Sorry for the recent absence from blogging. I have been travelling and caught up with work and other responsibilities that have taken me away from conflictblotter. I should resume more or less regular posting from today. Here is a video out of Egypt that caught my eye. I’ll have more substantive posts later today on […]
Entries Tagged as 'Egypt'
Back to blogging
November 2nd, 2007 · 3 Comments
Egypt’s generals finger Israel
October 18th, 2007 · 11 Comments
Egypt, facing a $200 million cut in US aid, blames Israeli soldiers for cooperating with smugglers bringing arms and military equipment into the Gaza Strip.
An Egyptian document distributed in Congress asserts that Israeli soldiers cooperate with smugglers in allowing arms and military equipment into the Gaza Strip.
The Egyptian document was circulated among congressmen by […]
Tags: Military · US Policy · Egypt · Gaza · Israel
Mubarak’s death rumors
September 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment
I was in Sinai over the weekend and the chatter among vacationing Cairenes was all about the rumors of the 79 year old Mubarak’s demise. The regime has blamed the Muslim Brotherhood and even Hamas for spreading lies to destabilise the regime. Abu Aardvark offers a nice review of the incident and its ramifications. He […]
Tags: Egypt
Fewer smuggling tunnels into Gaza
July 30th, 2007 · 5 Comments
Ellen Knickermeyer writes in today’s WaPo that Egyptian security forces have uncovered 75 percent fewer smuggling tunnels into Gaza since Hamas’ takeover there. Egypt border guards used to find four tunnels a week into Gaza, but since Hamas took charge they have uncovered just four, the Egyptian colonel told the Post.
Palestinian border guards, identified by […]
Sharm summit expectations
June 25th, 2007 · 5 Comments
At today’s summit in Sharm al Sheikh look for Israel to make a number of minor concessions to Abbas, such as increased security cooperation, shipments of armoured cars and bulletproof vests to West Bank security forces, issuing more VIP permits to Palestinian businessmen, and the release of more Palestinian tax dollars.
But Olmert has already indicated […]
Tags: Ehud Olmert · Mahmoud Abbas · Diplomacy · Egypt
The ghost of Sharm summits past
June 25th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Yediot Ahranot reminds us of the grim history of Sharm al Sheikh summits:
1996: Sharm summit attended by Bill Clinton, Boris Yeltsin, Jacques Chirac, John Major, Helmut Kohl, Jordan’s King Hussein, Morocco’s King Hassan, Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres. The summit aimed to stop Hamas’ bombing campaign and save Peres from electoral defeat to Netanyahu. […]