The Egyptian-controlled Rafah border crossing from the Gaza Strip opened on Saturday morning, letting trucks carrying humanitarian aid into the blockaded enclave, which has been under siege from…
Read more Aid enters Gaza as Rafah border crossing opensPalestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday the Palestinian people would not be displaced, in an address at a peace summit in Cairo aimed at preventing the…
Read more We won’t leave, Palestinian Authority leader tells Cairo summitThe third attack on the crossing’s Palestinian side in the last 24 hours consisted of ‘four missiles’, reports say. Gaza’s sole border crossing with Egypt, the only entry…
Read more Alarm as Israel again hits Rafah border crossing between Gaza and EgyptFoul play prevents candidates from getting support needed to challenge President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, opposition says. Opposition parties in Egypt have said individuals seeking to support candidates to…
Read more Egyptian opposition claims endorsements for president are being blockedUS Senator Chris Murphy calls for additional $235m to be withheld over Egypt’s ‘egregious human rights record’. The United States plans to withhold $85m in military aid to…
Read more US to withhold $85m military aid to Egypt over political prisoners, rightsEgypt’s president and India’s PM discuss strengthening relations in areas including trade, food security and defence. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi…
Read more Egypt and India bolster ties as Modi makes first trip to Cairo
