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Gaza border at Rafah tightly controlled as Egypt remains hostile to Hamas - The Guardian Fri, 01 Aug 2014 17:37:48 GMT

The Guardian

Gaza border at Rafah tightly controlled as Egypt remains hostile to Hamas The Guardian As the death toll in Gaza passes 1,400, Egyptian hospitals have treated more than a hundred casualties of an Israeli military campaign drawing an otherwise muted response from Egypt, as its political establishment weighs humanitarian responsibilities ... Why Egypt Has A Direct Interest In A Gaza Cease-FireInternational Business Times Pro-Gaza rallies scarce in tense, weary EgyptMiddle East Eye Egyptian media reveals just how isolated Hamas isWashington Post (blog) Arutz Sheva -The Times of Israel -The Australian all 21,006 news articles »

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Egypt's decision to side with Israel has cost Gaza dear - The Guardian Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:45:36 GMT

The Guardian

Egypt's decision to side with Israel has cost Gaza dear The Guardian Last week a convoy carrying medical supplies to Gaza from Egypt was turned back by Egyptian soldiers over 100km from the border. The convoy's organisers knew they risked being stopped – but that was part of the point. “It was expected,” said Salma Said ... Iran says Egypt dragging its feet on allowing aid to GazaReuters Egypt and Palestine: Who is defending who?Al-Arabiya Egypt's propagandists and the Gaza massacreThe Electronic Intifada Daily News & Analysis -Press TV -Ahram Online all 243 news articles »

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Egypt delays Gaza talks after Israel soldier 'captured': Islamic Jihad - The Daily Star Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:42:38 GMT

The Daily Star

Egypt delays Gaza talks after Israel soldier 'captured': Islamic Jihad The Daily Star CAIRO: Egypt told the Islamic Jihad Friday it is delaying talks on a long-term Gaza cease-fire, the Palestinian militant group said, after Israel revealed one of its soldiers may have been captured. "The Egyptians contacted the Islamic Jihad and said ... and more »

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Libya's rogue general Haftar denies fleeing to Egypt - Middle East Eye Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:58:34 GMT

Middle East Eye

Libya's rogue general Haftar denies fleeing to Egypt Middle East Eye Media reports suggested earlier that Haftar had left to Egypt after his forces had been defeated. Since mid-July, Haftar's forces have been fighting Islamist militias in Libya's restive eastern city of Benghazi. Libya has been in turmoil since a bloody ... Libya's Haftar and Jibril visit Egypt for talks with intelligence officialsMiddle East Monitor Newspaper: Haftar, family moved to EgyptEgypt Independent Egyptians pouring out of LibyaLibya Herald all 478 news articles »

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Arabs, Africa and the vacuum Egypt left behind - Al-Arabiya Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:25:30 GMT

Arabs, Africa and the vacuum Egypt left behind Al-Arabiya In the past, during social and geography lessons, we were taught about the circles Egypt is linked to - the Arab, African and Muslim circles as well as non-aligned movement states. In the past, we also read and enthusiastically followed up on Egypt's ... and more »

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The government wants to control the mosques - The Economist Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:41:27 GMT

The Economist

The government wants to control the mosques The Economist Anyone who defies the order risks a year's imprisonment and fines of up to 50,000 Egyptian pounds ($7,000). In April the government said it had dismissed 12,000 imams and licensed 17,000 more to make up the shortfall. Across the country, all must give ...

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A dystopian Egypt that pits rich against poor - The Daily Star Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:23:46 GMT

The Daily Star

A dystopian Egypt that pits rich against poor The Daily Star BEIRUT: It's 2023 and Egypt is not what it once was. In a compound guarded by ex-U.S. marines, a 16-year-old boy wakes up, has sex with the African maid, eats breakfast, throws up on his mother's carpet, drinks whiskey, scrawls violent slogans on the ...

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Egypt to face Ethiopia in friendly game on 30 August - Ahram Online Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:34:51 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt to face Ethiopia in friendly game on 30 August Ahram Online Egypt will face Ethiopia in a friendly game on 30 August as part of their preparations for the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, Egyptian Football Association (EFA) chairman Gamal Allam said on Friday. The match will be played in the Upper ...

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The Egyptian-Ethiopian divide - Al-Arabiya Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:20:10 GMT

Ahram Online

The Egyptian-Ethiopian divide Al-Arabiya We have settled with confirming on what's non-negotiable - that would be Egypt's right to get its share and the amount of water it needs from the Nile River. We have for long insisted on this and neglected to see other Nile Basin countries' opposing ... Egypt-Ethiopia relations cannot be reduced to dam issue: Egypt's FM tells ...Ahram Online all 9 news articles »

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Is Ridley Scott's Biblical Epic Exodus Whitewashing Ancient Egypt? - The Escapist Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:01:38 GMT

Is Ridley Scott's Biblical Epic Exodus Whitewashing Ancient Egypt? The Escapist Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings is looking to be one of the big prestige movies of 2014, with an Oscar-friendly mid-December release date, a classy cast including Christian Bale, Ben Kingsley and Sigourney Weaver, and the automatic Classical ... and more »