Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh praised Egyptian efforts to support the Palestinian economy during a visit to Cairo, reported Asharq Al-Awsat. Shtayyeh was speaking at a press conference alongside his Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly. According to […]
The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv University yesterday called on the Israeli government to back Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi who is facing calls to resign, Arab48 reported. In a report, the INSS […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday he was seeking “non-aggression” agreements with Gulf Arab nations that do not formally recognize the country as a prelude to possible future peace deals. Details of the proposal […]
Why is it that war criminals in their capacity as heads of states who despite being consistently in breach of global conventions governing human rights, are treated like royalty? What sets them apart from common […]
After the removal of what was called a “major obstacle”, a deal was reached last week to export gas from Israel to Egypt, Arabi21.com has reported. According to the Jerusalem Post, the Israeli fuel transit company Europe Asia […]
Egypt and Israel are mulling constructing a $10-15 billion liquefaction facility on the Red Sea in Sinai for export to Asia, reports the Globes, following a visit to Egypt by the Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz […]
Egypt has rejected a request by Hamas to allow the head of its political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, to travel to a number of countries including Iran, Turkey, Qatar, and Russia. Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported Egyptian sources as […]
Isn’t it bizarre if not downright scandalous for the African continent which since the defeat of apartheid and its replacement with a democratic order in South Africa, had disavowed military coups, yet is led by […]
Leaders of Israel’s opposition yesterday criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the truce deal with Gaza. According to Arab 48, head of the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) alliance, Benny Gantz, said: “The deal […]
According to documents released by the White House, the economic aspect of Donald Trump’s ‘peace plan’ between Palestine and Israel includes granting $9 billion to Egypt, half of which is in the form of soft […]
Egypt‘s former President Mohamed Morsi has died after appearing in court in the capital, Cairo, according to authorities. The public prosecutor said the 67-year-old collapsed in a defendants’ cage in the courtroom and was pronounced dead in […]
The Deal of the Century has inspired much discussion about Washington’s latest political gambit in the Middle East. Largely excluded from the debate, however, is the emotional toll involving the Arab peoples everywhere. The ‘politics […]
An Israeli company has started pumping natural gas from the Tamar gas field in the Mediterranean Sea to Egypt, on Sunday, after initiating experimental pumping operations through an underwater pipeline from Ashkelon to Arish. According […]
A delegation of Egyptian security officials arrived in the Gaza Strip on Thursday afternoon after visiting Tel Aviv. The group has come to discuss ways of implementing Monday’s ceasefire agreement following a violent escalation over the weekend, which killed […]
Israel today more than halved the fishing zone off the coast of the Gaza Strip “until further notice”. According to a statement by Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) – which administers […]
It ought not to surprise anyone that autocratic Arab regimes, right-wing groups in Europe, Israeli propagandists and a host of right-leaning think tanks, all have a common interest to fuel Islamophobia. And not only does […]
Israel has offered a package of moves that would ease the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip in return for stopping the Great March of Return, local media reported. Israel’s Ynet News site said the Egyptian security […]
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday advised Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to boost inter-factional confidence ahead to ending internal divisions. During their meeting in Egypt on the sidelines of the Arab-European Summit being held in […]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday urged European states to play a more active role in the peace process and recognize a “State of Palestine”, reported the Times of Israel. In a short speech at a two-day […]
Senior Hamas leader Mohammad Nazzal has revealed that his movement is preparing for an international tour for its chief Ismail Haniyeh. Nazzal pointed to arrangements with Egypt to facilitate this, Al-Ray News Agency reported yesterday, reiterating that […]
Two Palestinians were killed overnight in a tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, Gaza’s interior ministry said Monday. Bozum said 39-year-old major Abdelhamid al-Akar and Sabhy Abu Qarushayn, 28, “suffocated due to the inhalation of toxic […]
The political chief of Hamas, Ismail Haniya, has left Gaza on a trip to Cairo on Sunday as part of a high-ranking delegation to hold talks with Egyptian officials about developments in Palestine, a Hamas […]
Hamas authorities say they have rescued six Egyptian fishermen in the Mediterranean Sea after a storm wrecked their boat off the coast of Gaza. The fishermen were taken to a Gaza hospital after rough seas […]
Israel will begin exporting natural gas to Egypt in a few months’ time, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Monday, a key step in the country’s plans to sell its expanding gas production abroad and […]
A senior Israeli minister has arrived in Cairo to attend an energy conference after receiving an invitation from the Egyptian government, Israel’s energy ministry has said. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz arrived in Cairo late on […]
The Palestinian Legislative Council today overwhelmingly voted to end Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ mandate saying he has lost his constitutional, legal and national capacity. During a session held in its Gaza city headquarters, the […]
On Monday, Hamas movement called on the parties that sponsored the indirect ceasefire understandings with Israel to make sure that the occupation authorities “commit to the accord”. Anadolu Agency reported that Abdul Latif Al-Qanua, spokesman for […]
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said that Israel has collaborated with Egypt in its Sinai operations, stressing that relations between the two countries have strengthened during his term in office. During a televised interview – of which […]
Egypt succeeded in stabilizing the ceasefire, on Tuesday, between the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza and the occupation. The Israeli Public Radio said, on Wednesday, that an Egyptian security delegation will arrive in the Gaza Strip […]
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Wednesday that he was resigning from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in protest against a Gaza truce. MORE: Gaza ceasefire was Israeli 'capitulation to terror' – Lieberman https://t.co/6YGRtTzsMV […]
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