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Gazans Begin Their Own Blockade – of UNRWA

On Thursday I arrived at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) warehouse at Rafah to find a protest camp blocking the gate. The Domestic Committee for Demolished Houses

Gaza Feature: You Can’t Develop An Economy Based On Tunnels

Dr Ahmed Yousef said in my last interview, “You can’t develop an economy based on tunnels.” On Thursday I went to Rafah to see the tunnels first-hand, and talk with

Gaza: UNRWA Responds “Of course the blockade is illegal, and it is not helpful. We

I interviewed Adnan Abu Hasna, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)Media Advisor, about the desperate housing situation in the Gaza Strip, and recent protests against UNRWA’s failure for over

MB Chairman Reiterates Calls to Rekindle Revolution’s Tolerant Spirit

Reiterating calls to revive the spirit present in Tahrir Square during the Revolution Dr. Mohamed Badie spoke to crowds in Sohag.

Haneyya: Palestinians on Threshold of Promising Future

Gaza prime minister Ismail Haneyya has said that Hamas had successfully merged between resistance of the Israeli occupation and governance and stressed that the Palestinians are on the “threshold of

MB Offshoot Hamas Urges Egyptians to Postpone Gaza March

An official statement by Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal has called on the Egyptian activists to put their plans to march through the Rafah crossing into the enclosed Gaza Strip on

Hamas and Fatah Meet in Cairo to Name PM of Unity Government

Dr. Yousef Rezka, the political advisor to Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya, said that the next week meeting in Cairo between Fatah and Hamas would agree on naming a premier for

MB Chairman: Palestine and the New Era

Addressing the Palestinian cause Muslim Brotherhood chairman Dr. Mohamed Badie called for the country’s next parliament to review the Camp David peace accord with Israel.

Israel Voices Security Concerns

According to an Israeli broadcast Israel voiced its utmost concern over the Egyptian authorities' intention to reopen the Rafah Border Crossing with the Gaza Strip in the coming few days,

Israel Concerned Over Opening of Rafah Crossing

Egypt has announced its plans to permanently open the crossing sometime in the next 10 days. Israel fears Egypt 's strengthening relationship with Hamas as Egyptian's are less inclined to