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Hamas aids Egypt in resealing Rafah border
CAIRO: Egypt has started sealing some of the breaches in the border with Gaza with the aid of Hamas, sources in the area told Daily News Egypt. “Hamas are now helping in resealing the border. They are not calling it coordination because Egypt doesn’t officially recognize Hamas, but it is seen as more of voluntary …
Tripoli summit broad on coverage, thin on results
CAIRO: General Moammar Qaddafi played host to a number of African leaders in Tripoli last Sunday with an agenda highlighting the Darfur crisis as well as preparations for an African Union (AU) summit to be held later this week in the capital of Ethiopia. President Hosni Mubarak was among those attending the mini summit, along …
'The situation in Egypt is awful,' says top EP member
CAIRO: The chill in relations between Egypt and the EU continues after the recent resolution passed by the European Parliament (EP) in January criticizing Egypt’s human rights record. In a telephone interview with Daily News Egypt from London, co-author of the resolution and Vice-President of the European Parliament Edward MacMillan-Scott said that the EP had …
Iran offers to help Egypt with border crisis
CAIRO: Iran has asked Egypt to send humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip on its behalf during a rare meeting between top Iranian diplomat Ali Asghar Mohammadi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit. Foreign ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki told Daily News Egypt that the Iranians had also asked for cooperation between the countries’ Red …
Egyptian Journalists' Syndicate rallies for Gaza
CAIRO: Approximately 50 journalists from the Egyptian Journalists’ Syndicate chanted slogans of solidarity with Gaza on the syndicate steps Saturday, supporting Egypt’s position on the opening of Rafah’s border. Security forces surrounded the Downtown area with almost eight police cars. Banners were placed around the syndicate bearing slogans supporting the Palestinian cause, including “Stop Israel’s …
Egypt to close Rafah border soon, says Aboul Gheit
CAIRO: Egypt intends to bring to an end the weeklong freedom of movement between Gaza and Rafah in after Palestinians broke through the border wall, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Sunday. “Egypt will take necessary actions and measures to control the border in Gaza soon, the foreign minister said on Sunday after meeting with …
Olmert-Abbas meeting focuses on Gaza; Israel promises to avert humanitarian crisis
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday that Israel would not let a humanitarian crisis develop in Gaza, whose Islamic Hamas rulers shattered an Israeli economic blockade by knocking down a border crossing with Egypt. Hamas dramatic border breach was the focus of Sunday s meeting between Olmert and …
Conflicts over Al-Wafd's leadership reach climax
CAIRO: Fathi Sorour, Speaker of the People’s Assembly (PA), turned down a request to remove president of Al-Wafd opposition party Mahmoud Abaza, from his position as head of the party’s parliamentary delegation. The request was filed by Ahmed Nasser, vice president of Al-Wafd party, according to Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, secretary general of the party. …
Bids for nuclear plant begin February
CAIRO: Egypt announced that it will launch a tender and begin receiving bids in February to build its first nuclear power station at a cost of over $1.5 billion, the MENA news agency reported Saturday. Egypt has long announced its intention to build a nuclear reactor, insisting that it is for peaceful purposes only. President …
Protests flair against border closure
Palestinians create new breaches despite Egyptian attempts to seal the border
CAIRO: Palestinians created new breaches in the barrier separating Egypt from Gaza Friday as Egyptian forces attempted to seal the border, Palestinian sources in the area told Daily News Egypt. “Egyptian forces have blocked most of the openings but the Palestinians of Gaza have breached another part of the wall near the Salahulddin gate, said …
Lebanese PM in Egypt for talks on presidential crisis
CAIRO: Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for talks on his country s presidential crisis after the failure of an Arab League rescue plan. The Western-backed Seniora was due to meet President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday, officials said. Lebanon has been without a president since Emile Lahoud stepped down on Nov. …
US still seeks diplomatic resolution of Iran row: Rice
DAVOS: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that the nuclear stand-off with Iran could still be resolved diplomatically, a day after world powers agreed to haul Tehran back before the UN Security Council. As an incentive for Iran to comply with international demands to suspend uranium enrichment, Rice offered the prospect of direct …
WORD ON THE STREET: Egyptians have their say on the Gaza break-out
CAIRO: The escalation of the situation in Gaza, culminating in the break-out of Gazans into Egyptian territory, has provoked some Egyptian politicians and Members of Parliament to voice their opinions in the past few days. Daily News Egypt went down to the streets to ask average Egyptians how they feel about the violence taking place …
Everyone's a suspect in Moussa assassination attempt, say experts
CAIRO: Sources in Cairo have told the Egyptian press that Lebanese security foiled an assassination attempt on Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, close to the Lebanese-Syrian border Saturday night. Moussa was in Lebanon to mediate between rival political parties to try and resolve the country’s political deadlock. According to the sources, Lebanese security spotted …
Abu Omar says he knows nothing about stalled Swiss investigation
ALEXANDRIA: Swiss authorities halted a few days ago an investigation into American secret service agents suspected of illegally transferring the kidnapped Egyptian preacher Abu Omar through Swiss airspace to a German airbase in 2003. The Egyptian cleric himself, however, claims he had no knowledge of the existence of such a probe in the first place. …
Palestinian influx into Rafah continues
CAIRO: Palestinians continued to stream over the Egypt-Gaza border in Rafah yesterday, purchasing essential supplies they have been unable to get under Israel’s blockade of the Gaza strip. That they have been permitted to do so by Egyptian border patrol has led to questions about Egypt’s intentions for the Gaza Strip, its relationship with Hamas …
Hundreds of demonstrators arrested at Gaza solidarity protest
CAIRO: Two thousand demonstrators, including Members of Parliament, were arrested Wednesday afternoon in Downtown Cairo during a protest against the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip, according to Gamal Nassar, media consultant for the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). The protest, which was jointly organized by the Muslim Brotherhood and various other political currents, was supposed …
Hunger revolution breaks down barriers in Rafah
CAIRO: An estimated 60,000 Palestinians stormed into Egypt Wednesday after 15 explosions blew holes in the metal border wall, paving the way for blockaded Gazans to flood into Rafah seeking basic supplies. Other parts of the barrier on the Egypt-Gaza border were knocked down by a bulldozer. Palestinians in Rafah embarked on a shopping spree, …
Amr Moussa target of alleged assassination attempt
CAIRO: Sources in Cairo have told the Egyptian press that Lebanese security foiled an assassination attempt on Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, close to the Lebanese-Syrian border Saturday night. Moussa was in Lebanon to mediate between rival political parties to try and resolve the country’s political deadlock. According to the sources, Lebanese security spotted …
Dozens injured as Palestinians storm border crossing, more attempts planned
CAIRO: Dozens were injured as Egyptian forces opened fire on hundreds of Palestinian protestors trying to break through the Rafah border crossing in two separate incidents Tuesday. Fifty women managed to push through into the Egyptian side of the terminal but were held there as Egyptian security forces held talks with Hamas. More Palestinian attempts …
Business as usual as Europe and Egypt put human rights behind them
CAIRO: European and Egyptian officials held a crisis meeting in Cairo Sunday night to dispel the recent human rights furor triggered by a contentious European Parliament (EP) resolution. The Egyptian-European Economic Council met to ensure that the recent resolution passed by the EP criticizing the human rights situation in Egypt would not affect business ties. …
Sympathizers hungry for Al-Qaeda answers
CAIRO: Sympathizers submitted hundreds of questions to Al-Qaeda deputy leader Ayman Al-Zawahri’s “on-line interview before a recent deadline. Among them: Why hasn’t Al-Qaeda attacked the US again, why isn’t it attacking the Israelis and when will it be more active in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria? So far, there have been no answers. Al-Qaeda’s media …
Egypt deploys troops on Gaza border fearing violence
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities deployed hundreds of additional troops Monday to secure the Gaza border after receiving warnings that blockaded Palestinians might attempt to storm into Egypt. The Gaza Strip is now totally isolated since Israel closed off all crossing points leading into the territory last Thursday, and have refused to allow fuel shipments through. This …
Hamas asks Egypt to reopen Rafah border
CAIRO: Hamas has requested that Egypt reopen the Rafah border crossing to allow the passage of much needed assistance and the evacuation of urgent medical cases in light of the Israeli closure of all crossings with Gaza last week. Hamas, which still rules Gaza and has resulted in its isolation, called on Egypt to open …
Canada to edit manual naming US as country where prisoners risk torture
TORONTO: Under pressure from its closest ally, Canada’s foreign ministry said Saturday that it will rewrite a training manual used by Canadian diplomats that lists the United States as a site of possible torture. The document, released Friday, singled out the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay. It also names Israel, Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Iran, …
Court rejects Sadat killer's release
CAIRO: A Cairo court on Sunday rejected a request to release an Islamist jailed more than 26 years ago for plotting the assassination of Egypt’s late president Anwar Sadat, a judicial source said. The court refused a request by Tarek Al-Zomor, who has already served out his 22-year sentence, because it did not meet procedural …
Border guards shoot dead an Ivorian trying to enter Israel
AL-ARISH: Egyptian border guards shot dead an African man attempting to cross the border to Israel, security and medical officials said Saturday. The native of the Ivory Coast was trying to cross into Israel with two companions when he was discovered by police and ordered to stop. They opened fire when he refused to comply, …
Egypt cancels EU meeting after human rights resolution
CAIRO: The foreign ministry cancelled its Wednesday meeting with the EU due to what it deemed the negative environment resulting from European Parliament (EP) resolution criticizing Egypt’s human rights record. Meanwhile, more than 30 Egyptian NGOs signed a joint statement urging the European Union’s sub-committee for human rights to take action against the alleged government …