Latest in Tag: Israel Highlight
Latest in Tag: Israel

Convoy heads to Rafah to commemorate Nakba
âCrowds on the Bordersâ convoy hold a press conference in solidarity with the Palestinians

Presidential spokesperson denies decline in freedoms
Ehab Fahmy comments on detentions, Tamarod campaign and Egypt’s foreign relations

Foreign minister condemns Israeli policies on Al-Aqsa
Mohamed Kamel Amr condemns recent Israeli activities affecting Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa mosque

Fatah, Hamas hold reconciliation talks in Cairo
Hamasâ foreign affairs spokesperson says the time has come for Fatah and Hamas to take steps to create change on the ground

Protests planned for Nakba memorial
6 April Democratic Front is among the organizers of the protests

Mubarakâs retrial postponed
Judge postpones trial to 8 June so evidence can be examined

Islamist groups to rally against Israel on Friday
FJP condemns the arrest of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem as Islamists plan to demonstrate at Al-Azhar

Muqdad: Our retaliation will be strong and painful against Israel
Syria will ‘respond immediately’ to any Israeli strike

Israel apologises after police rough up Egypt dignitaries
Last Saturday, three Egyptian diplomats and a Coptic priest were hit by Israeli police during the Holy Fire ceremony

Palestinian anger as Israel okays 300 new settler homes
Erakat said the move sent a clear message to Washington that Israel was not interested in resuming the direct talks, frozen in 2010

Assad says Hezbollah ‘a model for Syria’
The organisation is a long-time ally of the Syrian regime and has sent fighters to battle alongside Assad’s troops

Egypt summons Israeli ambassador over allegations of mistreatment
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Israeli ambassador to answer allegations Egyptian embassy staff in Tel Aviv were ill-treated by Israeli authorities

Syria’s Assad must go, Kerry insists
Kerry officially unveiled $100 million (76 million euros) in additional US humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees

Israel raids home of Mufti
Muftiâs arrest sparks international condemnation from much of the Arab world

Egyptian delegation condemns Israeli attack on Syria
Egyptian UN delegation addresses letters to the UN secretary-general and Security Council demanding they take action

Four UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights: UN
A Syrian rebel group claimed responsibility for the abductions.

UN commission on Syria says no conclusive evidence of Sarin gas use
Syria blames Israel for Sundayâs airstrike near Damascus; UN investigators say no conclusive evidence links Damascus to the use of chemical weapons

Rockets fired from Syria fall in Israel-occupied Golan
The rockets exploded in a field near the ceasefire line in the southern Golan

Armed Forces destroy 154 tunnels to Gaza
So far 276 tunnels between Egypt and Gaza discovered and secured by armed forces

Oil prices rise with Israel-Syria tensions
Brent crude futures up in both London and New York

Foreign Minister denies Iranian pressure on Egypt
Presidency rejects Israeli aggression in Syria

Israel launches rocket attack near Syria capital: SANA
Israel moves to stop weapons from the conflict reaching Hezbollah with its second reported attack in three days

Israel army doubts third intifada but on alert
General Mordechai says he believes the calm is partly due to “a larger military presence on the ground”

Israel PM: root of Palestinian conflict not territory
Netanyahu: The heart of the conflict was their refusal to recognise Israel as a Jewish state.

Egyptians in Israeli prisons begin a hunger strike
Israel has so far released 5 Egyptian inmates, all from the Sinai Peninsula, who confirmed the fact that they were exposed to poor conditions and harsh treatment by Israeli prison officials.

Egypt withdraws from preparatory committee of NPT conference
Foreign ministry cites âcontinued failureâ to establish conference to rid the region of nuclear weapons

Foreign minister participates in Arab Peace Initiative meeting in Washington
Egypt looking to US to take the lead in reigniting the Middle East peace process
Family of Jordanian prisoner demand his release
Bashar Abo Zaid was accused of tapping Egyptian communications for the Mossad

Roads blocked in Sinai
Tensions between factions mount over commerce opportunities in North Sinai

Egypt urges Israel to sign Non-Proliferation Treaty
Egypt: We support a nuclear-free Middle East and ask Israel to place nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards