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Egypt

Haneyya phones Sheikh al-Azhar hails Egypt’s support for Palestine

Head of Hamas’ political bureau Ismail Haneyya has expressed his thanks to Egypt and its support for the Palestinian people and their national cause.

Al-Azhar sends medical aid to Gaza

Egypt's al-Azhar Mosque on Tuesday evening announced that it will send an urgent aid convoy to the Gaza Strip after 62 Palestinians were killed and over 3000 injured in an Israeli massacre near Gaza's eastern border.

Egypt to open Rafah crossing for four days

The Egyptian authorities intend to open the Rafah border crossing for only four days as of Saturday May 12.

Lieberman: Body of slain Hamas engineer won’t reach Gaza

As the Malaysian authorities conduct an autopsy on the body of Dr. Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh Israel’s War Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that the government will not allow the casualty’s body to reach Gaza through Israel.

Hamas: Our meeting with Egyptian intelligence positive

Hamas on Thursday said that the meeting between its delegation to Cairo headed by Saleh al-Arouri and minister Abbas Kamel chief of Egypt's General Intelligence was dominated by frankness and positivity.

Head of Egypt’s security delegation arrives in Gaza

Head of the Egyptian security delegation who is in charge of the Palestinian reconciliation file Major General Sameh Nabil arrived in the Gaza Strip on Saturday afternoon.

Egypt’s Church: Our position on Jerusalem visits did not change

The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt on Saturday denied organizing religious visits to Jerusalem confirming its full commitment to the Holy Synod's decision to reject all forms of normalization with Israel.

Coptic visits to Jerusalem: Normalization in religious disguise

Christians' travel to Jerusalem has always raised controversy in Egypt. Pope Shenouda III always insisted on rejecting visits to the holy city as long as it was under occupation and punishing those who violated the decision. Punishment at times included denying them access to the church until they published an apology to the Pope in a widely circulated newspaper.

Egyptian security delegation returns to Gaza

The Egyptian security delegation on Sunday afternoon returned to the Gaza Strip via Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing following a visit to Ramallah that started on Thursday as part of Egypt's efforts to follow up the latest developments in the Palestinian reconciliation process.

Haneyya receives Egyptian security delegation in Gaza

Political Bureau head of Hamas Ismail Haneyya met on Wednesday with Egyptian security officials who arrived in the blockaded Gaza Strip last week to broker intra-reconciliation talks.

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