Egyptian Paper: “Mubarak In A Coma”
Dr. Ahmad Shafiq, the acting head of the temporary Egyptian Government, stated that former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, is currently in a coma in his residence in the Egyptian resort…
Hungry Gazans Feed Egyptian Troops
Mustapha Suleiman, 27, from J Block east of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, crosses through gaps in the iron fence on the border carrying bread, water, meat cans and a…
Egypt’s Army To Allow Smooth Power Transition, To Respect Regional Agreements
The Higher Council of the Armed Forces in Egypt, currently in power after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak, vowed to ensure a smooth transition of power towards what it called…
The Revolution Continues After Mubarak’s Fall
Yesterday evening, after it was announced that Hosni Mubarak had met the first demand of the revolution and left office, I headed toward the Egyptian embassy in Amman. The joy…
Arab League Secretary-General To Resign
A few hours after the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, resigned from his post after nearly three weeks of massive protests against his regime, Arab League Secretary-General, Amro Mousa, stated that…
Palestinians Not Allowed Into Egypt
An official at the Egyptian Passport Control department stated, Wednesday, that instructions were handed down to the department to prevent the Palestinians from entering Egypt amidst the current protests against…
Israel Cautious About Making Statements On Egypt
A senior Israeli military source reported that Israel continues to be cautious about making official statements on the situation in Egypt and the attempts to end the rule of its…
Egyptian Army Prepares To Protect Presidential Palace
At the eighteenth day of massive protests demanding the removal of Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, and his regime, the Egyptian army was extensively redeployed in several streets in Cairo, especially…
New UK DFID Aid for UNRWA
The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has pledged ₤1.5 million of new support for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. The aid will go the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA)…
Explosion In Egyptian Gas Pipeline Disrupts Israel’s Gas Supply
An explosion Friday morning took out a natural gas pipeline in the northern Sinai in Egypt, near the border with Israel. Egyptian national television initially reported that ‘foreign elements’ had…
Egyptian protesters return to the streets Friday for ‘Day of Departure’ demonstration
At least 100,000 demonstrators held protests in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and other cities in Egypt Friday, calling on the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down immediately. Friday’s ‘Day of…
Five People Killed in Egyptian Protests on Thursday
As thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo, on Thursday, to continue their call for President Mubarak to step down, they were attacked by anonymous individuals who identified themselves as ‘Mubarak…
Egyptian Army Urged to Protect Protesters
Amnesty International today called on the Egyptian authorities to protect the right to peaceful protest as clashes erupted with organized groups of pro-government supporters attacking protesters in Cairo and across…
Egyptians Hold Historic All-day And Night Protest Tuesday, Calling For Regime Change
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians filled the main square and surrounding streets in Cairo Tuesday, in response to the call for a ‘Million Person March’ to challenge the regime of…
Mubarak Will Not Stand In Next Elections
During a state address, on Tuesday at night, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has stated that he will not stand at the coming elections.Mubarak claimed during his address that he had…
Egypt Deploys Troops In Sinai
The Egyptian Army deployed two brigades in the Sinai Peninsula in order to fortify the security presence in the area. The move was made after obtaining an Israeli approval. This…
Egypt Continues Crackdown on Media
Amnesty International has condemned the Egyptian government’s continuing crackdown on freedom of expression after six Al Jazeera journalists were briefly detained by the military and their Cairo bureau was shut…
Protests Continue In Egypt, Million-man March Anticipated Tuesday
For the seventh day, the Egyptians continued their massive protests against the regime of Hosni Mubarak, and are preparing for the Million-man march planned to be held in Cairo on…
Egypt Protests Continue, 24 killed
Despite the excessive use of force by the Egyptian Police and security forces, Egyptian protesters continued their activities demanding the regime of Hosni Mubarak to be removed, and calling for…
Egypt cuts off access to the internet from inside the country
In the latest move to repress the wave of protest that has swept across Egypt in the last four days, the Egyptian government has apparently cut off access to the…
27 dead in Egypt uprising; Mubarak refuses to step down
As hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Egypt Friday in the 4th straight day of protests, President Hosni Mubarak said that he would replace his cabinet…
Egyptian Killed In Sinai, Officer Killed in Suez, Massive Protest Anticipated Friday
A young Egyptian man was shot and killed by Egyptian Security Forces fire during clashes that took place in in front of Sheikh Zweid Police station in Sinai. A Police…
Protests Continue While Egypt’s Security Forces Resort To More Violence
As the massive protests against the Egyptian regime of America’s ally, Hosni Mubarak, continued in Cairo and several other Egyptian cities, the Egyptian Police and Security Forces have escalated their…
Two Civilians, One Officer, Killed in Egypt Protests
As massive protests swept across Egypt demanding the removal of Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, and his government, two protestors and one police officer were killed, the Qatar-based al-Jazeera network reported.Thousands…
Arab League Calls For Calm In Lebanon
Arab League Secretary-General, Amro Mousa, urged Lebanon’s political leaders to act in a calm and a wise manner amidst the collapse of the Lebanese government, and the threat of a…
U.S., France and Israel Readying To Counter Potential Clashes With Hezbollah
Following news stating that the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party, and its Christian ally Michel Aun, decided on Wednesday January 12, to quit the coalition of the Lebanese unity government, the United…
Netanyahu To Meet Mubarak In Egypt
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will be holding a meeting on Thursday with the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, and will be heading back to Israel during evening hours. The two…
Sudanese Migrant Wounded By Egyptian Fire
Egyptian security personnel shot and wounded, on Wednesday morning, a Sudanese migrant while attempting to infiltrate into Israel, apparently seeking work.Egyptian security sources reported that a border police patrol noticed…
25 Persons Killed In Bombing Targeting Church In Alexandria
A statement released by Christian priests in Egypt, including the secretary of the Coptic Pope, Shenouda III of Alexandria, revealed that an explosion targeting a church in Alexandria left at…
Egypt Uncovers Weapons In Sinai
Egypt announced that its security forces located a large weapons storage facility in the Sinai Desert, and stated that the weapons were meant to be smuggled into the Gaza Strip.Weapons…
Egypt Uncovers Explosives Storage In The Sinai Desert
Egyptian Security sources reported Sunday that an explosives storage was located in Sheikh Zweid area, in the Sinai Desert, just 10 kilometers away from the border with Gaza. The sources…
Lebanon Complains To The UN Over Israeli Spy Devices Located in the Country
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry filed an official complaint to the United Nations Security Council against Israel for implanting spy devices on Mount Sannine, in the upper Metn Region, and in…
Mubarak Separately Meets Abbas, Mitchell
On Wednesday, Egypt’s President, Hosni Mubarak, held separate talks in Cairo with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and U.S Middle East Envoy, George Mitchell, and discussed the means to resolve the…
Gulf Leaders Support P.A. Position On Settlements
Leaders of the Arab Gulf stated that they support the stance of the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank regarding not holding talks with Israel until it…
Wikileaks: “Suleiman Recruited Agents in Syria and Iraq To Counter Iranian Influence”
According to released Wikileaks cables, Egypt’s Security Chief, Omar Suleiman, had his intelligence officers recruit agents in Syria and in Iraq in an attempt to counter the increasing Iranian influence…
Israel Asks Egypt To Release A Spy In Exchange For Egyptian Detainees
An Israeli official presented an offer to Egypt to release a spy detained by Cairo in exchange for releasing a number of Egyptian detainees.The offer was presented by Ayyoub al-Qarra,…
Traffic Accident in Jordan Leaves One Israeli Dead And 10 Wounded
Israeli sources reported Thursday that one Israeli tourist was killed and ten others were wounded in a traffic accident that took place in Jordan.The accident took place when a bus…
Egyptian Flags “Made In Israel”
An Egyptian paper reported that it managed to obtain documents from the Egyptian ministry of Trade and Finance revealing that a number of Egyptian businessmen imported Egyptian flags that were…
Fatah-Hamas Meeting To Resume Wednesday
Officials of the rival Fatah and Hamas movement ended their meeting in Damascus, late on Tuesday night, without declaring the outcome of the talks, but announced that they will be…
Hamdan: “Damascus Meeting Will Not Resolve All Issues”
Hamas political leader, Usama Hamdan, stated that the Tuesday meeting in Damascus between the Palestinian factions will not resolve all issues regarding internal reconciliation and the security file, but will…
Convoy Of Hope Arrives In Tunisia
The Convoy of Hope, having departed from London on October 10th, arrived in Tunisia via Algeria on Wednesday, October 20th. It is heading to Gaza to deliver urgently needed humanitarian…
Viva Palestina 5 Sails Towards Egypt
Viva Palestina 5 humanitarian flotilla sailed, on Wednesday at dawn ,from the Lathiqiyya Syrian Port, headed for the Al Arish Egyptian port. The flotilla is on its way to the…
Mousa Slams Israel´s New Construction Plan
Arab League Secretary-General Amro Mousa slammed the new Israeli plan to construct more settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem.Mousa said that the Israeli plan is provocative and contradicts all efforts…
Egypt Decides To Prevent A Number of Hamas Leaders From Crossing Through
The Egyptian Authorities informed a number of Hamas political leaders that they will not be allowed to cross into Egypt on their way for pilgrimage to Mecca. Hamas spokesperson, Dr.…
Viva Palestina 5 Likely To Sail To Egypt Sunday
Zaher Beerawy, spokesperson of the Viva Palestina 5 solidarity convoy stated that the flotilla will likely leave the Syrian port of al-Lathiqiyya on Sunday instead of Friday, the originally planned…
Egypt Okays Entry Of Artery OF Life
Spokesperson of the Artery of Life 5 (Viva Palestina 5) solidarity convoy Zaher Beerawi, said that the Egyptian Authority decided on Wednesday evening to allow the convoy to enter the…
Egypt Places New Preconditions For Allowing Artery of Life Into Gaza
Zaher Beerawi, spokesperson of the Artery of Life 5 flotilla, which is attempting to deliver humanitarian and medical supplies to the besieged Gaza Strip, said that Egypt backpedaled on what…
Asad Slams Israel’s New Citizenship Law
On Monday, Syrian President, Bashar Asad, strongly denounced the new Israeli citizenship law requiring all non-Jews in the country to pledge allegiance to Israel as a “Jewish democratic state”. Asad…
Abbas Hints at Dismantling P.A. Should Peace Talks Fail
During a Friday night meeting with the Arab Follow-up Committee in the Libyan city of Sirt, Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, cast doubts on the future of the Palestinian Authority if…
Arab Summit Supports Palestinian Decision To Halt Talks With Israel
The Arab Summit held its meeting in Libya on Friday and a decision was made to support the Palestinian conclusion to halt talks with Israel until it stops all settlement…
Egypt says Would Facilitate Passage Of Artery Of Life Into Gaza
Zaher Beerawi of Viva Palestina 5 stated that Egypt promised to facilitate the entry of the convoy into Egypt, and that Cairo is interested in insuring that humanitarian supplies make…
Jordanian Aid Convoy Arrives In Syria To Join Viva Palestina 5
A Jordanian aid convoy arrived in Syria on Monday to join the Viva Palestina 5 solidarity mission that is heading to the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian aid and medical…
Abbas: “No Talks Under Settlement Construction”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated following a Sunday meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan, that he will not return to the negotiations table unless Israel halts its settlement activities in…
Artery OF Life 5 Arrives At Syrian Shores
The Artery of Life 5 solidarity ship arrived on Saturday night shortly after midnight at a Syrian port carrying dozens of activists and humanitarian supplies. All solidarity ships heading to…
Abu el-Gheit: “I Don’t Think The Palestinians Will Resume Talks”
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad Abu el-Gheit, stated that he does not believe that Palestinians will be back to the negotiations table due to Israel’s refusal to halt its settlement activities…
Egypt Locates Explosives in Sinai
The Egyptian Security Forces located Sunday a warehouse filled with explosives in the Sinai peninsula, south of Al Arish Egyptian city. A number of local residents informed the Egyptian security…
Fateh, Hamas Officials Meet In Syria
Officials of the rival Fateh and Hamas movements held on Friday a meeting in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and reportedly managed to achieve some progress in dissolving disagreements regarding the…
Israel Arrests 35 African Immigrants
Israeli soldiers arrested nearly 35 African immigrants who managed to infiltrate into Israel through three border points in the center of Sinai and south of the Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu…
Egypt: “Aid Must Be Unloaded In Al Arish Before Being Moved To Gaza”
A spokesperson of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, stated Monday that the Egyptian Authorities are closely following “Artery of Life 5” aid convoy heading to Egypt, and will allow aid supplies…
Syrian Aid Ship Arrives In al-Arish Port
Lieutenant Hisham al-Janayni, assistant-director of al-Arish Port, stated that a Syrian aid ship heading to Gaza had arrived at al-Arish Port in Egypt on Sunday evening, and that the ship…
Hamas Leader Arrested By Egypt
Egyptian security sources reported Sunday that a senior Hamas leader was arrested by Egyptian security officers at the Cairo International Airport.The leader was identified as Mohammad Dabbash, head of the…
Sudanese Migrant Killed, Three Wounded By Egyptian Border Police Fire
Egyptian medical sources reported Saturday that a Sudanese man was killed and three others were wounded by Egyptian Border Police Fire while trying tin infiltrate into Israel to seek work.…
Mitchell Urges Israel Not To Resume Settlement Activities
American Middle East Envoy, George Mitchell, stated that the freeze on Israel’s settlement activities in the occupied West Bank must continue, and added that he realizes the issue is very…
Israel: “Talks To Be Held Away From The Media”
The office of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, declared Monday evening that the press conference that was supposed to be held with U.S secretary of state, Hilary Clinton, at the…
Abbas, Netanyahu To Meet In Egypt Tuesday
The Palestine News Agency, WAFA, reported Saturday that Egypt will be hosting a meeting between Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Egyptian resort of…
P.A. Receives $42 Million From UAE
The Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank received $42 Million as a donation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE); the money was donated in an attempt…
Sudanese Man Killed By Egyptian Fire In Sinai
Egyptian sources reported Friday that a Sudanese man was shot and killed by Egyptian Border Police Fire while trying to infiltrate into Israel through the Sinai Peninsula. An Egyptian security…
Egypt To Host Second Round Of Talks
Spokesperson of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Husam Zaki, stated Sunday that Cairo will be hosting the second round of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud…
Barak: “We Will Intercept Lebanese Ships Heading To Gaza”
Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, threatened that Israel will intercept and, if needed, use force against two Lebanese solidarity ships heading to the besieged Gaza Strip.He claimed that the Lebanese…
Eritrean Woman Wounded By Egyptian Fire
Medical sources in Egypt reported Friday evening that an Eritrean woman was shot and wounded by Egyptian Border Police fire while trying to cross into Israel through a border fence,…
African Immigrant Killed By Egyptian Fire
Egyptian security sources reported Saturday that an Eritrean man was shot and killed by Egyptian border police fire while trying to infiltrate into Israel.The sources added that the man was…
Palestinians Likely To Reject Direct Talks
Abbas is likely to tell the Arab League that he is rejecting direct negotiations at least until the period allotted indirect negotiations formally ends.For a while now Palestinian Authority leadership…
Egypt Locates 10 Tunnels In Rafah
Egyptian security sources stated that the Egyptian Security Forces managed to locate 10 tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in the Rafah border area; the Egyptian Authorities also located…
Netanyahu Visits Amman
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, conducted a short, unannounced, trip to Jordan on Tuesday afternoon, and held a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. The two leaders held talks on…
Assad, Davutoglu Discuss Future of Palestine
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met in Damascus to discuss the current situation in Palestine as well as their nations’ relations with Israel. On Monday,…
Egypt Decides To Deny Entry To Jordanian Aid Convoy
The Egyptian Authorities prevented the “Ansar 1” Jordanian aid convoy from entering Egypt while on their way to deliver humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip.The Egyptian Foreign Ministry issued an…
Mubarak Holds Separate Meetings With Abbas, Mitchell, and Netanyahu
Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, held separate meetings in Cairo with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, U.S Middle East Envoy, George Mitchell, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The talks were focused…
Amal “Hope” Ship Says It Received Guarantees Aid Supplies Would Be Moved To Gaza
The Gaddafi International Foundation, the sponsor of the Libyan Aid Ship heading to Gaza, stated that the ship changed its route to Egypt instead of Gaza after receiving guarantees that…
Egypt Grants Libyan Aid Ship Green Light To Dock At al- Arish Port
The Egyptian Authorities announced Tuesday evening that Egypt granted the Libyan aid ship heading to Gaza a green light to dock at the al- Arish Port as requested by the…
U.S. To Jordan: Change Your Nuclear Program or We’ll Cut Aid
Reports from Arab media sources, on Monday, indicated that U.S. authorities are demanding that Jordan share its uranium enrichment with Israel.The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordon could lose its pecuniary aid…
Netanyahu To Meet Mubarak
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated Sunday, that he will be holding a meeting with Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo this coming Tuesday. The statements of Netanyahu came after…
‘Hope’ Ship On Its Way To Gaza
Palestinian independent Legislator, Jamal el-Khodary, head of the Popular Committee Against the Siege, and Arab member of Knesset, Dr. Ahmad Tibi, stated that the Hope solidarity ship sent by Libya…
Libyan Aid Boat Heading To Gaza
A charity ship sent by Libya to the Gaza Strip will be heading from Greece to Gaza in an attempt to break the illegal Israeli siege on the coastal region…
Israel Reveals Info On Hezbollah Training Sites
The Israeli Army and National Security released on Wednesday photographs and maps reportedly illustrating the military activities and training sites for the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party. Israel warned that it would…
Egypt Locates 60 Cars Meant To Be Smuggled To Gaza
The Egyptian Security Forces managed to foil an attempt to smuggle more than 60 cars, reportedly meant to be brought into the Gaza Strip through a tunnel specifically designed for…
Egypt Resumes Role In Shalit Talks
An Egyptian source reported that officials in Cairo confirmed that the country has resumed its role as a mediator in prisoner-swap talks between Israel and resistance factions holding Israeli corporal,…
Mousa: “Peace Without Full Israeli Withdrawal, Impossible”
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mousa, stated that all efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East cannot reach a positive outcome without a full Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab and…
Jordanian Union Members Denied Entry To Gaza
The Egyptian Authorities denied Jordanian professional union members from crossing the Rafah Border Terminal into Gaza. Members of the union stayed four days at the terminal but were eventually forced…
Indonesian Parliamentarians Arrive In Gaza
A number of Indonesian parliamentarians arrived in the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday morning, in a visit that is only expected to last for six hours.The 35 Parliamentarians, headed by the…
Egyptian Man Killed By Israeli Army Fire, One Injured And Two Arrested
Israeli soldiers shot and killed an Egyptian man, wounded another man, and detained two others while attempting to infiltrate into Israel through the Egyptian border. Egyptian sources reported that the…
Iranian Ship Sails To Gaza Sunday
A spokesperson of the Iranian Red Crescent announced Tuesday that the Iranian aid ship heading to Gaza will be sailing this coming Sunday. The statement came shortly after some sources…
Mitchell Meets Egyptian President Mubarak
At the end of his Middle East tour, U.S. Middle East Peace Envoy, George Mitchell, held a meeting on Saturday with the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak. Mitchell toured the region…
African Immigrant Killed By Egyptian Border Police
Egyptian sources reported that an African immigrant was shot and killed on Friday morning by Egyptian Border Police fire as he was trying to infiltrate into Israel, another immigrant was…
Egyptian Minister: “Egypt Will Keep Rafah Terminal Open”
Dr. Mofeed Shihab, Egyptian Minister of State for Legal and Representative Councils Affairs, announced that the Rafah Border Terminal between Gaza and Egypt will remain open in order to enable…
Egypt Prevents Nine Parliamentarians from Entering Gaza
The Egyptian Authorities stopped nine Egyptian Legislators at the Rafah Terminal who were trying to deliver construction supplies to Gaza.In Sinai, Egyptian Authorities confiscated four trucks filled with cement and…
Mousa To Visit Gaza In Coming Days
Arab League Secretary-General, Amro Mousa, will be heading to the besieged Gaza Strip in the coming few days. Mousa phoned Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and informed him of his intention.…
Israel Agrees to Form an Investigation Committee into Flotilla Attack, Lebanese Ship to Sail Soon
Israeli Army Radio reported that Israel agreed to form an investigation committee for its violent attack against the Turkish ship heading to Gaza with the solidarity flotilla carrying humanitarian supplies…
Thousands Participate In Funeral Of Turkish Activists
Thousands of Turkish nationals and international activists participated on Thursday in the funeral of Turkish peace activists who were murdered by the Israeli Navy during the attack against the Marara…
Arab League Calls For Lifting The Siege On Gaza
Arab League secretary-general, Amro Mousa, stated that the Arab League will demand the United Nations to ensure Israel lifts the siege on Gaza immediately, and added that the Arab League…
Egypt Arrests Three Ethiopian Women
The Egyptian authorities arrested on Friday three Ethiopian women near the Egyptian-Israeli border in Sinai.Egyptian security sources reported that the three, detained on Friday at dawn, were trying to infiltrate…