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Egypt opens Rafah crossing for Palestinian pilgrims
The crossing is expected to be closed on late Monday

Why did the toad cross the road?
Warmer spring-like temperatures have kicked off this year’s toad migration. But as toads are crossing roads, many end up dead before they can reach their spawning grounds. A group in Bonn is helping them survive.As temperatures are rising, toads start to wander the streets in search of their spawning grounds. With temperatures now rarely dropping …

Rafah border opened for 2 days amid slight tensions
Hundreds gather at border to protest Hamasâ management of the crossing, say news reports

1,814 Palestinians pass through Rafah as border opens for one day
The Palestinian Interior ministry in Gaza criticised Egyptâs decision to open the border towards Gaza for one day only, called for opening the two-way crossing

Rafah border to be opened Thursday for returning Palestinians
43 Palestinians arrived in Cairo Airport on Tuesday from various countries, to be transported to the Rafah border crossing

33,385 Egyptians returned from Libya in 30 days via Salloum crossing
32 âillegal crossingsâ in the last 24 hours

Salloum border closed until further notice
Closure comes upon Libyan request, says security source

Rafah crossing to reopen for 3 days starting Tuesday
Students and humanitarian cases will cross in both directions

Egypt closes Salloum border amid Libya security woes
Border guards detain 151 illegal migrants attempting to enter Libya

Militants bomb Sinai gas pipeline for 27th time
Egypt’s gas exports to Jordan dropped dramatically in 2014 due to militant attacks

Egypt opens Rafah border crossing to admit Palestinians into Gaza
Egypt has closed the border crossing for a month, after deadly attacks in the Sinai Peninsula claimed the lives of 30 Egyptian security personnel

Israeli troops injured by gunfire from Sinai
2 soldiers injured and evacuated to Israeli hospital for treatment
Egypt-Sudan border crossing to be inaugurated in days
Sudanese Foreign Ministry describes this as a “historic event” and will develop ties

Egyptians exempted from fees to cross into Tunisia
Measure comes after Egyptâs foreign ministerâs visit to Tunisia-Libya border area where Egyptians have been stuck for days

Aid convoy to Gaza forced to turn back
Convoy prepared by group of political movements stopped at the border for security reasons

First Israeli death recorded after Palestinian death toll exceeds 200
Reports by UN body and human rights watchdog show violations of international laws and dire conditions caused by fighting

77% of Gaza deaths are civilians: UN body
Over 190 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israeli military operation

Political movements call for opening Rafah border crossing âindefinitelyâ
Movements collect donations for Gazans; plan aid envoy scheduled to take off to the strip next week
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing, Amnesty calls for investigation into violations
Death toll from the ongoing violence leaves 121 dead in Gaza; no deaths reported from Israel

Rafah border crossing closed: Gaza Interior Ministry
The border crossing was opened Thursday under exceptional circumstances
Egyptian political movements condemn latest Israeli Gaza offensive
Movements call on Egyptian authorities to âstop the offensiveâ, expel the Israeli ambassador

Rafah Border crossing reopened for 2 days for Palestinian Pilgrims
Leading figure in Hamas says many more need to cross, with situation in Gaza worse now than under Mubarak
Egyptian trucks held in Libya released
Egyptian trucks held in Libya for several days in the latest incident of several faced by Egyptians in the country

âUnjust to focusâ on Rafah: Egyptian ambassador to Palestine
For the past 11 months, Egyptian authorities have repeatedly shut down the border crossing and it is estimated that thousands need to travel
Joint Egypt-Palestine committee calls for end of âIsraeli siege on Gazaâ
This is the first time the committee has convened in nine years and comes ahead of talks at the level of the foreign ministers

Rafah border crossing opens for two days
Egyptian authorities open the crossing for humanitarian cases upon Palestineâs request

Haniyeh calls for permanent opening of Rafah crossing
The border crossing has been closed since 1 April; humanitarian cases are still cut off inside the strip without access to assistance

Rafah border crossing shut after three days of operation
Egyptian authorities had opened the border crossing for three consecutive days this week

Closure of Rafah border crossing âcrime against humanityâ: Hamas spokesman
Relations between Cairo and Hamas tense; Cairo court recently banned Hamas activities in Egypt

Court ruling shows strains on Egypt-Hamas relationship: experts
Cairo Court for Urgent Matters banned activities of the Palestinian movement temporarily