Egypt

Lax Egypt border lets Hamas rearm: Israeli official (Reuters)

November 14th, 2010

Reuters - Egypt is not doing nearly enough to clamp down on arms smuggling into Gaza, allowing the Palestinian militant group Hamas to build up a potent arsenal of rockets,…

Behind an Israeli Strike in Gaza, Help from Egypt (Time.com)

November 11th, 2010

Time.com - An Israeli missile assassinates a Gaza militant allegedly plotting against US forces in the Sinai Peninsula. Did Cairo provide the key assist?

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Palestinians, Egypt say Mideast focus still on talks (Reuters)

October 28th, 2010

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks on a screen during a rally held in Beirut's suburbs, where he discussed preparation works for the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Lebanon next week, and possible Iranian aid for the country October 9, 2010. REUTERS/Issam KobeisiReuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he was still focused on a return to direct peace talks with Israel but looking at alternatives.


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Egypt backs Palestinian position on settlements (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell talks during a media conference following his meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, not pictured, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Talks focused on the Middle East peace process. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - Egypt backed the Palestinians’ refusal to negotiate with Israel as long as it continues to build West Bank settlements, even as officials urged Sunday for continued diplomacy to…

Top Hamas official arrested in Egypt (AP)

September 19th, 2010

AP - A top Hamas security official was arrested at Cairo airport for using falsified travel documents, Egyptians officials said Sunday.

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Egypt to Israel: Curb construction for 3 months (AP)

September 16th, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meet in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. After two days of inconclusive Mideast peace negotiations, Clinton traveled Thursday to the Palestinian Authority's headquarters in the West Bank to confer with President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP Photo/Fadi Arouri, Pool)AP - Offering a positive note after two days of inconclusive Mideast peace negotiations, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he sees no alternative to continuing the talks in search…

Clinton in Egypt for new round of Mideast talks (AP)

September 13th, 2010

Palestinian men work at a new housing development in the Jewish West Bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim, near Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vague remarks on restricting new Israeli housing in the West Bank are the latest hurdle for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as she flies to Egypt and Israel for the next round of Mideast peace talks. Clinton and former Sen. George Mitchell, President Barack Obama's special envoy to the region, plan to be in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, for talks Tuesday with Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Egypt to start a second round of Mideast peace talks.


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Egypt: Barge leaks 100 tons of gasoline into Nile (AP)

September 11th, 2010

AP - A barge has leaked some 100 tons of gasoline into the Nile River in southern Egypt after it became partially submerged while workers unloaded its cargo.

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Egypt TV show stirs debate over Muslim Brotherhood (AP)

September 3rd, 2010

AP - The bearded young cleric yells at a young woman for lifting her traditional veil from her face while speaking to him on the street, and rants against Egyptians…

Egypt: Dissident signs pro-Gamal Mubarak petition (AP)

August 30th, 2010

Egyptians sign on a form of supporters for the presidential nomination of Gamal Mubarak, the son of President Hosni Mubarak as the country's next leader, during a campaign set by the 'Popular Coalition to Support Gamal Mubarak' early Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 in Cairo, Egypt. Arabic read as ' Gamal for all Egyptians.' (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - An Egyptian-American dissident and former advocate against heredity succession in Egypt has signed a petition backing the president’s son to run in next year’s elections.


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