Reports: Egypt, Fearing Incoming Palestinians, Refuses to Open Rafah Border Crossing
Egypt on Wednesday rejected a plan that the Israeli government presented to reopen the Rafah border crossing.
Sameh Shoukry
UN Gets $100m in New Funds for Palestinian Aid After U.S. Cuts
The United Nations received pledges Thursday of nearly $100 million in new funding for the UN relief agency for Palestinians after the US slashed its aid, but it is still facing a nearly $350 million shortfall this year.
Egyptian Foreign Minister: Human Rights Groups Protesting Election ‘Lack Information’
Appearing at a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Cairo on Monday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry deflected questions about political freedom in his country by claiming human rights activists lack “information” and a “direct association” with Egyptian society.
Egyptian Newspaper Under Fire for Stating Israel’s Capital
The Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram came under fire this week for a simple mistake it posted on Twitter.
Netanyahu Asks Egyptian FM to Help Free Israelis Held in Gaza
Egypt’s foreign minister reportedly agreed Sunday to help in efforts to return two Israelis held captive by Hamas in Gaza, as well as the bodies of two soldiers held in Gaza since they died in the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas.
Israeli And Egyptian Ministers Meet For First Time In Years
The Jerusalem Post reports: National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Minister Yuval Steinitz (pictured) met in Washington on Thursday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry for the first meeting between ministers of the two countries in a number of years. The
