An Egyptian court has suspended a ruling to remove former president Hosni Mubarak’s name and the name of his wife, Suzanne, from all public facilities and institutions. The court announced on Saturday that the ruling had been put on hold until an appeal can be heard next Wednesday. Some Egyptian lawyers have filed a lawsuit […]
Israeli Foreign Minister: Grapel is Not a Spy
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Israel’s foreign minister says a U.S.-Israeli citizen arrested in Egypt Sunday is not a spy. Avigdor Lieberman said on Israel’s Army Radio Tuesday that American-born Ilan Grapel had no ties with Israeli or American intelligence services, no matter how “strange” or “careless” his behavior. The U.S. says a consular officer visited Grapel in prison Monday […]
Israeli Foreign Minister: Grapel is Not a Spy
Posted June 14th, 2011 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
Israel’s foreign minister says a U.S.-Israeli citizen arrested in Egypt Sunday is not a spy. Avigdor Lieberman said on Israeli military radio Tuesday that American-born Ilan Grapel had no ties with Israeli or American intelligence services, no matter how “strange” or “careless” his behavior. The U.S. says a consular officer visited Grapel in prison Monday […]
Alleged Israeli Spy is US Citizen
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Friends and family of the alleged Israeli spy detained in Egypt Sunday say he is a 27-year-old American-Israeli who was interning for a non-profit organization in Egypt. Egyptian authorities detained Ilan Grapel for 15 days on Sunday. They say the man entered Cairo around January 25 and had posed as a foreign correspondent. They allege […]
Egypt Detains Israeli Man Suspected of Spying
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt has detained an Israeli man suspected of spying in Cairo and trying to provoke violence during the uprising that overthrew former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak. Officials said Sunday the Israeli entered Cairo around January 25 and posed as a foreign correspondent. The officials claim he is an officer with Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. The […]
EgyptAir Resumes Flights to Iraq
Posted June 12th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s national airline EgyptAir says it will resume flights to Iraq next month after a 21-year break. The chairman of the EgyptAir holding company, Hussein Massoud, said Sunday the airline will operate four flights weekly to Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, and three flights weekly to Irbil, in Kurdistan. He said the flights will start July 15. […]
Gaza Border with Egypt Reopens After Dispute
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
The border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip has reopened, four days after being closed amid disagreements between Egyptian and Hamas officials about procedures at the site. Officials said Wednesday they reopened the Rafah crossing after the two sides reached a deal. The border was sealed Sunday just one week after Egypt had ended […]
Egypt Declares Muslim Brotherhood Legal
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Egypt has declared the Muslim Brotherhood political movement legal, ending a ban on the group that had been in place for decades. The organization is one of the country’s best organized political groups. Egyptian state media announced the government’s decision, which clears the way for the Muslim Brotherhood to field candidates in parliamentary elections set […]
