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Egypt says NO to Israel’s push for Gaza’s 2+ million residents to be forced into the Sinai Peninsula

November 08, 2023 -

Officials in Cairo continue to issue this same warning, in so many words, as the United States pushes full-steam ahead with plans to not only help Israel with its mission but also to set up the U.S. military in the besieged enclave once all is said and done.

Like many other countries in the surrounding area, Egypt is eager to end the war, which is raging just across its border – but to a degree that the U.S. and other Western powers were not expecting.

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UN official accuses Israel of plotting MASS EXPULSION of Gazans into Egypt

December 13, 2023 -

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), put forward this accusation in a Dec. 9 op-ed for the Los Angeles Times. He wrote that the current policy and humanitarian discussions have left a majority of Palestinians no choice but to leave Gaza and never return to their destroyed homes.

"The UN and several member states, including the U.S., have firmly rejected forcibly displacing Gazans ...

Outbreak reported in Egypt: Mysterious viral illness may be similar to dengue

July 28, 2023 -

Reports show that the infections cause mild to moderate symptoms in most cases, including bone pain, fatigue and high fever. The health ministry added that these symptoms lasted from three to five days in all cases.

Some patients have also experienced other symptoms like nausea and vomiting.

The health ministry advised that these symptoms are common to other health issues like cold and influenza, gastroenteritis and fever, which can spread together with high water ...

Intelligence Ministry of Israel proposes displacing 2.3 million Gazans to Sinai in Egypt

November 03, 2023 -

According to the proposal, the Intelligence Ministry has offered three alternatives "to effect a significant change in the civilian reality in the Gaza Strip in light of the Hamas crimes that led to the Sword of Iron War."

The proposal suggests moving the entire population of Gaza to the tent cities of northern Sinai, building permanent cities, and an undefined humanitarian corridor. A security zone would be established inside Israel to prevent displaced Palestinians ...

Report: Israel received WARNING from Egypt 3 days before attack… but ignored it

October 13, 2023 -

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the chair of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, said it remains unclear at what level the warning was given. He shared this information following an intelligence briefing to senior members of Congress.

While Israel was taken off guard by the surprise attack, McCaul's comments suggest that Egypt had indeed provided a warning in advance.

In the attack, over 1,500 Hamas fighters breached the Gaza border fence, resulting ...

DEDOLLARIZATION IN MOTION: Egypt moves against U.S. dollar, seeks trade settlements with BRICS states

February 19, 2024 -

The decision to embrace national currencies is driven by the need to counteract rising costs associated with using foreign currencies due to global inflation.

Ragy El Etreby, Egypt's newly appointed ambassador to BRICS and assistant foreign minister for international and regional economic affairs, emphasized the importance of this strategic shift. This announcement is a significant step in the ongoing process of de-dollarization within the BRICS group.

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Gaza doctors send “SOS to whole world” as U.S. suggests evacuation corridor to Egypt

October 18, 2023 -

Officials at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City have alleged that Israelis are targeting first responders as the death toll among Palestinians has surged, with no less than 140 children among the dead. Approximately 263,000 Palestinians have been displaced.

"We are suffering … and the world is not moving a finger. This is an SOS to the whole world. You must help us," a Gaza health official said on Oct. 11. The official also confirmed that Gaza's lone power plant has been drained ...

Zelensky buys LUXURY MANSION in Egypt via his mother-in-law using Western aid money

August 27, 2023 -

Egyptian investigative journalist Mohammed Al-Alawi initially broke the news following his in-depth research and interviews with sources familiar with the matter. He disclosed that the Zelensky family acquired a luxury property valued at around $5 million in the Egyptian city of El Gouna.

Located in Egypt's coastal zone next to the Red Sea, the tourist city is famous for having many opulent properties owned by millionaires. In fact, right next ...

Analysis of mummified kids in Ancient Egypt reveals a third of them suffered from ANEMIA

May 17, 2023 -

The analysis performed by a group of six researchers was published in the International Journal of Osteoarcheology. They analyzed 21 child mummies from various parts of Egypt using computerized tomography (CT) scanning, a non-destructive way to scan objects. The mummies, which dated as early as 3,000 B.C. to 400 A.D., died between the ages of one and 14.

The researchers scrutinized the mummies using full-body CT scans for anemia by looking for telltale signs of ...

Egypt joins BRICS-owned New Development Bank, expresses interest in becoming full-fledged member of BRICS

December 11, 2022 -

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) established the NDB in 2014 to support sustainable development projects and enhance regional cooperation and integration by providing investments to BRICS member states and other emerging economies. (Related: BRICS nations moving rapidly to circumvent the US dollar as the World Reserve Currency.)

Egypt is just the fourth country outside of BRICS to be a member of NDP, after Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates ...

DEDOLLARIZATION IN FULL SWING: Oil giant Saudi Arabia formally joins BRICS group alongside UAE, Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia

February 02, 2024 -

South African International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor confirmed the full membership of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a Jan. 31 press briefing in the capital Pretoria. The five nations accepted the invitation from the BRICS core group extended during a summit last year. She also told members of the media that Russia, which takes over as the group's chair from South Africa, has received written interest from 34 ...

CANCELED: Biden’s scheme to help Israel ethnically cleanse Gaza of all Palestinians is a NO GO thanks to Egypt

November 08, 2023 -

A few days after the October 7 false flag attack by Hamas, the regime of White House occupant Joe Biden announced that it was seeking to create a "humanitarian bridge" for the "safe passage" of Palestine out of the land that Israel is claiming as its own. This, we were told, was the best way to ensure that "innocent people don't die due to the actions of Hamas."

Well, that "safe passage" is now a no-go, at least into Egypt now that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi ...

OUTRAGE: Israel told Gaza residents to flee to Egypt for safety, then appears to have BOMBED the lone border crossing for their escape

October 18, 2023 -

The Times of Israel reported that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck an underground tunnel that it claims was being used for "smuggling weapons and equipment in the Rafah area, on the Egypt-Gaza border," though the IDF did not officially confirm that it hit the crossing itself. Reports on the ground, though, say that Rafah is now completely impassable, which means the millions of Gaza residents who were told to flee before Israel's planned ground invasion are now ...

Sen. Bob Menendez vows not to resign after indictment over alleged bribes

September 26, 2023 -

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams laid out the case against Menendez, stating: “The senator and his wife accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for Sen. Menendez using his power and influence to protect and to enrich those businessmen and to benefit the government of Egypt.”

Both Menendez and his wife have been charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right, conspiracy to ...

Netanyahu looking for countries willing to absorb Palestinians displaced out of Gaza

December 29, 2023 -

The prime minister suggested that countries ready to accept Palestinians need to be identified, and the matter holds strategic significance for the post-war period. This statement is in line with similar calls from influential figures within the Likud party. Former Science Minister Danny Danon, a Likud member, has publicly advocated for Western nations to consider accepting refugees from Gaza.

Last week, Netanyahu's reported request to U.S. President Joe Biden for assistance ...

Egyptian hospital under investigation after video of nurses scrambling to keep coronavirus patients alive goes viral

January 10, 2021 -

The Sharqia prosecutor's office told the Associated Press it was looking at the deaths at the Al-Husseiniya Central Hospital, where the footage was filmed. An anonymous official seconded this remark, saying that the hospital director and some doctors were being questioned regarding the matter.

Sharqia Gov. Mamdouh Ghorab denied the hospital lacked oxygen for the four fatalities – two women in their 60s, a 76-year-old man and a 44-year-old man. He added that the patients ...

Egypt’s online censorship reaches new heights with plans to criminalize posting weather “misinformation”

April 06, 2023 -

(Article by Cindy Harper republished from ReclaimTheNet.org)

Misinformation about the weather would result in a fine of up to and LE 5 million ($161.8,000)

The aim of the law is to reduce the posting of information that may cause harm to the economy. A member of the committee, Emad al-Dargali said that the legislation was approved to improve the quality of meteorological services, encourage research, and attract foreign investments.

According to the Egypt ...

Depopulating Gaza could facilitate Israel’s plans to build a lucrative rival to the Suez Canal

November 20, 2023 -

While their stated goal of eradicating the terrorists who brutally massacred more than a thousand Israelis and took hundreds of people hostage may have seemed reasonable initially, it quickly became apparent that they cannot meet this goal without causing undue harm to civilians. So why are they continuing? There is some speculation that their interest in building an alternative to the Suez Canal might be an underlying motivation.

Israel has been discussing plans to ...

9 UN workers killed as Gaza Strip suffers from unrelenting Israeli airstrikes

October 12, 2023 -

"The protection of civilians is paramount, including in times of conflict," Juliette Touma, UNRWA director of communications, told the Associated Press. "They should be protected in accordance with the laws of war."

Israel's response to the Hamas attack has been aggressive, resulting in substantial destruction in the Gaza Strip. Many neighborhoods have been devastated by Israeli air strikes. The UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City and schools-turned-shelters have also suffered ...