Tag: Gaza

National state of mourning announced for Sinai dead

President and armed forces vow swift justice for culprits

Ahmed Aboulenein

International flotilla sets sail to break Gaza blockade

Swedish based organisation begins voyage hoping to raise awareness for plight of…

Hend Kortam

Israel asks citizens to leave Sinai in fear of attacks

Tel Aviv renewed calls that all tourists in the Sinai region leave…

Ahmed Khalifa

Hamas and Morsy to open Rafah

Over a weekend of meetings the Egyptian President and Hamas Prime Minister…

Basil El-Dabh

World Bank: Palestinian economy “not strong enough” for independence

Report shows the Palestinian private sector has been impeded by devastating restrictions…

Basil El-Dabh

Rights group: Palestinians are not being forced to convert

Lawyer who met with two alleged victims of forced conversion denied the…

Hend Kortam

Airport officials deny rumours of open-entry to Palestinians

Despite several reports that Egypt is allowing Palestinians entry without restriction, airport…

Hend Kortam

President Morsy emerges as regional mediator on Gaza

After a weekend of meetings with Hamas, the Palestinian Authority and the…

Maryam Ishani

Soldiers shot dead near the border with Gaza

Two soldiers were reportedly killed in the Sinai Peninsula underlining escalating security…

Hend Kortam

Israeli forces kill ‘unarmed Gazan’ on Egypt border

Israeli border police killed a man and wounded another when the two…

Daily News Egypt