Latest in Tag: Israel Highlight
Latest in Tag: Israel
Gazans are the victims of their own and Israel’s leadership
The curtailing of electricity to Gaza conducted by the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah in connivance with Israeli authorities seriously hurts the people of that region. They have become the victims of the political fighting between the Palestinian Authority (PA) ruled by Fatah, and the Palestinian leadership in Gaza ruled by Hamas. The PA pays Israel …
Sisi, Abbas discuss efforts to gain international support towards two-state solution
Abbas discussed the latest developments in Palestine with Egyptian ministers of Foreign Affairs and Intelligence
Solution for Palestinian issue remains unclear in wake of US-Arab-Islamic Summit
Despite reportedly being on top of the summit’s agenda, the issue was barely addressed directly
Israel is putting detainees in conditions that lead to their slow death: Palestinian ambassador
Ambassador Al-Shobky expressed the state’s solidarity with strikers and their demands
Egypt obliged to pay $2bn in compensation to Israel for halting gas exports
Israel put pressure on Egypt to ease conditions for importing gas from its fields, says former Petroleum Minister
Al-Sisi and Abbas stress importance of two-state solution
Al-Sisi asserted the importance of the US returning to play an important role in the Middle East, ahead of Abbas’ meeting with Trump
FIFA Congress: An Israeli-Palestinian battleground
Next month’s annual congress of the world soccer body, FIFA, is likely to become the first international forum since US president Donald Trump took office to debate Israel’s controversial settlement policy in the occupied West Bank. Israeli efforts to prevent FIFA from debating and possibly censoring it for allowing soccer teams from Jewish settlements in …
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Arab league, Dar Al-Ifta call for international reaction to Israeli violations against Palestinian prisoners
Starting Monday, around 1,300 Palestinian prisoners went on a hunger strike to pressure the Israeli Prison Service to meet their demands
Israel expects an influx of visitors at Easter
Condemnations of continued Israeli lack of cooperation with UN
Egyptian and Palestinian representatives call for UN action against human rights violations as Al-Sisi sets topic on the agenda for upcoming meeting with Trump
Three Egyptians, six Israelis sentenced to life in prison over “Ovadia” spy ring
Defendants were accused of spying in favour of Israeli military intelligence in 2013
Jordan’s King Abdullah II visits Egypt in one-day official visit
The visit aims to enhance co-operation and discuss other regional issues
Israeli military response to Sinai rocket attacks impossible: former intelligence official
No drones can enter Sinai Peninsula and the 1979 peace treaty bans Israel from responding to militants’ attacks from Sinai, says Hatem Bashat
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Egypt does not have any information on withdrawal of Israel’s ambassador: Foreign Ministry spokesperson
UK-based newspaper Telegraph asserts ambassador was pulled out because of security concerns
Promoting establishment of a Palestinian state inside Sinai is “silly” discourse: Palestinian chief peace negotiator
Israeli minister’s remarks on plans of establishing Palestinian state in Gaza and Sinai are “meaningless:” Egypt’s former foreign minister
Israeli minister’s remarks on plans of establishing Palestinian state in Gaza and Sinai are “meaningless:” Egypt’s former foreign minister
Prominent Israeli minister claimed Netanyahu and Trump will discuss plan establish a Palestinian state in Gaza and the Sinai peninsula
Israel warns its citizens of visiting Sinai Peninsula
The Israeli counter-terrorism authority expects terrorist attacks and has raised the risk level in the Sinai Peninsula
Egypt condemns Israeli decision to build new settlements in Jerusalem
Israel decided to build more settlements one month after the UN security council adopted a resolution condemning this act
Middle East turmoil a result of unsolved Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Shoukry
Shoukry delivered a speech in which he said that participating countries aim to provide a suitable atmosphere to revive peace negotiations
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Egypt participates in Middle East peace conference to seek solution to Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Egypt praised the conference, while Israel condemned it
Aboul-Gheit praises UN security council members for condemning illegal Israeli settlements
The Arab League secretary general said that condemnations should continue until the Paris Peace Conference
In Cartoon: New UN resolution against Israeli illegal settlements
Countries urge Egypt to clarify postponement of UN draft resolution on Israeli settlements
Egypt postponed the vote on a draft resolution aimed at halting Israeli settlement construction after President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi spoke to US president-elect Donald Trump
Arabic Movie: a critical approach to nostalgia
Arabic Movie is directed by Eyal Sagui Bizawe and Sara Tsifroni
Trump’s administration will include vital roles for Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel: Ibrahim
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In Cartoon: International double standards
Egypt offered sending helicopters to help Israel fight fires: Israeli official
Egyptian Foreign Ministry “unaware of such measures”, according to spokesperson
Why should a Middle Easterner care about Trump winning the US elections?
US foreign policy is expected to undergo major changes under a Trump administration
The Palestinian question and insisting on playing with old cards
I cannot comprehend the reason behind the shock of Sameh Shoukry’s visit to Israel? Egypt has intelligence and economic relations with Israel. These relations have not changed since Anwar Sadat’s negotiations. At times they have been strong and at times they have been lukewarm, but they continued to swing between openly declared and confidential cooperation. …
Another Mubarak-era minister acquitted from charges of exporting gas to Israel
Five years ago, protesters in the 25 January Revolution demanded those responsible for exporting gas to Israel be held responsible