Tag: Hamas

MidEast: Rival Palestinian Brothers Heed Egypt’s Call for Reconciliation

May 31, 2016

Opposed Palestinian groups have agreed to head to Cairo for reconciliation talks under the auspices of Egypt’s top General intelligence Officer. "The Palestinian issue has ... Read More

Israel: Netanyahu Ready to Support Two-state Solution?

March 23, 2016

Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday agreed that peace between Palestinians and Israelis can only be achieved if both parties agree to talk and accept the ... Read More

Palestine: Hamas Seeks to Smooth Ties with Cairo

March 14, 2016

The Hamas delegation that arrived in Cairo on Saturday held its second round of meetings with Egyptian security officials on Sunday in a bid to ... Read More

Egyptian Aboul-Gheit, Next Arab League Chief

March 11, 2016

Egyptian veteran diplomat, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, was elected Thursday as the next Secretary General of the Arab League. Ahmed Aboul Gheit was the only contender ... Read More

Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood Killed Barakat, Cairo

March 6, 2016

Egyptian authorities have claimed that Hisham Barakat, the country’s chief prosecutor, was assassinated June last year in a plot planned by the country’s Muslim Brotherhood ... Read More

Egypt: MP Kicked out of Parliament over Meeting with Israeli Envoy

March 3, 2016

The Egyptian Parliament Wednesday decided to revoke the membership of independent lawmaker Tawfiq Okasha following his meeting with Israeli envoy to Cairo late last month. ... Read More

Egypt: Cairo Cancels Israeli Prime Minister’s Visit over Security Cooperation Disclosure

February 15, 2016

Egypt has cancelled a historic meeting between President al-Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz opened the lid over ... Read More

South Africa: Zuma’s linkage of Paris attacks to Palestinian-Israeli conflict infuriates Jewish community

November 24, 2015

The Jewish community in South Africa on top of which Israeli ambassador to Pretoria criticized South African President Jacob Zuma for linking the Paris and ... Read More

Israel-South Africa: Tel Aviv infuriated by Zouma’s meeting with Hamas leader

October 20, 2015

Israel lambasted South Africa and summoned the South African Ambassador to Tel Aviv for explanation after President Zouma received on Sunday Hamas exiled leader Khaled ... Read More

Palestine: Abbas’s UN address receives cheers back home

October 1, 2015

The Palestinian President’s Wednesday speech at the UN revived thousands of Palestinians’ hope to establish a Palestinian state especially that the day marked the hoisting ... Read More