Gaza strip
Qatar emir to be first head of state to visit Gaza
World
October 22, 2012
Qatar emir to be first head of state to visit Gaza
GAZA — The emir of pro-Western Qatar will become the first head of state to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip…
Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza
World
October 20, 2012
Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza
JERUSALEM –– The Israeli navy seized an international pro-Palestinian activist ship in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday to prevent it…
Morsy to Haniyeh: Egypt supports Qatari reconstruction of Gaza
Egypt
October 20, 2012
Morsy to Haniyeh: Egypt supports Qatari reconstruction of Gaza
President Mohamed Morsy has told Hamas that he supports the reconstruction project funded by Qatar in the Gaza Strip,…
Hamas delegation arrives Cairo for talks on Sinai threats
Egypt
October 17, 2012
Hamas delegation arrives Cairo for talks on Sinai threats
A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo Wednesday evening to discuss threats from a Jihadi group in Sinai with alleged connections…
Israel Gaza blockade study calculated Palestinians’ calories
World
October 17, 2012
Israel Gaza blockade study calculated Palestinians’ calories
Israel calculated the number of calories Palestinians would need to avoid malnutrition under its blockade of the Gaza Strip, according…
Qatar funds major project to rebuild Gaza
World
October 17, 2012
Qatar funds major project to rebuild Gaza
GAZA — Qatar on Tuesday launched a $254 million plan to rebuild and modernize Gaza, the biggest injection of reconstruction…
Moving ground: Sinai’s economic woes
Egypt
October 11, 2012
Moving ground: Sinai’s economic woes
ARISH — As President Mohamed Morsy met with community leaders in the capital of North Sinai, residents of the neighborhood…
Egypt says no free trade zone with Gaza
Egypt
October 1, 2012
Egypt says no free trade zone with Gaza
President Mohamed Morsy’s office on Monday confirmed that Egypt would not establish a free trade zone with the Gaza Strip…
Al-Azhar grand sheikh calls for Palestinian reconciliation
Egypt
October 1, 2012
Al-Azhar grand sheikh calls for Palestinian reconciliation
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb called for reconciliation between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah during a meeting Monday with Hamas…
Egypt rejects free trade zone along Gaza border, UK newspaper reports
Egypt
September 27, 2012
Egypt rejects free trade zone along Gaza border, UK newspaper reports
Egypt has reportedly rejected a Hamas-proposed free trade zone along the border with Gaza, pan-Arab newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi quoted official…