U.S. Senators Urge Morsi to Halt Gaza Arms Smuggling

Posted on: December 4th, 2012

A bipartisan slate of U.S. senators urged Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to crack down on arms smuggling into the Gaza Strip.

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Text of Egyptian Constitution Draft

Posted on: December 1st, 2012

Parts of Egypt’s proposed constitution have been translated by Egypt Independent. While quite long, the following is not the complete translation. Egypt Independent will be publishing a more complete version of the draft on Sunday and you will be able to read it there.   CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE
 We, the people of Egypt, In the name of […]

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Egyptian Referendum on Dec. 15

Posted on: December 1st, 2012

Egyptian President Morsi has called for a referendum on the country’s constitution to be held on December 15th. Demonstrations and rallies, some of them violent, both for and against Morsi have been held in the recent days. Some of the recent demonstrations were about Morsi’s attempt to consolidate more dictatorial powers for himself.

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Angry Protesters in Tahrir Square: Morsi Will Fall Tonight

Posted on: November 27th, 2012

Thousands of protesters are converging on Tahrir Square from points around Cairo to rally against President Mohamed Morsi’s constitutional declaration. One protester has died after inhaling teargas, Egypt Independent reports. Dozens of parties and civil society groups called for the protests after Morsi’s declaration last Thursday which gave him tyrannical powers and declared the Constituent […]

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Protester Dies: When Is a Dictator Not a Dictator? Never

Posted on: November 27th, 2012

The day after the U.S. administration cast Morsi in the role of new peacekeeper, he recast himself as something more like a new pharoah. And, despite what the New York Times and the Washington Post wrote, he is not giving back any of the real power he's granted himself.

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Explosion Destroys Egyptian Intelligence Building

Posted on: November 25th, 2012

Al Arabiya reports that a large explosion destroyed part of an Egyptian intelligence building. The building is located in Rafah, near the Gaza border, in Egyptian controlled Sinai. There’s no additional information available yet.

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New Concessions to Hamas: Territorial Water Doubled, Smuggling and Infiltration Made Easier

Posted on: November 24th, 2012

In practice this will mean that Israeli naval forces will not be challenging Gazan boats.

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Egypt’s Morsi Hailed ‘Power Broker’

Posted on: November 22nd, 2012

International media are touting the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement as a political boon for Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, saying the brokering of the deal has made the new president a “major regional player”.

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Netanyahu Accepted a Ceasefire with ‘No Assassinations’ Clause

Posted on: November 21st, 2012

Clinton made no mention of Hamas in her short speech, referring only to PA president Mahmoud Abbas.

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Muslim Brothers’ Spring: Police Shoot Protestors in Tahrir Sq. (Video)

Posted on: November 21st, 2012

Crowds are chanting slogans denouncing the Interior Ministry and the Muslim Brotherhood and demanding the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi.

State Dept. Cites 12,000 Rockets in 12 Years as Justification for Israel’s Choice of Self Defense

Posted on: November 16th, 2012

"They have a right to self-defense."

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IAF Kills 2 in Gaza while Egypt PM Is Visiting

Posted on: November 16th, 2012

Israeli war planes bombed northern Gaza on Friday morning, killing two, as Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil was paying a visit, Palestinian security sources and medics told AFP. “The occupation’s planes bombed a group of citizens in the Nazila area” in northern Gaza, the source said, shortly after Israel accused Hamas of failing to observe […]

Egypt Recalls Ambassador to Israel

Posted on: November 14th, 2012

Al-Ahram newspaper online reports:

Source: Egyptian Police Officers Kidnapped and Sold to Islamists in Gaza

Posted on: November 14th, 2012

The purpose of imprisoning the officers is to pressure Egypt to remove restrictions placed on Muhammad al-Zawahiri, younger brother of Al Qaeda's top man.

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Egypt’s Finance Minister: IMF Deal by this Weekend

Posted on: November 13th, 2012

Government officials have proposed austerity measures, weatherman calling for food riots with a chance of mayhem.

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Decision Time: Netanyahu Cabinet to Discuss Israeli Reaction to Gaza Shelling

Posted on: November 12th, 2012

As preparations are on the way for a harsh response in Gaza, the campaign to present Israel's position in the world is already being waged, and the prime minister appears to have divided his day between monitoring the military and the PR efforts.

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DM Barak Denies Israel Thinks Egypt is Dictatorship

Posted on: November 4th, 2012

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is insisting that Israel does not consider Egypt’s government a “shocking dictatorship”, after Defense Ministry official Amos Gilad made the statement to students in Herzliya on Friday.

Archaeologists Find Tomb of Egyptian Princess

Posted on: November 4th, 2012

AP: The 4,500-year-old tomb of a Egyptian Pharaonic princess has been discovered by Czech archaeologists south of Cairo, leading experts to believe more tombs may be in the area.

Cairo Court Dismisses Case To Annul Camp David

Posted on: November 1st, 2012

The Cairo Administrative Court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, calling for the annulment of the 1978 Camp David peace accords between Egypt and Israel.

Egypt Conducts Surprise Air Defense Exercise after IAF Disrupted Its Radar En Route To Sudan

Posted on: October 31st, 2012

On their alleged bombing mission, the Israeli planes succeeded in avoiding detection by the Egyptian radar system while flying over the Red Sea.

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