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Israel and Egypt Spar Over Weapons Smuggling
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• Monday, February 04th, 2008
The accusations were traded a day before Israel’s minister of defense, Ehud Barak, was scheduled to meet President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.
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Palestinians Hurry to Finish Their Shopping in Egypt
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• Monday, February 04th, 2008
RAFAH, Egypt — There was less joy than frenzy on Thursday at this border crossing, as Gazans and Gaza businessmen hurried to stock up while they still could.
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Palestinians Topple Gaza Wall and Cross to Egypt
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• Monday, February 04th, 2008
Thousands crossed into Egypt from the Gaza Strip to buy supplies that have been cut off during days of blockade by Israel.
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2 Communication Cables in the Mediterranean Are Cut
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• Monday, February 04th, 2008
The damage to the cables knocked out Internet access to much of Egypt, disrupted the world’s back office in India and slowed down service for some Verizon customers.
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Egypt Presses for Abbas to Control Border
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• Monday, February 04th, 2008
Egypt said that it preferred that the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, take control of the breached border, seeming to exclude Hamas.
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Egypt Tries to Plug Border; Gazans Poke New Hole
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• Monday, February 04th, 2008
Large numbers of Palestinians continued to stream in and out of Egypt after more of the border wall was breached.
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On Human Rights, U.S. Seems to Give Egypt a Pass
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• Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Democracy campaigners in Egypt say that while Washington may criticize Egypt’s human rights failings, it does little to follow up to ensure results.
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Tut’s Tomb to Close
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• Sunday, January 20th, 2008
Egypt plans to limit the number of visitors to King Tut’s tomb and to close it to visitors indefinitely next year to carry out restoration, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Gaza’s Isolation Takes Toll on Students and Prices
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• Sunday, January 20th, 2008
Israel and Egypt have tightened the movement of goods and people in and out of Gaza, denying students enrolled in schools abroad permission to leave the territory.
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Israel Urges Egypt to Act Against Hamas
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• Sunday, January 20th, 2008
A senior Israeli legislator is lobbying the U.S. Senate to freeze $200 million in military aid to Egypt unless it does more to stop the smuggling of arms into the Gaza Strip.
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