Tag: Egypt
IDF seizes 120 kilos of cocaine and marijuana on the border with Egypt
Israeli forces on Saturday seized narcotics worth tens of millions of shekels on the Egyptian border, the Israeli military reported.
Military spotters identified a number of suspicious individuals along the border on Saturday night, the...
Qatar, Egypt agree to supply fuel, basic building materials to Gaza Strip
Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements “to supply fuel and basic building materials for the Gaza Strip,” Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi made the announcement during...
Senate proposes $225 million in assistance to Palestinians, echoing bill passed by House
The Senate Appropriations Committee released its 2022 fiscal year bill this week, which includes $225 million in funding for the Palestinians, mirroring funding passed in the House earlier this year.
According to the State, Foreign Operations and Related...
First official Egyptair flight lands at Ben-Gurion Airport
An Egyptair jet landed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport on Sunday, marking the Egyptian national carrier’s first official direct flight to the Jewish state since the two countries signed a peace treaty in 1979.
Egyptair affiliate AirSinai...
Alignment of Egyptian-Israeli interests apparent in meeting of leaders on key regional issues
The Sept. 13 meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Sharm El-Sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula is a dramatic public encounter on Egyptian soil that signals a new alignment...
Report: US to freeze $130 million of Egyptian military aid over human-rights abuses
The United States is withholding $130 million worth of military aid to Egypt in order to pressure it to improve human rights, said two sources, including a U.S. official, according to Reuters.
The Biden administration decision...
Bennett meets with Egyptian President El-Sisi in Sinai
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday.
According to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office, the two leaders discussed a series of topics,...
Bennett meets with Egyptian intelligence minister, who offers invitation to visit
On behalf of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egypt’s intelligence chief invited Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for an official visit to the neighboring country.
Egyptian Intelligence Minister Abbas Kamel met in Israel on Wednesday...
Israel weighs Egyptian request to downgrade travel advisory to Sinai
Israel’s National Security Council is considering an Egyptian request to downgrade the Israeli travel advisory to the Sinai Peninsula, which has been at its most severe level since 2004.
According to a report by Kan aired on...
Blinken visits Cairo and Amman to boost ceasefire, declare aid to Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his Mideast tour on Wednesday with visits to Cairo and Amman to solidify the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
“We’ve had in Egypt...