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Palestinian children ride bikes near the border with Israel on the outskirts of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, as they take part in a cycling race demanding a 'Right of Return' for millions to Israel on March 26, 2018. (AFP/Said Khatib)
April 18, 2018, 11:35 pm
Gaza protests to move closer to border with Israel
Despite reports Egypt trying to stem the March of Return for fear of war, Hamas vows to continue 'with full force'
By Khaled Abu Toameh
IDF soldiers Oron Shaul (left) and Hadar Goldin (right) (Flash90)
April 18, 2018, 7:48 pm
Egypt, Hamas agree on proposal for prisoner swap with Israel — report
Ostensible deal said part of a larger agreement that would pave the way for the reconstruction of the Strip
By Khaled Abu Toameh
Egyptian army soldiers patrol the Cairo-Ismailia desert road in Egypt, August 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
April 18, 2018, 3:37 pm
Egypt army says it killed Islamic State leader in Sinai
Nasser Abu Zaqul led jihadists in the mountainous center of the peninsula, according to military
By AFP
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks to the press at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on September 19, 2017. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
April 17, 2018, 11:35 pm
Hamas leader says prepared to reach prisoner swap deal
Haniyeh tells Gazans: 'The day will come when the occupation will pay the price and release our prisoners'
By Khaled Abu Toameh and AFP
Egyptian Grand Mufti Dr. Shawki Allam (Screenshot/YouTube)
April 17, 2018, 2:26 pm
Egypt’s mufti issues fatwa against buying Facebook ‘likes’
Sunni cleric Shawki Allam says inflating page subscription numbers is a form of fraud and 'he who deceives is not of us'
By AP
Hamas's new deputy leader Salah al-Arouri (seated, left) and Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad (seated, right) sign a reconciliation deal in Cairo on October 12, 2017, as the two rival Palestinian movements work to end their decade-long split following negotiations overseen by Egypt. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)
April 17, 2018, 6:36 am
Egypt invites Hamas leaders for talks on Gaza protests, reconciliation
Cairo pressuring terror group to stop weekly disturbances along Israeli border as part of wider efforts to help implement unity deal with Fatah
By Khaled Abu Toameh
A Palestinian man tries to cut through a section of barbed wire at the border fence with Israel, east of Jabalia in the central Gaza city, during a protest on April 13, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED)
April 15, 2018, 1:06 am
PA official: Egypt asked Hamas to stop Gaza protests
Envoys from Cairo said to worry about potential for 'serious deterioration'; official in the Strip vows to continue demonstrations
By Khaled Abu Toameh
Illustrative image of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 (AP/Kevin Cleynhens)
April 12, 2018, 2:11 pm
Egypt, Russia resume flights halted after 2015 plane bombing
Moscow agrees to restart route after Cairo invests heavily in airport security
By AP
Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad, right, and Saleh al-Arouri, left, of Hamas shake hands after signing a reconciliation deal in Cairo on October 12, 2017, as the two rival Palestinian movements ostensibly ended their decade-long split following negotiations overseen by Egypt. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)
April 7, 2018, 4:12 am
Egypt sending mediators to Gaza in bid to save faltering unity deal — report
Delegation from Cairo stepping up pressure to implement reconciliation agreement between Hamas and its West Bank rival, Fatah
By Khaled Abu Toameh
Ballots with photos and names of presidential candidates Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, at top, and Moussa Mustafa Moussa, are visible inside a ballot box at a polling station, in Cairo, Egypt, March 26, 2018. (Amr Nabil/AP)
April 3, 2018, 11:36 am
Egypt’s election produces surprise runner-up: Invalid votes
1.76 million spoiled ballots seen as silent protest after challengers to Sissi were forced out and citizens were told to vote or face fines
By Hamza Hendawi and Samy Magdy
Electoral workers sort ballots to be counted at the end of the final day of the Egyptian presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, 28 March 2018. (Mohamed el-Shahed/AFP)
April 2, 2018, 5:30 pm
Sissi wins Egypt election with 97% of valid votes — official
Out of 60 million registered voters, 24 million turned out to cast their ballots, of which 2 million were spoiled
By AFP
A Palestinian protester slings stones towards Israeli soldiers during clashes with Israeli troops along the Gaza Strip border with Israel, east of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 30, 2018. (AP/Adel Hana)
March 30, 2018, 11:27 pm
UN calls emergency meeting on Gaza as Arab world slams Israel
Closed-door session of Security Council requested by Kuwait; Jordan, Egypt, Arab League and Turkey accuse Israel of using disproportionate force against rioters
By TOI staff and Agencies
In this photo provided by Egypt's state news agency, MENA, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi votes in Cairo, Egypt, March 27, 2018. (MENA via AP)
March 29, 2018, 11:50 pm
Egypt’s Sissi wins second term with 92% of vote, but only 41.5% turnout
President's sole challenger was little-known supporter, who registered late, saving discredited election from being a still more embarrassing one-horse race
By Emmanuel Parisse
People travel on a public bus under an election banner for Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi with Arabic that reads, "you are the hope," in Cairo, Egypt, March 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
March 29, 2018, 7:17 pm
Egyptian media say election turnout was around 40 percent
Officials said to goad citizens to polls in effort to maintain vote's legitimacy after all serious challengers to Sissi were bullied out of race
By MENNA ZAKI
Kyle McKaskle from Louisiana asked Wassim Razzouk to tattoo the word 'Abide' in Greek on his arm. The word is taken from a phrase in the Gospels. (Renee Ghert-Zand/Times of Israel)
March 28, 2018, 9:22 am
For centuries, Easter pilgrims are inked by this family in Jerusalem’s Old City
Seeking an indelible souvenir of their visit to the Holy Land, visitors go to the Razzouk Tattoo shop to be forever marked by traditional Coptic and other Christian designs
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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