular Egypt satirist accused of mocking president Egypt's Morsi preaches optimism for 2013 Egypt's national dialogue reaches consensus over parliamentary election law |
Aljazeera.com | UAE busts cell 'linked to Egypt Brotherhood' Aljazeera.com "Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood had offered [the cell's members] courses ... on elections and the means of changing leadership in Arab countries," said the source. No official confirmation of the report was immediately available and no date given for the ... UAE cracks down on group tied to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood UAE newspaper: Egyptians detained in Emirates belong to Brotherhood 'cell' |
The Times of Israel | Egypt orders 15-day detention for Israeli USA TODAY EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials say a former sergeant in the Israeli army has been ordered detained for 15 days for investigation into his illegal entry from Israel into the Sinai Peninsula. The authorities say the 24-year-old ... Egypt extends detention of Israeli 'infiltrator' Israeli held for sneaking into Egypt Pro-Palestinian Israeli arrested in Egypt ordered held for 15 more days |
Is football in Egypt being politicised? Aljazeera.com The Egypt's premier league has been postponed for a second time - this time until February. The announcement was made following a weekend of meetings between government ministers and the Egyptian Football Association. They also decided that the first ... |
ABC News | Egypt's Pound Slips Further Against Dollar ABC News The Egyptian pound slipped further against the dollar on Monday, a downward plunge on the first two days of trading under a new system, as the president tried to assure a worried public that the crisis atmosphere will end soon. The pound slid nearly 1 ... IMF welcomes Egypt's new currency regime Egypt's opposition plans the year's first sit-in to protect Constitutional Court Egypt's leader sees currency stabilizing "within days" |
The Guardian | Israeli fence construction cuts off migration from Egypt The Guardian A total of 36 migrants crossed into Israel from Egypt in December, all of whom were detained, compared with 2,295 in January. The numbers have steadily declined throughout 2012 as construction of the vast steel fence through the desert from Eilat to ... |