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Palestinians in Gaza react to Egypt, Tunisia uprisings
... were the youth of Gaza, who saw the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Jordan as evidence of the latent power of their generation. ... Israel, which takes our lands, our dreams, our sons.” Egypt, however, is a different story. Its government cooperates with Israel in ...
Maureen Clare Murphy - 02/12/2017 - 03:13
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Egypt on offensive after critical Al-Jazeera coverage
... reporting drew a particularly angry response from Egypt. “Coverage of the Gaza conflict by certain Arab language news ... Al-Jazeera also gave considerable airtime to opponents of Egypt’s official approach to the conflict. Egypt’s reluctance to open ...
Maureen Clare Murphy - 02/12/2017 - 03:13
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Egypt protesters defy curfew despite brutal repression
... The government cut all Internet service and mobile lines in Egypt ahead of Friday’s demonstrations, which marked the fourth consecutive ... Related Links BY TOPIC : Egypt uprising ...
Maureen Clare Murphy - 02/12/2017 - 03:13
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Egypt labor not resting after Mubarak's ouster
... Mahala on 6 April 2008.” It was on 6 April 2008 that Egypt saw the first example in decades of labor action spilling over into a ... — is being affected. The Central Bank of Egypt had to give the banking sector an unplanned holiday on Monday, to go with ...
Maureen Clare Murphy - 02/12/2017 - 03:13
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The perils of blogging in Egypt
... whisked away in an unmarked van. Like so many others in Egypt who dare to speak out, Rizk simply disappeared. An intense campaign ... to say that criticism will not be tolerated.” Egypt has operated under Emergency Law since 1981. For 27 years these laws have ...
matthew - 02/12/2017 - 03:13
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Egypt remains complicit in Gaza siege
... ) CAIRO ( IPS ) - Almost two months since Egypt announced it would reopen its Rafah border terminal with the Gaza Strip, ... aid to the besieged coastal enclave. Hitherto, Egypt had refused to open the crossing until Palestinian resistance group ...
matthew - 02/12/2017 - 03:13
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Egypt loses diplomatic ground with Hamas
... a conference in Gaza City, 24 June 2007, after rejecting an Egypt summit planned with Israeli and Arab leaders, saying only ... still under way, some commentators question the ability of Egypt — a longtime supporter of Hamas rival Fatah — to mediate impartially. “Egypt’s open support of Fatah has cost it all credibility as an ...
Maureen Clare Murphy - 02/12/2017 - 03:13
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All set for 2012 Palestine literature festival in Gaza, except permits from Egypt
... is scheduled to take place in Gaza from 5-9 May – if only Egypt provides the permits for writers, bloggers and artists – including ... Team says: “We believe in the fundamental unity between Egypt and Palestine and hope that these events will forge new connections ...
Ali Abunimah - 02/12/2017 - 03:13
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Egypt bent at the border
... Israel’s recently concluded military campaign. Areas along Egypt’s border with the hapless enclave, meanwhile, have not been immune from ... Saturday, 17 January, the 14-kilometer border area between Egypt and the Gaza Strip was hit by hundreds of Israeli air strikes. Israeli ...
matthew - 02/12/2017 - 03:13
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Did Egypt sabotage deal over Gaza, Shalit?
... counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris for a meeting where Egypt may have sabotaged a French-initiated prisoner exchange between Hamas and ... rather than negotiate a fair agreement. An indication of Egypt’s readiness to push Hamas into surrender was the original Egyptian ...
Maureen Clare Murphy - 02/12/2017 - 03:13