Questions tagged [egypt]
Questions relating to the government or politics of the Arab Republic of Egypt
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What was the Rabin's offer to Mubarak regarding Gaza?
Shafiq Al-Hout in My Life in the PLO: The Inside Story of the Palestinian Struggle describes the following episode:
Our meetings had become more like social get-togethers than
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Origin of the Agreed Activities Mechanism between Israel and Egypt
Wikipedia and some Israeli newspapers say that there's an "Agreed Activities Mechanism" part of the 1979 Treaty between Egypt and Israel. E.g.
The meeting was held under the auspices of the ...
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How is the IDF taking over the Philadelphi Corridor a violation of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty?
From news earlier this year:
Diaa Rashwan, head of the Egypt’s official public relations office, the State Information Service (SIS), issued a stern warning that any “occupation” of the Philadelphi ...
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Does the White House approve of the IDF taking over the Philadelphi Corridor?
In the recent past, Egypt said that the IDF taking over the Philadelphi Corridor is a 'red line', but they've apparently been mum about it since it happened.
My question however concerns the US ...
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Why does Egypt want Israel to withdraw from the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing?
Delegations from the United States and Israel end a meeting in Cairo
aimed at discussing the reopening of the Rafah Crossing between Gaza
and Egypt, according to Egypt’s al Qahera News TV.
The network,...
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By which routes does humanitarian aid arrive to Gaza?
What are the main routes by which Humanitarian aid arrives to Gaza? Who is taking care of transportation (gouvernements, non-government organizations, private contractors)? What proportion of the aid ...
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Is Israeli and Palestinian natural gas sold anywhere beyond the Middle East?
Is the gas developed in Israeli and Palestinian offshore gas fields sold anywhere beyond the Middle East? As far as I know, Egypt and Jordan are the main buyers of the Israeli gas (and the Palestinian ...
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Does Egypt have an obligation under international law to reopen the Rafah crossing, even if they don't like who's controlling the Gaza side of it?
I'm curious if there's an argument to be made that Egypt must reopen the Rafah crossing on their side (to allow humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza), even if they don't like who's controlling the other ...
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Why does Israel prefer Egypt as a mediator over Qatar?
After the Egyptians came back from Israel and conferred with Hamas,
it became clear the group wouldn’t go along with what Israel was
agreeing to, one of the sources said. So the Egyptian official made
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Is there evidence for Egypt's potential motive in sabotaging a Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal?
Earlier today, CNN reported that an Egyptian intelligence official quietly made changes to a document and thereby scuttled a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
An Israeli official stated that ...
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How is the international community compensating for the May, 2024 Egyptian withdrawal of cooperation regarding aid to Gaza?
An Egyptian official has been quoted by the WSJ (on May 14) saying that
as long as Israeli forces remain at Rafah crossing, Egypt will not send a single truck to Rafah.
And apparently those were not ...
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Has anyone confirmed Egypt's [cover?] story that they are building a walled "logistical hub" (and not a displacement camp) next to Gaza? [closed]
There have been press reports (e.g. latest) that Egypt is clearing up and walling (with concrete slabs, about 5m tall judging from the pictures) an area of about 16 sq km next to their current border ...
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Have any Hamas officials ever opined in regard to Gaza-Sinai State (aka "Greater Gaza") proposal?
According to Al-Jazeera in 2017 Israel and the Trump administration worked on a deal that would see an establishment of a Palestinian state in Gaza and parts of Northern Sinai (possibly exceeding the ...
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Is Hala travel company acting on behalf of the Egyptian government?
Hala travel company, belonging to Ibrahim al-Argany, is taking care of transporting Palestinians from Gaza, charging rather exorbitant fees:
Abu Muhammad, a Palestinian travel agent who works with ...
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Why did Egypt bring tanks to Rafah?
According to Reuters:
CAIRO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Egypt has sent about 40 tanks and armoured personnel carriers to northeastern Sinai within the past two weeks as part of a series of measures to bolster ...
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