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Qatar PM, Egypt Intelligence Chief Meet Hamas in Doha

par This Is Beirut, 05/06 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel met with Hamas members in Doha Wednesday for talks on a Gaza truce, a source with knowledge of negotiations told AFP. The lead mediators met with the Palestinian militant group to "discuss a deal for a truce in Gaza and the exchange of hostages and ...

Ambiguity Over Hamas' Response to Biden's Ceasefire Proposal

par This Is Beirut, 06/06 21:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said Thursday that US President Joe Biden's proposed Gaza ceasefire deal was "just words," and that the Palestinian militant group had not received any written commitments related to a truce. On the other hand, Egyptian State-linked al-Qahera News reported, citing a high-level source, that they have received ...

After Egypt, Blinken in Israel For Gaza Ceasefire Talks

par This Is Beirut, 10/06 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Israel on Monday to promote a Gaza truce and hostage release plan as Israeli bombardment again rocked the Palestinian territory. After a stop in Egypt to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday, Blinken arrived in Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This comes amid ...

US Promises $404 mln in Gaza Aid at Jordan Summit

par This Is Beirut, 11/06 19:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States on Tuesday promised $404 million in new aid for the Palestinians at an emergency summit in Jordan, where world leaders backed a US push for a ceasefire as the only ultimate solution to help war-ravaged Gaza. Jordan and Egypt called for urgent talks on the Dead Sea as aid groups warned conditions were worse than ever in Gaza, ...

Hamas, Islamic Jihad Submit Response to US Ceasefire Plan

par This Is Beirut, 11/06 23:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hamas gave its official response to the latest truce proposal for Gaza on Tuesday, calling for a "complete halt" to Israeli "aggression" as fighting raged in the Palestinian territory. The response came after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his eighth Middle East tour since the October 7 Hamas attack that sparked the war, pushed the ...

Egypt Pressuring Hamas to Accept First Phase of Ceasefire Deal

par This Is Beirut, 16/06 18:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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Egypt is pressuring Hamas on Sunday, to accept the first phase of Biden's ceasefire proposal according to The New Arab. Hamas responded to the ceasefire proposal last week, declaring that it had made amendments, which Israel later deemed to drastic to accept. According to an Egyptian source cited by The New Arab, Egypt and the US have been ...

World Bank Approves $700 Million Loan for Egypt

par This Is Beirut, 24/06 20:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The World Bank has approved a $700 million loan to help Egypt boost private sector participation in its economy, which has suffered from the fallout of the Israel-Gaza conflict, the organization said on Monday. The program is designed to help address short-term economic challenges, "unleash private sector growth," build macroeconomic and fiscal ...

US-Israel: Agree in Lebanon and Diverge in Gaza?

par Michael Al Andary, 28/06 20:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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For decades, the US-Israeli relations were described by analysts as strong and unshakable, based on their mutual regional and international interests. The US was the primary supporter of the Hebrew state since its foundation, and throughout the five regional wars starting with the 1948 Nakba, and the establishment of the state of Israel. This was ...

EU Chief in Egypt for Joint Investment Conference

par This Is Beirut, 29/06 17:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen was in Cairo on Saturday to kick off a two-day investment conference, where deals potentially worth over $42 billion are expected to be signed. "At this conference, European companies are signing over 20 new deals... which are worth over 40 billion euros," von der Leyen said at the meeting in the ...

Egypt Swelters as Blackouts Worsen and Deaths Mount

par This Is Beirut, 30/06 11:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Blackouts are becoming longer and more frequent in Egypt, as a growing energy and economic crisis pushes the Egyptian government to intensify "load shedding." At least once a day, the hum of every fan, air conditioner and fridge across Egypt goes quiet. The lights go out and an expletive is muttered or hurled into the quickly-heating air. Lifts ...

Hi-Tech Surveillance System in Rafah Linked to Progress in Gaza Ceasefire Talks

par This Is Beirut, 12/07 11:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Gaza ceasefire talks are ongoing with negotiators on Friday discussing a hi-tech surveillance system in Rafah, on the Gaza-Egypt border. Reuters reports that discussions between Israeli and Egyptian negotiators are ongoing, on Friday, regarding the installation of a hi-tech electronic surveillance system on the Gaza-Egypt border. Negotiators ...

US Announces Sudan Ceasefire Talks

par This Is Beirut, 23/07 22:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States announced Tuesday that it had invited Sudan's warring sides to hold ceasefire talks next month. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington had invited Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to start US-mediated negotiations beginning on August 14 in Switzerland. "The United States remains ...

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