Italian Judge Convicts 23 CIA Officers for Kidnapping
Italian Judge Convicts 23 CIA Officers for Kidnapping | Italian officials complicit in 2003 ‘rendition’ of cleric
Heated Exchange Marks First Iran-Israel Talks in 30 Years
Heated Exchange Marks First Iran-Israel Talks in 30 Years | Egyptian FM confirms ’secret’ meeting
Fatah, Hamas to Reconcile Later This Month
Fatah, Hamas to Reconcile Later This Month | Egyptian FM announces Cairo meeting for October 25-26
Obama Calls for New Beginning for US, Muslims
Obama Calls for New Beginning for US, Muslims | Israeli MP slams president’s “hatred”
Egypt Disappearing Gaza Protesters
The Egyptian government’s eagerness to stifle any public displays of discontent with their position on Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip is well documented, but weeks after the war’s ending one would assume the harsh treatment was over. That appears not to be the case however.
Popular Egyptian blogger Diaa Eddin Gad a member of the [...]
Egypt to Hamas: Take Gaza Truce Before Likud Takes Over in Israel
The Egyptian government is reportedly pressing Hamas to hurry up and agree to a ceasefire with Israel’s outgoing Kadima-led government before next month’s elections. Several terms are yet to be agreed upon by both sides, but they have maintained a ceasefire for over a week and negotiations continue.
But if Hamas pushes the negotiations past the [...]
Hamas Accepts Cairo Ceasefire Proposal ‘In Principle’
The struggling Egyptian ceasefire effort for the Gaza Strip seems to have finally made some meaningful progress after a week of backdoor wrangling, as Hamas has accepted the deal “in principle,” though they said they had reservations about some of the terms and were waiting for Israel to respond.
Israeli officials too seem to be warming [...]
Four Wounded as Israeli Shrapnel Hits Egypt
When officials in the Israeli government said its ongoing war in the Gaza Strip was no longer about military goals but was about “pressuring Egypt” for better terms in its ongoing attempt to broker a ceasefire, it is unlikely the pressure was meant to be this direct.
With ongoing eyewitness reports of Israeli warplanes flying low [...]
Hamas: Ceasefire Could Be Reached in 48 Hours
Talks to settle on the Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip are set to begin tomorrow in Cairo, and Hamas seems quite optimistic.
“In the light of all the diplomatic efforts ongoing right now, I am convinced we will succeed in finding a formula agreeable to both sides within 48 hours,” top Hamas [...]
Rice: US ‘Pleased By’ Egypt-Proposed Truce
Condoleezza Rice, still Secretary of State for two more weeks, says the Bush Administration is “pleased by and wish to commend the statement of the president of Egypt” with regard to his government’s proposal for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The Egyptian proposal, declared after a meeting between President Hosni [...]
