Gaza strip
Update: Official denies that new policy grants Palestinians visa-free entry
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Update: Official denies that new policy grants Palestinians visa-free entry
A senior security official at Cairo International Airport denied that Egypt had allowed Palestinians to enter Egypt without showing visas.…
Gaza PM praises Hamas leader’s meeting with Morsy
Egypt
July 20, 2012
Gaza PM praises Hamas leader’s meeting with Morsy
Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh praised Egypt's role in serving the Palestinian cause and said that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy’s…
Gaza families visit relatives in Israeli jails for first time since 2007
Egypt
July 16, 2012
Gaza families visit relatives in Israeli jails for first time since 2007
A group of Palestinians from Gaza spent half an hour on Monday visiting relatives held in Israeli prisons for the…
Hamas seeks new Gaza policy from Egypt
Egypt
July 16, 2012
Hamas seeks new Gaza policy from Egypt
GAZA — Egypt's new president holds the key to blockaded Gaza, but he is signaling that he won't rush to…
Egypt should ease restrictions on Rafah border crossing, says Haniyeh
Egypt
July 11, 2012
Egypt should ease restrictions on Rafah border crossing, says Haniyeh
The Egyptian government should continue to ease restrictions on the Rafah border crossing and open it to commerce, said Ismail…
Morsy to meet with Haniyeh in August, Maan says
Egypt
July 5, 2012
Morsy to meet with Haniyeh in August, Maan says
Hamas is in touch with the Egyptian presidential office to set up a meeting between Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy and…
Hamas ‘temporarily’ suspends voter registration
World
July 2, 2012
Hamas ‘temporarily’ suspends voter registration
The Hamas government in the Gaza Strip said on Monday it has "temporarily" halted voter registration just over a month…
Rafah facilities increase number of Palestinians crossing border
Egypt
July 2, 2012
Rafah facilities increase number of Palestinians crossing border
Egypt has offered facilities at Rafah border crossing to help Palestinian travelers cross from Gaza to Egypt, Egyptian Ambassador to…
Egypt pays US$3.5 million to supply Gaza with electricity
Egypt
June 20, 2012
Egypt pays US$3.5 million to supply Gaza with electricity
Egypt has transferred LE21 million (US3.46 million) to the Canal Electricity Distribution Company to assist the Gaza Strip with its…
Egypt intervenes to end Hamas-Israel tensions in Gaza
Egypt
June 20, 2012
Egypt intervenes to end Hamas-Israel tensions in Gaza
Egypt’s ambassador to the West Bank said Wednesday his country is making strenuous efforts to restore calm to the Gaza…