Tag: Egypt
Israel’s Environmental Ministry Delivers Setback to Israel-UAE Pipeline Deal
Hailed as the first major partnership to come out of the Abraham Accords, the deal has come under fire from environmental groups for allegedly posing a risk to the Gulf of Eilat’s coral reefs.
Europe’s Largest Gas Pipeline Group Buys 25 Percent of Israel-Egypt Company
An Egyptian company will buy 85 billion cubic meters of gas, worth an estimated $19.5 billion, from Israel’s Leviathan and Tamar offshore fields in the Mediterranean Sea over a period of 15 years.
Gaza Construction Firms Oppose Egyptian Companies Involvement in Local Reconstruction Projects
The Egyptians are working very slowly.
IDF Thwarts Massive Drug Smuggling Op on Egyptian Border
Unlike recent similar incidents, the clash with the smugglers did not include an exchange of fire.
IDF, Egyptian Army Discuss Security Near Gaza
The Egyptian army has been contending with Islamic terrorism in the area in recent years.
Hamas Source: Israel Withdrew Its Demands on the Issue of Prisoners and Missing Persons
Egypt has been mediating between Israel and Hamas.
Report: US to Freeze $130 Million of Egyptian Military Aid Over Human-Rights Abuses
The report comes a day after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Sharm El-Sheikh.
Report: Egyptair to operate Cairo-Tel Aviv flights
The Taba crossing between Israel and Egypt also returned to normal operations after restrictions were put in place because of COVID-19.
Israel Weighs Egyptian Request to Downgrade Travel Advisory to Sinai
The Israeli Counter-Terrorism Bureau has classified Sinai in its most severe terrorism level—“a very high concrete threat—for 17 years.
Hamas and Israeli Teams in Cairo for Negotiations on Long-Term Ceasefire
Hamas’s arrival in Cairo occurred as an Israeli delegation arrived in the Egyptian capital, for the second time in a week.
PM Bennett has First Conversation with Egyptian President El-Sisi
The Prime Minister’s Office stated that the two discussed “a broad range of bilateral, regional and international issues.”
Hamas: ‘Next round of Fighting is for Control of Gaza Rehabilitation Funds’
Whoever has the hand on the faucet of the rehabilitation money will have tremendous influence in Gaza.
Israeli Officials Raid Greek Ship Suspected of Tar Spill on Israeli Beaches
Dead marine animals have been washing up on Israel’s beaches, including a 17-meter baby fin whale.
Egyptian Minister of Energy in Israel to Talk Gas Projects
This is the first official visit by an Egyptian minister to the Jewish state since 2016.
Egypt & Jordan Send Message Abu Mazen: ‘Israel Warns of Consequences of Hamas Election...
Hamas stands to take control if any elections are held in the Palestinian Authority.
Egypt Sanctions Hamas, Closes Gaza Embassy
The move is intended to express support for the Palestinian Authority, which demands that Hamas recognize the PA's full sovereignty over the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu to Make First Official Visit to Egypt in More than a Decade
Cairo is concerned that a Biden administration will be hostile, and will conclude a new nuclear deal with Iran that would undermine regional stability, say Egyptian officials.
Jordan FM Visits Ramallah to Talk Israeli Sovereignty, Egypt Takes a Pass
Egypt's absence is a message to Ramallah as to how much they actually care if Israel applies Israeli law over Jewish communities.
6-Year-Old Boy Discovers 3,500-Year-Old Tablet
The tablet depicts the scene of a man leading a captive. This is an important person, wearing a skirt, holding a captive man whose hands are tied behind his back.
Window of Opportunity: Survey Shows Israelis Support Sovereignty
The authors recommend preparing for a new wave of "popular" violence stirred up by the Palestinian Authority in an attempt to prevent progress in reaching peace between Arabs and Jews in Judea and Samaria.
Egypt, Ethiopia, Prepare for War over Nile Dam
At 6.45 gigawatts, the dam will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa when completed, as well as the seventh largest in the world.
41 Years After Camp David, Egyptian TV Still Fantasizing About Destroying Israel
The series was approved by the Egyptian state censor.
IfNotNow Demands Israel Let Gazans In to Relieve Coronavirus ‘Catastrophe’
There isn't even one singular word of sympathy for their fellow Jews in Israel who are engaged in a battle for their lives even as we speak – nothing.
Hey, It’s the 41st Anniversary of the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty.. Crickets…?
President Rivlin asked to send his warmest wishes to the Coptic community in Egypt ahead of the Easter holiday, which will be celebrated in a more limited way this year because of the virus.
Jewish Farmer Suing Rabbis: Declare a Leap Year to Save Our Passover
There are countless unintended consequences to the proposed action, not the least of which being that we'd have to celebrate Purim again, seeing as Purim falls on Adar II.
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Dead at 92
His death came when the deposed iron-fisted ruler of Egypt couldn't have been more cognizant of his complete rejection by his former subjects.
Tense Quiet on Gaza Border following Islamic Jihad Ceasefire Declaration
The Jihad told the mediators that they had no interest in a new war in Gaza, not before the elections in Israel and not after.
Former Qatari PM: Arab-Israel Non-Aggression Pact Coming ‘Soon’
“These countries aim, via these promises [steps], to come closer to the US, although they know that the deal will be opposed by the majority in the Arab League," Bin Jassim tweeted his speculation.