The US pledges to veto a new UNSC resolution put forth by Algeria that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Here’s how things stand on Sunday, February 18, 2024: Fighting and humanitarian crisis In Gaza, at least 10 Palestinians were killed overnight after Israeli forces launched attacks on Deir el-Balah…
The co-founder of the band Pink Floyd joins us for a conversation about activism, rock and resistance. Roger Waters, the bassist, singer-songwriter and co-founder of Pink Floyd, has been an outspoken voice for Palestine for years. Often wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf when he performs in front of thousands around…
NewsFeed Satellite images show Egypt levelling land and building a wall along its border with the Gaza Strip near the Rafah crossing. The construction suggests Egypt is preparing for a possible influx of displaced Palestinians, amid fears that Israel’s planned ground invasion of Rafah could push thousands across the line….
Egypt was the first Arab country to establish diplomatic ties with Israel back in 1979 following the Camp David Accords. But Israel’s war on Gaza has strained ties between the two countries. Now, Israel’s planned ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah is heightening those tensions, at a time…
NewsFeed A call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza topped the agenda for Turkish and Egyptian presidents – who met in Cairo for the first time in over a decade. The two leaders – Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi are making efforts to repair years of strained relations,…
Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo as relations warm following years of tensions. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi leader have called for a halt to Israel’s looming offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza as the leaders held bilateral talks in Cairo….
Rafah, a looming Israeli ground “operation”, and the impact on more than a million trapped civilians are top headlines. But what is Rafah and what are the details around this announced Israeli “operation”? What is Rafah? Rafah straddles the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. On the Palestinian side,…
Such a major agreement could boost the Egyptian economy, which is facing a dire foreign exchange crisis. The United Arab Emirates is in advanced talks to purchase and develop a large piece of land on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast in a deal that could bolster the troubled economy of the North…
NewsFeed “We continue to believe that an agreement is possible.” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells reporters he’ll discuss the response from Hamas to a proposed deal with Israel tomorrow. The deal was presented to Hamas following talks between Egypt, the US and Qatar. Published On 6 Feb 20246…
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Egypt on his fifth regional tour since October last year, aimed at paving the way for an agreement between Israel and Hamas as the war in Gaza rages on. Blinken was set on Tuesday to meet Egyptian mediators, who, together…
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