The Times of Israel Egypt destroys 20 tunnels along border with Gaza Cairo continues to enforce blockade of Hamas-run coastal strip as it battles jihadist insurgency in Sinai. The Egyptian military says it's destroyed 20 recently discovered underground tunnels along the border with the Gaza Strip. The army says the tunnels were found and destroyed in November. The announcement came on its official Facebook page on Monday. There were no further details. Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-destroys-20-tunnels-along-border-with-gaza/ All Africa Egypt: WFP Partners With Ministry of Manpower to Implement EU-Funded Project to Fight ChildLabour Within the European Union's cooperation framework in Egypt, the United Nations World Food Programme(WFP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian Ministry of Manpower, one of the WFP's three government counterparts implementing the European Union (EU) funded project "Enhancing Access of Children to Education and Fighting Child Labour." Through the MoU, the Ministry of Manpower will be the focal point for developing and maintaining the project's Child Labour Monitoring System (CLMS) at the ministry level, as well as at the governorate level. The monitoring system will track the project's beneficiaries and will support the implementation of the national child protection mechanism included in Child Law No.126/2008. Read more: http://allafrica.com/stories/201512072440.html ABC News No Bomb on Berlin-Egypt Flight Diverted to Hungary Hungarian police said Monday no explosives have been found aboard an Egypt-bound plane that made an unscheduled landing in Hungary because of a bomb threat. Police spokeswoman Viktoria Csiszer-Kovacs told The Associated Press on Monday that "no explosives or explosive devices" were found on the plane, which took off from Berlin and was heading to the Egyptian beach resort of Hurghada. Germany's Condor Airlines said its flight DE490 "made an unscheduled diversion to Budapest" after an "unspecific threat made by phone." The plane was escorted into Hungarian airspace by a pair of fighter jets of the Hungarian Air Force, the Defense Ministry said, and landed at Liszt Ferenc Airport shortly before noon local time (1100 GMT) Monday. Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/flight-berlin-egypt-lands-hungary-bomb-threat-35620764 Bloomberg Israel Counts on Egypt Ties to Overcome $1.7 Billion Gas Hurdle Israel is banking on its "close ties" with Egypt to help restart gas export talks, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said, following an Egyptian decision to halt negotiations. Israel is also planning to advance exports to other markets including Jordan, Turkey and Western Europe, he said. "The State of Israel assigns great importance to its security and energy ties with Egypt in their entirety, and hopes that due to its close bilateral ties, it will be possible to continue to move forward on the gas issue soon," Steinitz said on Monday. Israel must develop its offshore gas fields quickly to achieve energy security, he said. Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-07/israel-plans-to-advance-gas-sales-to-egypt-jordan-turkey
