[ PIC 19/05/2013 - 07:56 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas movement called on the Egyptian authorities to immediately re-open the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip, closed for the second day. Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, spokesman for the movement, considered in a written statement the closure of the Rafah crossing “an unjustified act” that harms […]
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The Egyptian Siege on Gaza continues: Egypt closes Gaza crossing for third day
Maan News Agency | May 19, 2013 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Egyptian police at Rafah are closing the crossing for a third day in a row Sudnay after the kidnappings of Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai, officials said. They are preventing all Palestinians from traveling through the crossing or leaving the Gaza Strip, the […]
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Egyptian brotherhood leader: Hamas has nothing to do with kidnappings
[ PIC 18/05/2013 - 06:10 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Saber Aboul Fotouh, a leader in the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, stressed that charging Hamas with the Egyptian soldiers’ kidnapping only misleads justice. Hamas is engaged in the battle against the Israeli occupation, and it has no reason to abort the Egyptian-Palestinian good relationship, said Aboul Fotouh. […]
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Mass rallies in Egypt in support of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa
[ PIC 10/05/2013 - 06:57 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Egyptian governorates on Friday have witnessed mass rallies in support of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque; called for by the Muslim Brotherhood. The marchers denounced the ongoing Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque, and demanded the Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to intervene to protect it from the Israeli […]
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Egyptian MP calls for supporting Palestinian resistance
[ PIC 10/05/2013 - 11:04 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Egyptian member of the Shura Council, Sheikh Safwat Abdel Ghani, called on the Arab and Islamic world to support Palestinian resistance against the occupier. In an interview with the PIC reporter, Abdel Ghani stressed the need to confront the Israeli Judaization schemes in Jerusalem city […]
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Israel apologizes to Egypt over police attack on diplomats, clergy
Maan News Agency | May 8, 2013 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel has officially apologized to Egypt after Israeli police officers attacked Egyptian diplomats and a Coptic clergyman at a church in Jerusalem, Israeli state media reported Thursday. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry summoned Israel’s ambassador in Cairo after the attack during Orthodox Easter celebrations at the Church […]
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Abu Marzouk appeals to UNRWA to open office in Egypt
[ PIC 27/04/2013 - 12:13 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Deputy head of Hamas’s political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk urged UNRWA to open an office in Egypt to serve the Palestinian refugees who fled their homes in Syria. Abu Marzouk stated on his facebook page that the solution to the suffering of the Palestinian refugees in […]
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Haneyya gov’t asks Egypt to restrain Israeli provocation
[ PIC 22/04/2013 - 11:11 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Gaza government of Ismail Haneyya has categorically denied Israeli allegations that elements from Gaza infiltrated into the Egyptian Sinai desert and fired rockets at Eilat. Taher Al-Nunu, the government’s spokesman, said in a terse statement on Sunday that the remarks by Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu […]
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Lawyer: Israel pressuring Issawi to end hunger strike
Maan News Agency | April 16, 2013 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Intensive efforts are being made by Israel to convince hunger-striking prisoner Samer Issawi to end his protest action, a lawyer said Tuesday. Israeli negotiators have been visiting Issawi at Kaplan Medical Center since Friday and pressuring him to accept proposals to end his hunger strike, […]
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Egypt foreign ministry: Israel violates the calm in Gaza (131 times to be exact. Including full list of violations)
[ PIC 04/04/2013 - 09:40 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– The Egyptian ministry of foreign affairs warned that the truce between the Palestinians in Gaza and the Israelis would collapse if the latter persisted in violating it. In a press statement on Wednesday, Egyptian foreign minister Mohamed Amr condemned Israel’s air raids on Tuesday night on […]
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Mishaal elected again to lead Hamas
[ PIC 01/04/2013 - 11:41 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– The Shura Council of Hamas has re-elected Khaled Mishaal as head of the movement’s political bureau for another term, according to a Quds Press report. Quds Press quoted “well informed sources within the Hamas movement” that the Shura Council of the movement met in the Egyptian […]
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Al-Masri: Israeli occupation tries to drive a wedge between Egypt and Gaza
[ PIC 01/04/2013 - 09:30 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– MP Mushir al-Masri stated that the idea of settling the Palestinians in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula is an Israeli attempt to drive a wedge between Egypt and Gaza. Al-Masri stressed, during Land Day anniversary in the Egyptian Labor Party headquarters, the Palestinians definitely refuse resettlement in the […]
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Palestinian forces in Gaza stress on historical relationships with Egypt
[ PIC 27/03/2013 - 09:54 PM ] GAZA, (PIC) — National and Islamic Forces in Gaza stressed on the importance of the role played by Egypt to achieve the Palestinian national reconciliation, demanding Egypt to continue its role until the achievement of unity and the end of division. The National and Islamic Forces expressed in […]
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Israel Defence Forces planning for confrontation with Egypt
MEMO | March 26, 2013 Israel Today newspaper has prepared a special report on the Arab armies in the Middle East; its title is telling; “Long Arm in the Region” is a reference to the Israel Defence Forces. It is claimed that the IDF is planning for a confrontation with Egypt.The report has been prepared […]
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Hamas appeals to Egypt after Israel halves fishing zone
Maan News Agency | By Dan Williams | March 22, 2013 GAZA CITY (Reuters) — Hamas complained to Egypt on Friday after Israel suspended part of a Cairo-brokered truce agreement by halving Palestinian access to fishing waters in response to a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. Thursday’s salvo at the Israeli border town of […]
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Abu Marzouk denounces the Egyptian media campaign against Hamas
[ PIC 18/03/2013 - 06:22 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Deputy head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, Moussa Abu Marzouk, strongly condemned the continued campaign of lies waged by some Egyptian newspapers and media against Hamas movement. They are false accusations which were denied by the spokesman for the Egyptian army and the Egyptian presidency […]
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Haneyya: Gaza will remain a shield for Egyptian security
[ PIC 16/03/2013 - 05:39 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier in Gaza Strip Ismail Haneyya said that Gaza would continue to serve as a shield for the security and stability of Egypt. Haneyya, in a telephone conversation with Al-Sayyed Al-Badawi the leader of the Egyptian Wafd party, said that the Palestinian people appreciate the […]
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Egypt wary of scheme to assassinate Hamas leaders on its territory
[ PIC 16/03/2013 - 02:48 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Well informed Egyptian security sources have warned of a scheme to assassinate Hamas leaders on Egyptian soil in a bid to escalate tension between Egypt and Hamas. The sources, who would not reveal their identity, told Quds Press on Saturday that Egyptian security agencies summoned a […]
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Hamas military wing denies report linking leaders to Egypt attack
Maan News Agency | March 14, 2013 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – Hamas’ military wing says it will sue the editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram Al-Arabi magazine over a report Thursday accusing Hamas leaders of killing Egyptian soldiers in the northern Sinai. “We will file legal proceedings against the editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram over his false claims,” al-Qassam Brigades […]
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Bardawil calls for probe into PA forged letter sent to Egypt
All Israeli Attacks – Timeline | All Israeli cease Fire Violations – Timeline [ PIC 14/03/2013 - 11:35 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Senior Hamas official Salah Al-Bardawil called on Mahmoud Abbas to investigate the involvement of some security apparatuses under his command in sending a fake document to the Egyptian media aimed at driving a […]
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Abu Marzouq Slams Egyptian Reports Regarding Claimed Arrest Of Seven Palestinians
All Israeli Attacks – Timeline | All Israeli cease Fire Violations – Timeline Wednesday March 13, 2013 23:41 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News Mousa Abu Marzouq, member of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement, slammed some Egyptian media outlets for what he called “attempting to involve the Palestinians in internal Egyptian conflicts”. His […]
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