Banking consortium grants EGP 6.2bn syndicated loan to Mountain View for East Cairo project    Egypt inaugurates 6th Expatriates Conference with strong government, diaspora turnout    Egyptian fuel enters besieged Gaza while Israel keeps 22,000 aid trucks stranded    Egypt's PM reviews efforts to support local pharmaceutical industry    Korean Cultural Centre in Cairo launches folk painting workshop    SVC, REDCON launch EGP 1bn landmark Conference Center redevelopment at Smart Village    Egyptian Journalist Mohamed Abdel Galil Joins Golden Globe Voting Committee    Egypt boosts insurance benefits for expatriates under new deal    Egypt's gold prices up on Aug. 3rd '25    Egypt provides state-funded treatment for about 1.6 million citizens in H1 2025    India to continue buying Russian oil despite Trump's sanction threat, officials say    US sends 'dangerous criminals' to third countries, but some are sent home instead    Pakistan says successfully concluded 'landmark trade deal' with US    Egypt, Brazil sign deal to boost pharmaceutical cooperation    Egypt's FM, US envoy discuss Gaza ceasefire, Iran nuclear talks    Health minister showcases AI's impact on healthcare at Huawei Cloud Summit    Federal Reserve maintains interest rates    Egypt keeps Gaza aid flowing, total tops 533,000 tons: minister    Indian Embassy to launch cultural festival in Assiut, film fest in Cairo    Egyptian aid convoy heads toward Gaza as humanitarian crisis deepens    Rafah Crossing 'never been closed for one day' from Egypt: PM    Two militants killed in foiled plot to revive 'Hasm' operations: Interior ministry    Egypt's EHA, Huawei discuss enhanced digital health    Egypt, Oman discuss environmental cooperation    Foreign, housing ministers discuss Egypt's role in African development push    Egypt reveals heritage e-training portal    Three ancient rock-cut tombs discovered in Aswan    Sisi launches new support initiative for families of war, terrorism victims    Egypt expands e-ticketing to 110 heritage sites, adds self-service kiosks at Saqqara    Egypt's Irrigation Minister urges scientific cooperation to tackle water scarcity    Palm Hills Squash Open debuts with 48 international stars, $250,000 prize pool    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author Josef Federman Associated Press
Israel steps up campaign for convicted spy
JERUSALEM: Israel is ratcheting up calls on Washington to release convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, in a campaign that has reopened a long-running feud with its closest and most important ally. Israeli leaders say that after 27 years the former (...)

12 - 04 - 2012
With eye on militants, Israel builds Africa ties
JERUSALEM — Israel has identified eastern Africa as an important strategic interest and is stepping up ties with nations in the region in a joint effort to control the spread of Islamic extremists, officials say. In effect, Israel would become a (...)

19 - 11 - 2011
With eye on militants, Israel builds Africa ties
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has identified eastern Africa as an important strategic interest and is stepping up ties with nations in the region in a joint effort to control the spread of Islamic extremists, officials say. In effect, Israel would (...)

18 - 11 - 2011
Palestinians' UN gambit could spur changes
JERUSALEM: Many Israelis are dismissing the Palestinians' efforts to win international recognition of their independence at the United Nations this month as merely symbolic. But the Palestinians hope the high-profile maneuvering, on a grand (...)

13 - 09 - 2011
Energy consortium suing Egypt over pipeline blasts
JERUSALEM (AP) — Shareholders of a Cairo-based energy company that delivers natural gas to Israel said Tuesday they are seeking more than $8 billion in damages from the Egyptian government due to repeated attacks that have disrupted the gas (...)

13 - 07 - 2011
Ex-Israeli spymaster takes swipe at Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — The newly retired head of Israel's fabled Mossad spy agency has turned his sights toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, repeatedly criticizing the Israeli leader's approach to Iran and the Palestinians. After earning a (...)

03 - 06 - 2011
Israeli officials fret over opening of Gaza border
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli and American officials on Thursday said they were pressing Egypt to ensure that the opening of its border with Gaza does not enable the Hamas militant group to move weapons and militants into the Palestinian (...)

27 - 05 - 2011
FACT CHECK: Netanyahu speech ignores rival claims
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an impassioned defense of his approach to peace during a speech to Congress on Tuesday. But the address reflected the world view of Israel's nationalistic right wing, one of several (...)

25 - 05 - 2011
Obama's 'Jewish state' reference jars Palestinians
JERUSALEM: US-Israel tension over Barack Obama's endorsement of Israel's pre-1967 borders is obscuring a flip side of the Middle East coin: The past days' speeches by the US president contained difficult challenges for the Palestinians as (...)

23 - 05 - 2011
Simmons blasts Israel boycotters
Kiss' Israeli-born singer-musician Gene Simmons is shouting out loud at the string of musicians who refuse to perform in his homeland. "They're fools," the legendary bassist told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday, on his first return (...)

23 - 03 - 2011
Israel's defense minister quits Labor Party
JERUSALEM: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak abruptly announced Monday that he was leaving his Labor Party and forming a new parliamentary faction inside the governing coalition, completing a split in the iconic party over the handling of peace (...)

17 - 01 - 2011
Israeli PM wants nonstop talks with Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Israel's prime minister challenged the Palestinian president to sit down with him for nonstop negotiations until they nail down a peace accord, but the Palestinians say deadlocked talks cannot budge without an Israeli settlement (...)

03 - 01 - 2011
Palestinians target settlements in UN resolution
RAMALLAH: The Palestinians plan to ask the UN Security Council in the coming days to declare Israeli settlements illegal and demand a halt to their construction, officials said Wednesday, in a high stakes gamble aimed at increasing pressure on (...)

30 - 12 - 2010
Mideast peace talks rich in symbolism
JERUSALEM: In less than a month, globe-trotting Mideast peace makers have traveled from the regal grounds of the White House to the calm shores of the Red Sea and the holy city of Jerusalem in a series of carefully choreographed meetings rich in (...)

16 - 09 - 2010
Analysis: Talks to test Netanyahu's will for peace
JERUSALEM: Hawkish Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the security credentials and the political strength to pull off a peace deal with Palestinians now that the US has brokered a new start to direct talks. The big question is: Does he (...)

23 - 08 - 2010
Israeli forces enter Gaza City neighborhood
GAZA CITY: Israeli ground troops battled Palestinian fighters in the streets of a densely populated Gaza City neighborhood early Tuesday, destroying dozens of homes and sending terrified residents running for cover as gunfire and explosions echoed (...)

13 - 01 - 2009
Israel warns activists against sailing to Gaza
JERUSALEM: Israel on Friday issued a tough threat against a group of activists who hope to sail to the Gaza Strip this weekend with a delivery of humanitarian supplies, calling the mission an unacceptable "provocation and saying "all options were (...)

22 - 08 - 2008
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