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| March 5, 2015
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WSJ reports Egypt ready to import Israel natural gas if conditions are met

Egyptian Oil Minister told Wall Street Journal that gas price must be right and the current legal complaint by Union Fenosa Gas against Egypt must be dropped.

By i24news

 

Egypt is ready to take the controversial step of importing natural gas from Israel, if the price is right and if one of the gas companies involved in the deal drops legal action, Egyptian Oil Minister Sherif Ismail told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday.

Tamar offshore drill platform – Photo: Delek energy

“We would approve the gas deal if it will meet domestic demand, offer high value for the Egyptian economy and if the international arbitration with one of the companies is resolved,” Ismail said. Continue Reading »

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| February 10, 2015
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Egyptian soldiers shot dead 2 Israeli smugglers on its border with Israel

Two drug smugglers hit in shoot-out with Egyptian soldiers operating on Israeli and Egyptian sides of the border.
• After IDF fired warning shots, the 2 smugglers were evacuated but later succumbed to their wounds.

By Yoav Zitun

 

Two Israeli smugglers were killed on Tuesday morning during an exchange of fire between Egyptian soldiers and a smuggling cell with operatives on both the Israeli and Egyptian sides of the border.

Egyptian army watch tower monitors movement on its border between Israel & Egypt. – Photo: Reuters

IDF forces shot warning shots into the air and later evacuated the smugglers, who had been in critically wounded during the incident and later succumbed to their wounds. Continue Reading »

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| November 26, 2014
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Al-Sisi’s peace plan: Cairo deploys Army into PA controlled areas & Gaza

Analysis: Egypt’s President al-Sisi would like to send his forces into the West Bank & Gaza, as a temporary ‘peace-force’, until Israel & the Palestinians reach a peace deal.

By Yaron Friedman

 

During his first trip to Europe, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gave an interview to the Italian media in which he voiced a far-reaching and highly significant proposal concerning the peace process – the deployment of Egyptian military forces to monitor the implementation of the peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.

Al-Sisi with Pope Francis on his European tour. (Photo: Reuters)

Al-Sisi with Pope Francis on his European tour. – Photo: Reuters

It’s safe to assume that every Israeli cringes on hearing the phrase “the deployment of military forces to Palestine,” with all the negative connotations it evokes (the War of Independence, the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War). Continue Reading »

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| November 8, 2014
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ISIS establishment of caliphate in Sinai is 1st step towards “advance on Jerusalem”

 

Sinai is slowly falling away from Egyptian influence as ISIS control pose a new & serious existential threat to both Egypt & Israel.

By David Lazarus

 

The Islamic State (ISIS) has announced that the Sinai Peninsula is now a caliphate, an Islamic state led by a supreme religious and political leader known as a caliph – i.e. “successor” – to Mohammed.

Reports around the Arab world are claiming that the establishment of a caliphate in the Sinai is the first step towards its “advance on Jerusalem.”

Egypt’s most active and notorious terror group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, has sworn allegiance to ISIS in Sinai.

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| October 20, 2014
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Israel’s Agreement to Sell $700 Million in Natural Gas to Egypt Awaits Gov’t Approval

Israel’s Tamar gas field’s partners announced signed letter of intent to sell 5 billion m3 of gas valued at $700 million to Egypt over the next 3 years, awaits final approval by Israel & Egypt.

By Hezi Sternlicht, Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff

 

The partners in Israel’s offshore Tamar gas field announced Sunday that they have signed a memorandum of understanding for the sale of at least 5 billion cubic meters of gas to Egypt’s Dolphinus Holdings over the next three years, via an old pipeline built to send gas in the other direction.
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The Tamar offshore drilling site [Archive] – Photo: Albatross

Energy industry experts hedged Monday that the deal could be worth some $700 million.

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| September 8, 2014
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Egypt Offered Palestinians: Create State in Sinai, Receive 5 Times the Size

 

Palestinian Authority chief rejected offer by Egyptian president to create a state 5 times the size of Gaza, by giving up demands of 1967 borders.

By Gil Ronen

 

Egyptian president General Abdel Fatah el-Sisi has offered Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas to cede 1600 square kilometers of the Sinai Peninsula adjoining Gaza to the PA, thus creating a Palestinian state five times the present size of Gaza. In return, the PA would stop demanding that Israel return to the 1967 borders.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi – Photo: Kremlin/Wikimedia Commons

The offer was revealed on IDF Radio.

el-Sisi reportedly suggested that Palestinian “refugees” be allowed to settle in the new, much enlarged Gaza, which would be demilitarized. Continue Reading »

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| July 24, 2014
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Egyptian Forces Foil Three Terror Attacks Against Israel

Egyptian security forces shot dead a terrorist who planned on blowing himself up near IDF soldiers, as well as destroying a truckload of Grad rockets intended for Israel.

By Moshe Cohen

 

Egyptian security officials on Wednesday night thwarted what could have been a major terror attack against Israeli, Egyptian reports said.

Egyptian soldiers shot and killed a terrorist who was running to the Kerem Shalom border crossing, apparently planning to blow himself up at the crossing, where IDF soldiers check goods going into Gaza.

The terrorist was wearing a suicide belt, and carrying explosive devices and weapons as well, the officials told Palestinian Authority news service Ma’an. Continue Reading »

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| July 7, 2014
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Egyptian minister approves importing of Israeli gas – “no longer taboo”

Egyptian Petroleum Minister says there is no longer ’embarrassment’ in Egypt importing Israeli gas, given Egypt’s economic situation & interests.

 

The Egyptian petroleum minister said Wednesday he is fine with allowing British BG Group to import gas from Israel, Daily News Egypt reported.

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An Israeli gas platform in the Mediterranean Sea, February 25, 2013. – Photo: Reuters

“As the minister of petroleum, I remain of the opinion that there is no problem in letting BG Group import Israeli gas to protect Egypt from international fines and arbitration,” said Sherif Ismail. He noted the company has yet to ask for government approval to start importing gas, according to the Egyptian daily.

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| May 20, 2014
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Egypt’s al-Sisi: Israel also in danger without Egypt’s military presence in Sinai

 

Egyptian presidential candidate says on local satellite channels, ‘If the consequences of terror in Sinai necessitate changing the peace accord, then we will… and Israel will not object to that because it is aware of the gravity of the situation,’

By Roi Kais & Attila Somfalvi

 

Egyptian military chief turned presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has given Israel a clear reminder of the danger its faces from militants in the Sinai Peninsula, against which Egypt provides a vital defense.

Egyptian army deploys forces in El-Arish (Photo: AP)

Egyptian army deploys forces in El-Arish – Photo: AP

“Israel knows that if the lack of presence of the Egyptian military in Sinai poses a danger to it even more than it does to Egypt,” al-Sisi said in an interview aired Monday. Continue Reading »

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| May 7, 2014
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Egypt Interested in Importing Natural Gas From Israel

 

Noble Energy hopes to reach final deal within 6 months to sell 2.5 trillion cubic feet of gas, over 15 years, to Union Fenosa Gas SA for its liquefied natural gas facility in Egypt.

By The Associated Press & Israel Hayom Staff

 

The operator of the Tamar natural gas field off Israel’s coast said it has signed a letter of intent to provide gas to a facility in Egypt.

Houston-based Noble Energy Inc. reached the preliminary deal to sell gas to Union Fenosa Gas SA for its liquefied natural gas facility in Egypt. The deal calls for providing up to 2.5 trillion cubic feet of gas over 15 years.

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| April 18, 2014
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Egyptian Christians Condemned for Easter Pilgrimage to Israel

 

Despite Egyptian Christians still officially  forbidden from visiting Israel by their religious leaders, Egypt’s airlines have tripled from the normal 4 per week to Tel Aviv.

By Dr. Ashraf Ramelah

 

While Jews around the world celebrate Passover, Christians from Egypt visit the Holy Land for their week of Holy Pascha (the Passion of Christ). For this pilgrimage, Egyptian Christians (Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical) leave Cairo by the thousands on daily flights to Israel. Egypt’s airlines have increased departures to 12 flights per week from the normal four. In spite of the regularity of this annual event, rumors vilifying Israel propagate throughout the Egyptian press. Continue Reading »

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| March 26, 2014
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Achieving Peace: ‘No less than a miracle’

 

Israel State Archives’ newly declassified telegrams, letters, records of conversations and meetings, show the tensions & drama in Israeli-Egyptian talks that led to their historic peace 35 years ago.

By i24News

 

On 26 March 1979, Israeli prime minister, Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed a peace treaty between their two nations. Afterwards they joined hands with US President Jimmy Carter in the famous triple handshake, which has since come to symbolize an event which changed the history of the Middle East. The ceremony on the White House lawn, broadcast live to the entire world, barely hinted at the dramas of the previous months.

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| March 7, 2014
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Heads will Roll: Egyptian TV station investigated for promoting tourism to Israel

 

 

A television segment on the Israeli Arab town of Jisr az-Zarqa sparked demands for an investigation from Egyptians who strongly oppose advocating normalization with neighboring Israel.

By Roi Kais

 

While Egypt is desperately seeking to attract tourists amid the ongoing security crisis in the country, the Egyptian television surprisingly chose to promote tourism in Israel.

Israel Arab village of Jisr az-Zarqa - Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Israel Arab village of Jisr az-Zarqa – Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons

One of Egypt’s state-owned television channels featured an article this week about the Arab-Israeli town of Jisr az-Zarqa, which is located near the coastal city of Haifa. The segment explained why the village would be a touristic hot-spot, noting the town’s magic, beauty, enchanting nature and friendly residents. Continue Reading »

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| February 16, 2014
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Taba Terror: Egypt Rejects Israeli Ambulances Entry into Sinai

After a terrorist attack in the Sinai, Egypt refused entry to Israeli MDA emergency medical response teams into Taba, where 3 Korean tourists & the Egyptian driver were killed, along with 33 wounded. 

By Gil Ronen

 

Egypt has refused to allow Israeli Magen David Adom ambulances and emergency teams to Taba, where four people are dead and 33 injured after a terror bombing Sunday. Three of the dead are tourists from Korea and one is a bus driver.

Israeli MDA ambulances awaiting Egyptian permission to enter Taba to render assistance in Sinai terrorist attack - Photo courtesy Magen David Adom

Israeli MDA ambulances awaiting Egyptian permission to enter Taba to render assistance in Sinai terrorist attack – Photo courtesy Magen David Adom (Facebook)

An Egyptian security official told Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm a-Saba that Egypt is on the highest alert following the attack. Continue Reading »

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| February 6, 2014
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Egyptian intel report: Israel operated 36 spying centers in Sinai

 

Of the 9 facing charges in Egyptian court, 6 suspects arrested are Israeli citizens, 2 of which are Israeli Arabs and the remaining 4 are suspected intelligence officers.

The Israelis are being tried in absentia.

By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON

 

 

 

A court trial investigating an Israeli network of nine alleged spies – three Egyptians and six Israelis – began on Wednesday in north Sinai, but was postponed until March for security reasons.

Egyptian soldiers block off part of a destroyed section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. - Photo: Reuters

Egyptian soldiers block off part of a destroyed section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. – Photo: Reuters

The file is known as the “Ovadia” case, named after the person leading the spy network, Danny Ovadia, reported the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm al-Sabaa. Continue Reading »

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