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Rafah Border Crossing opened for two days: State TV
Border crossing will be allowed from 9am to 3pm
Egypt is intent on tightening siege on Gaza: Hamas
Rafah border crossing, which connects the Gaza Strip to the outside world has been shut for 10 days
Morsi’s detention extended 30 days
The deposed president is being held for escaping from prison and espionage
Abbas holds talks with Mansour, Fahmy and Al-Sisi
Chairman of Palestinian Liberation Organisation is in Egypt on a three-day visit
Hamas says media falsely implicating it in Egyptian affairs
The movement responds to media allegations which claim that it set up three missile platforms in Maadi
Is Egypt out to topple Hamas?
By Daniel Nisman On 11 November, the ninth anniversary Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s death, an internet-mobilised protest campaign called “Tamarod” will kick off in the Gaza Strip. The group is based on Egypt’s Tamarod movement, which enabled the ousting of President Morsi, and similarly aims to topple the coastal strip’s ruling Islamist Hamas party. Since seizing …
Rafah crossing to be open for most of next week
The crossing will operate from Saturday to Thursday except for one day in between
Israel arrests Hamas members in West Bank
Hamas has ruled the Gaza Strip since it took over the territory in 2007, but many of its members remain in the West Bank, which is home to the Palestinian Authority, dominated by president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah party.
We are not party to any incident in Sinai or elsewhere in Egypt: Haniyeh
Deputy Head of Hamas’s political bureau addressed relations with Egypt in a lengthy speech
Fatah grateful for Egypt, Saudi and UAE roles
Fatah’s position is to not interfere in affairs of other countries: Fatah’s official spokesperson
Any attempts to breach Egypt’s national security will be met with tough responses: Fahmy
Foreign minister says that military solutions are part of these “tough responses”; Fahmy’s statements stir reactions from Hamas
Armed Palestinian Hamas security forces patrol the streets of Gaza City on Wednesday
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy has warned Hamas of a “harsh response” if the Palestinian Islamist movement that rules the neighbouring Gaza Strip threatened Egypt’s national security.
Hamas, choked by blockade, seeks to avoid Egypt clash
Egypt says it has closed the Rafah crossing for “security reasons” as it seeks to cleanse the Sinai Peninsula, which borders Gaza, of Islamist militants.
Fatah and Hamas divided over Rafah
The crossing has been repeatedly opened and shut since the ouster of Morsi
Egypt destroying Gaza tunnels to tighten blockade: Hamas
Egypt says it is part of a crackdown against Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula who have links to extremists in Gaza.
Hamas responds to army accusations of Sinai militancy
Hamas government rejects “official and unofficial” accusations of “participating in military operations in Egypt”, asks for “communication channels” with Cairo
Rafah border crossing remains shut amid calls to reopen
A petition has been launched calling on Egypt to reopen it
Musical Chairs
You have to admit that despite all the heartaches that we have come to encounter in Egypt, the place is becoming quite the rollercoaster ride. It is interesting to watch how roles are being exchanged at dizzying velocity. A once villain is now considered prince charming, a once prince charming is now seen as a …
Hamas to support Gazans amid Egyptian crackdown on tunnels
Hamas Prime Minister stresses that Hamas will only use weapons against Israel
Fatah accuses Hamas leader of inciting against Egyptians
This is the second Fatah accusation towards Hamas within a week
Rafah bombing claims the lives of six
The latest bombing also left 17 injured including seven civilians
Gaza Tamarod’s founding conference to be held in Cairo
The campaign considers the conference to be a starting point to “topple the Hamas regime”
Fatah-Hamas accusations continue
Polarisation within Egypt is reflected within the Palestinian political spectrum
Hamas authorities release Egyptians
Foreign ministry official denies that three Egyptians were in Gaza for diplomatic purposes
Foreign Ministry condemns arrests of Egyptians in Gaza
Egyptian Cultural Centre in Gaza raided by “elements of the Hamas police”, Egyptians arrested
Rafah border reopened five days after militant attack
Strict provisions outline which and when Palestinians can cross the Rafah border
Hamas condemns ‘terrible massacre’ in Egypt
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas which rules Gaza condemned Egypt’s bloody crackdown Wednesday on Morsi supporters
Egyptian Fatah office refutes Hamas’s claims
The press conference addressed documents released Tuesday, that Hamas alleged “prove Fatah’s involvement in inciting of Hamas and corroding its relations with Egypt.”
Hamas accuses Fatah of running campaign to distort Hamas’s image
The Islamic Resistance Movement made public several documents proving that Fatah releases false news about Hamas to Egyptian media
Abbas meets Adly Mansour in Cairo
Mansour and Abbas discussed the issue of Palestinian unity