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Egypt arrests Sudanese trying to cross into Israel
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Egypt arrests Sudanese trying to cross into Israel
Egypt's border security on Sunday foiled an attempt by a Sudanese national to cross into Israel. Border security forces detected…
Israel outlines maritime border in Lebanon dispute
World
July 10, 2011
Israel outlines maritime border in Lebanon dispute
Israel outlined maritime economic borders on Sunday that challenged what it said were boundaries submitted by Lebanon to the United…
Egypt finds 3 new Gaza border tunnels
Egypt
June 15, 2011
Egypt finds 3 new Gaza border tunnels
Egyptian authorities on Wednesday discovered three underground tunnels in Ahrash at the Egypt-Gaza border, a security source said. Police have…
Hamas: Egypt keeps Rafah crossing shut for 2nd day
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Hamas: Egypt keeps Rafah crossing shut for 2nd day
The Hamas government in the Palestinian Gaza Strip said on Sunday that Egypt is maintaining the closure of the Rafah…
Egypt discovers 3 smuggling tunnels on Gaza border
Egypt
June 2, 2011
Egypt discovers 3 smuggling tunnels on Gaza border
Egyptian authorities on Thursday discovered three new tunnels while patrolling the border between Egypt and Gaza. Security sources said the…
Egypt security thwarts arms, gold smuggling from Libya
Egypt
June 2, 2011
Egypt security thwarts arms, gold smuggling from Libya
Egyptian security forces prevented an attempt to smuggle weapons and gold ingots through the Salloum border crossing between northwest Egypt…
Egypt closes Ouga crossing for Jewish feast
Egypt
April 18, 2011
Egypt closes Ouga crossing for Jewish feast
Egyptian authorities decided on Monday to close a commercial border crossing to Israel for two days due to Israel's Passover…
Smugglers kill Egyptian policeman at Israeli border
Egypt
February 24, 2011
Smugglers kill Egyptian policeman at Israeli border
Smugglers shot an Egyptian policeman dead on Thursday at the border between Egypt and Israel. Security sources said Tareq Ramadan,…
Egypt reopens border for travelers from Gaza Strip
Egypt
February 22, 2011
Egypt reopens border for travelers from Gaza Strip
Egypt on Tuesday reopened its border with the Gaza Strip for limited Palestinian passage in both directions for the first…
Prosecutors interrogate 5 who sneaked into Egypt through Gaza
Egypt
February 7, 2011
Prosecutors interrogate 5 who sneaked into Egypt through Gaza
Prosecution services at North Sinai have remanded five people, including two Palestinians, into custody for 15 days pending investigation, after…