Latest in Tag: Borders Highlight
Latest in Tag: Borders

Police recruit Sinai residents
Minister of interior agrees to appoint security personnel from Sinai

Israel imposes 48 hour border closure for Yom Kippur
Gaza and West Bank borders closed for Yom Kippur but humanitarian and medical emergency services will be allowed through.

Israel: No change to Egypt peace treaty
Israeli foreign minister says Israel won’t change peace treaty with Egypt

Israel: No change to Egypt peace treaty
Israeli foreign minister says Israel won’t change peace treaty with Egypt

Presidents of Sudan and South Sudan to meet
Ethiopian summit comes amidst fighting along disputed border

Militants kill Israeli soldier
Crossed the Egyptian borders, killed an Israeli soldier and injured another

Syrian clashes near Jordanian border
Fighting in Syria approaches borders again

Syrian forces clash on Turkish border
Shots fired between Syrian army and opposition wound civilian in Turkey

World Bank blames occupation for suffering Palestinian economy
PA faces multimillion dollar budget gap

Numbers of Syrian refugees on the rise
Current number of Syrian refugees outside Syria much higher than previous UN estimate

Highest rates of death and displacement since the uprising in Syria began
Struggle intensifies with no end in sight

Jordan demands international support in order to house Syrians
“The cost of hosting Syrians is almost $700 million”, says the Jordanian planning and international cooperation minister

Operation Eagle apparently ongoing
Despite reports of retreat, operation launches latest activity

Egypt builds field hospital at Syrian-Jordan border
Egypt supporting Syria by building border hospital, sending aids inside and outside Syria

Refugees stranded as Turkey closes border
With 80,000 refugees have already crossed its borders, Turkey declares it’s a “great burden”

Rafah border reopens, security forces continue Sinai crackdown
The Rafah border crossing was reopened yesterday

SCAF vows to avenge the killing of its soldiers
The Supreme Council of Armed Forces announces the details of the Rafah deadly attack, vowing to avenge the killing of 16 Egyptian soldiers near Rafah.

18 Soldiers dead at a security check point – Sheikh Zuwaid
Anonymous gunmen attack security checkpoint at Sheik Zuwaid, killing 18 Egyptian soldiers.

Syrian refugees making a deadly crossing to Jordan
Jordan is making preparations for an historic refugee exodus

No change in Rafah border crossing policy
Amid lots of speculation, the Rafah border crossing uses the same procedures for the entry of Palestinians it has used before with minor changes