- 23 febr 2011
Breaking the siege of Gaza is high priority for Egypt's young revolutionaries
Young participants in the 25th January Egyptian revolution have told the Palestine Information Centre that Egypt has been freed from a tyrannical regime and breaking the siege of Gaza is high on their list of priorities. Ousting Hosni Mubarak was difficult, they said, but it was just the beginning of the revolution, not the end. In Tahrir Square, they added, all sections of Egyptian society were united, including Muslims and Christians; leftists and members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Ahmed Bahaauddin Shaaban, one of the founders of the Egyptian Movement for Change (Kifaya), told the PIC, "We took part in a real battle pitting the Egyptian people against the corrupt regime, which was heavily entrenched. However, the Egyptian people were able to uproot it." The people of Egypt have taken one step on a long road, said Shaaban, by overthrowing a dictator and his oppressive regime. "However, we still have a lot to do. We have a programme for democracy, social reform, and the creation of a modern, developed state. We have shaken the regime, as can be seen clearly in the fall of its corrupt symbols."
Mr. Shaaban warned that the struggle will be long. "The fall of an oppressive dictator like Mubarak affects the entire regime structure but we will be able to deal with its remnants," he said. "In the past few days we have defeated the most oppressive forces in the country - the Central Security Force and the State Security Force - which have vanished into thin air." So, he added, has the former ruling party, the National Democratic Party, which had three million members.
Arab issues are at the top of the revolution's priorities, stressed Shaaban, and the people of the Gaza Strip are delighted by its success because they also suffered at the hands of Mubarak's regime. "The people of Gaza will feel the effects of the revolution because the siege of Gaza will end and the kinship between the people of Egypt and Palestine will be restored."
Amr Ibrahim, another of the young leaders of the revolution and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood chipped in: "The most important characteristic of this revolution was that it was impossible to tell people apart on the basis of which political movement they belonged to. Everyone in Tahrir Square was there under the banner 'I am an Egyptian'. You couldn't tell who was a leftist and who was a Muslim Brother, or who was a Christian and who was a Muslim."
According to Mr. Ibrahim, the youth of the Muslim Brotherhood were involved in the revolution from its beginning on the 25th January having asked for permission from the movement's leaders. As the demonstrations increased in intensity and the occupation of Tahrir Square by the demonstrators grew, instructions were given by the leadership of the Brotherhood to their younger members to enter Tahrir Square in great numbers. In the end, claimed Ibrahim, Muslim Brotherhood youth members made up between 40 and 50% of the demonstrators.
A spokesman for the 6th April Youth Movement asserted that the resignation of the president was not one of the demands of the youth of the revolution when they were preparing for the 25th January. "We wanted the sacking of the Interior Minister and the implementation of a court decision setting the minimum wage at 1200 Egyptian pounds per month," said Ahmed Maher. "The groups taking part in the movement are very diverse but together they organised protests, using Facebook and on the ground, on the 25th January and on the Day of Anger on Friday 28th January, in addition to organising the million man demonstrations on the 1st February and the 'Day of Departure', 4th February."
Maher believes that it is important for Egyptians to cooperate in planning Egypt's future post-Mubarak; he proposed the formation of a delegation of youth and members of the Front for the Support of the Demands of the Revolutions to negotiate with the army's leaders. It is necessary for the government of Egypt to be transferred to civilians, he said, adding that the revolutionary youth can still achieve a great deal in bringing forth the fruits of the revolution.
With regards to lifting the siege of Gaza, Maher said that the issue cannot be ignored. It is, he stressed, one of the demands of the revolution: "Pressure exerted by the revolutionaries as well as Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi's call to end the siege has obliged the army to fulfil this demand." It is time to end the suffering of the people of Gaza, he said. This, ended Maher, has made the government in Israel "fearful" of Egyptian youth. "If young Egyptians demonstrated on the borders of occupied Palestine," he grinned, "I wouldn't rule out the Zionists packing up and leaving."
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24 oct 2011, 10:15 , Respect -
Maria 24 febr 2011
Egypt: Palestinian prisoners enter 5th day of strike
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Family members of 24 Palestinian men detained in Egyptian prisons said relatives entered their fifth day of a hunger strike initiated when their promised release was delayed.
A statement released by the families said that detainees were political prisoners, and had been promised release under the new Egyptian leadership.
Earlier reports, the family members said, that nine Palestinians were released were false, the prisoners had reported, saying the nine were returned to the same prison hours after their apparent release.
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Relatives: None of Palestinian detainees in Egypt released
GAZA, (PIC)-- The Cairo authorities did not release any of the Palestinian detainees in Egypt, relatives of those prisoners in the Gaza Strip said in a statement on Wednesday.
They said that the first report from Egypt about the release of 14 detainees was not true, as they were released from jail then taken back to it.
They added that the reported nine other detainees to be released on Wednesday were among the earlier 14 and were still in custody.
The relatives denounced the Egyptian authorities for tampering with their feelings, affirming that 24 detainees in the Egyptian Aqrab jail in Hilwan had entered their fifth day of hunger strike.
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26 oct 2011, 12:21 , Respect -
Maria 3 mrt 2011
Egyptian company won't restore gas to Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- An Egyptian company will not resume delivering natural gas to Israel as expected, one month after its pipeline was sabotaged.
The East Mediterranean Gas consortium, which supplies 45 percent of the gas needed to produce Israel's electricity, has missed four promised deadlines to reinstate the gas supply since the pipeline was damaged in a terrorist explosion Feb. 5. The attack was part of the uprising in Egypt that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
The Israel Electric Company has requested permission from Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry to use diesel and fuel oil to run the power plant, Haaretz reported. The electric company has warned of possible brownouts throughout Israel due to the gas shortage and the fact that the American company Noble Energy will temporarily halt its supply of natural gas to do needed maintenance work.
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Egypt releases 12 Palestinian detainees
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Egyptian authorities released 12 Palestinians from the Al-Aqrab prison on Thursday, a spokesman for the families of the detained said, adding that all were en route to the Rafah crossing.
According to families in Gaza, who have been in touch with the prisoners, there are an additional 32 men who remain in Egyptian custody.
Many were detained during the 2007 destruction of the Gaza-Egypt border wall, which saw Gaza residents flood into Egypt to purchase supplies after more than a year under a strict Israeli blockade. Others were detained at the Rafah border crossing, and some on allegations of criminal charges.
Spokesman of the families of the released men Imad As-Sayyed, said it was not known when the men would return to Gaza, but said he had been assured that they were en route.
The remaining cases, he added, had been taken up by a London-based rights group, which was seeking their release.
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3 nov 2011, 10:34 , Respect -
Maria 4 mrt 2011
9 Palestinians return to Gaza from Egypt jail
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Nine Palestinians arrived in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after being released from Egyptian jails, locals said.
Two of the freed men were identified as Abdallah Abu Raya and Nedal Hamada, affiliates of the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades.
Egyptian authorities released 12 Palestinians from the Al-Aqrab prison on Thursday, a spokesman for the families of the detained said.
Over 20 Palestinians in the jail began a hunger strike in mid-February demanding their release, after a decision to free them was revoked by Egyptian authorities.
There are an additional 32 Palestinians who remain in Egyptian custody, according to families who have been in touch with the prisoners.
A prisoners' committee urged Egypt's high military council to free the remaining Palestinians, some of whom have been detained for many years despite receiving court orders for their release.
At least eight Palestinian prisoners escaped from Egypt's jails and returned to Gaza during the uprising which overthrew leader Hosni Mubarak.
In mid-February, Egyptian authorities released 14 Palestinian prisoners, a detainees affairs official said.
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10 nov 2011, 19:53 , Respect -
Maria 7 mrt 2011
Hamas lauds anti-siege positions of Egypt's new FM
GAZA, (PIC)-- Hamas has lauded positions held by newly named Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi.
Arabi, who was named during the forming of the care-taker government following the revolution, has demanded an end to the five year siege suffocating the tiny enclave of Gaza.
The group said it hopes those positions will be translated during his term in office.
We praise the positions of the new Foreign Minister of Egypt Nabil al-Arabi on the issue of the Gaza siege and his rejection of this unjust policy, as well as his position that damage was caused by the Camp David Accords, Hamas said in a recent statement.
We hope these positions will be translated during his new post, and that they will be a new beginning in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry's policy, Hamas said.
Arabi had written an article for the Egyptian Al Shurooq newspaper on February 19 criticizing the country's foreign policy during the term of his predecessor Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, and strongly condemning the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip.
Egyptian foreign policy should not be characterized with major violations of fundamental principles in international law, such as the position Egypt has taken towards the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, the article reads.
Satisfaction and hope have prevailed the Gaza Strip after Egypt named its former ambassador to the UN Nabil al-Arabi the foreign minister after the government reshuffle following the Egyptian revolution.
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15 nov 2011, 21:29 , Respect -
Maria 8 mrt 2011
New evidence condemns Egyptian security in Yousef Abu Zuhri death
GAZA, (PIC)-- Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri has accused the Egyptian security force of killing his brother Yousef in October 2009 while jailed in Egypt based on solid new evidence.
The Abu Zuhri family said they received new details on the incident from two Palestinians held in Egypt at the time of Yousef's death.
Sami said in a press conference he held on Tuesday: I met personally with these two men, and they testified before me that they were present on October 10, 2009 in the investigation department of the country's security agency in the city of Nasr, and that Yousef was brought there and was very close to where the witnesses were sitting. They said in their testimony that the deceased was subjected to continuous torture by electric shock until he lost his life.
This infers that Yousef didn't die from illness as claimed by Egyptian security sources at the time, or from complications of torture he had undergone during the beginning of his arrest as we had believed for a long time, Abu Zuhri added.
The Abu Zuhri's expressed hope to reopen an investigation into the death and have the case brought to the courts in light of the new evidence. They have condemned the public prosecutor in Egypt for repeated refusal to consider the option.
At least 40 Palestinians remain jailed in Egypt despite the shift of power in the country and court decisions ruling for their freedom. Palestinian political prisoners across Egypt have gone on hunger strike demanding their release.
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15 nov 2011, 21:30 , Respect -
Maria 17 mrt 2011
Calls to reveal fate of four Palestinians detained in Egypt
GAZA, (PIC)-- The family coalition of Palestinians detained in Egyptian prisons has called on the ruling supreme council of the armed forces in Egypt to reveal the fate of four Palestinians detained three years back by the dissolved state security.
Meanwhile, the Egyptian authorities released two days ago four Palestinians held there, which decreased the number of Palestinians in their jails to 33, the coalition's spokesman Emad Al-Sayyid told Quds Press.
Two of those released have arrived in the Gaza Strip while the others will remain in Egypt to live with their families there, Sayyid added.
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20 nov 2011, 21:02 , Respect -
Maria 18 mrt 2011
Egyptian minister of communication phones his counterpart in Gaza
GAZA, (PIC)-- Palestinian minister of communications Dr. Yousef Al-Mansi was phoned by his newly appointed counterpart in Egypt Majed Othman in response to a letter from the former congratulating him on the new position.
Mansi expressed his appreciation for the call and invited Othman to visit Gaza to explore avenues for enhancing cooperation in the information technology field.
Palestinian health minister Basem Naim, for his part, phoned his counterpart in Egypt Dr. Ashraf Hatem to congratulate him on his new position in the Egyptian cabinet.
They have agreed to discuss arrangements ahead of a meeting soon in Cairo to discuss travel of the sick across the Rafah border crossing and other ways of enhancing the countries' medical ties.
Meanwhile, Israel's Minister of Infrastructure denied announcements by Egyptian officials that Egypt did not resume pumping natural gas to Egypt.
Abdul-Wahhab Mabrook, the governor of the northern Sinai Peninsula, where a pipeline was exploded by saboteurs about forty days ago, previously said reparations had not been completed and denied Egypt had resumed supplying gas to Israel.
A security official in Cairo said exporting gas to Israel raised popular objections in Egypt.
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Egypt seeks to end gas exports to Israel
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A popular campaign by a group of Egyptian activists against gas exports to Israel has won a court case on the terms of the country's gas deal with Tel Aviv.
The court ruled on the ministry of petroleum not to export one single unit of gas before satisfying the local needs, head of the Campaign against Gas Export to Israel Ibrahim Yousri told Press TV on Wednesday.
For Egyptians, the issue of supplying the Israeli regime with gas has always been a contentious one. Egyptians view Israel as an enemy and oppose engaging in any kind of business with the regime.
Egypt's gas supply to Israel has been one of the main economic conditions of the US-sponsored 1979 peace treaty between the two sides.
Under a $2.5-billion export deal with Tel Aviv, signed in 2005, the Israeli regime gets around 40 percent of its gas supply from Egypt at a considerably low price.
However, after Egyptians faced electricity blackouts last summer due to gas shortages, most experts are demanding an extensive revision of the deal.
Muslim Brotherhood Spokesman Walid Shalaby also told Press TV, This deal was made in the dark, away from the sight of supervisory and legislative bodies. It has to be proposed to the new parliament which will decide on who to export to and to determine the price of the exported gas.
The development comes despite a reported Israeli plan to opt for gas instead of nuclear energy following the recent crises in Japan over radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear power plant.
On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Tel Aviv is going to reconsider its nuclear energy plans for the coming years and choose natural gas as the main alternative.
Egypt has resumed exporting natural gas to Israel after a one-month hiatus due to an explosion that damaged the pipeline delivering gas to Israel, Jordan and Syria.
On Wednesday, Israeli firms confirmed that supplies had resumed but that initial quantities were below normal level. The resumption of gas deliveries was delayed repeatedly due to leaks.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/170528.html
25 nov 2011, 11:41 , Respect -
Maria 22 mrt 2011
European Parliament says they sensed Egyptian desire to end Gaza siege
BRUSSELS, (PIC)-- Members of the European parliament said they sensed a consensus among the Egyptians they met on the need to end the five-year siege on the impoverished Gaza Strip.
They said so during a two-day visit to Cairo that ended Sunday after discussing several foreign policy issues that included the economic blockade on Gaza and the closure of the Rafah border crossing in Rafah region.
The delegation met with Arab League secretary-general Amr Moussa and officials in the Egyptian foreign ministry and listened to what they had envisioned for the country's future.
They also met with party leaders and those representing the January 25 revolution as the first delegation of MEPs to visit Egypt during the rule of the transitional government under the presidency of Esam Sharaf.
MEP Richard Hewitt said the current popular referendum was a huge change compared to past elections in Egypt.
Separately, the European network to support the rights of Palestinian prisoners (Ufree) said it gave a list of 32 Palestinians still held in Egyptian prisons to the European delegation to be handed to Egyptian leaders during the tour.
The statement calls on the Egyptian supreme council of the armed forces, which was handed power after Mubarak was overthrown, to free the detainees at the earliest opportunity.
Ufree urged the Egyptian government to take steps to strengthen ties with the Palestinians in Gaza who have for a long time suffered from the policies of the former regime.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister: Palestinian Reconciliation Imminent
Cairo-PNN- The new Egyptian Minister for Foreign Affairs Nabil al-Arabi confirmed that he has been in discussion with members of both Fatah and Hamas about the possibility of reconciliation between the fighting factions.
After talks with envoys from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo al-Arabi reiterated that the Palestinian issue is of the upmost importance to Egypt and underlined the importance of bringing about an end to current divisions.
The former Egyptian Ambassador to the UN mentioned contact with different Palestinian factions, receiving calls from Hamas leaders including the head of the political bureau of Hamas Khaled Mashal, Prime Minister Ismail Huniyeh and Foreign Minister Mahmoud al-Zahar.
Al-Arabi, who replaced Ahmed Aboul-Gheit after last month's Egyptian revolution, has previously demanded an end to the Gaze siege and has pushed for a tougher stance against Israel than under ousted President Hosni Mubarak's regime.
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28 nov 2011, 10:46 , Respect -
Maria 23 mrt 2011
Egypt Air removes Israel from map
Jordan stretches to sea in online map by Egypt's largest airline, though it continues to fly to Israel.
Egypt Air, the largest airline in Egypt, has removed Israel from the map literally. On its website, Ynet has learned, Jordan's land reaches the Mediterranean Sea.
The airline's subsidiary, Air Sinai, flies to Israel regularly, but customers seeking flights to Ben Gurion National Airport will have a hard time finding them. On the map are the names of the Mideast capitals Amman, Beirut, and Damascus but Israel is nowhere to be found.
Egypt Air is the first large airline to have omitted the state from its map of destinations. Other airlines based in Muslim countries, such as Turkish Airlines and Royal Jordanian, include Israel and Tel Aviv on its maps.
The omission is especially odd seeing as the company continues to fly to Israel four times a week. Cairo-Tel Aviv flights were temporarily halted following the recent uprising that overturned the government, but were then reinstated.
There has also been an increase in passengers on Air Sinai's flights. According to the Airports Authority, the airline saw an increase of 27% in 2010 from the year previous.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4046460,00.html
28 nov 2011, 10:47 , Respect -
Maria 24 mrt 2011
Palestinian gov't lauds Egypt for its position against Israeli aggression
GAZA, (PIC)-- The Palestinian government headed by premier Ismail Haneyya hailed the Egyptian foreign ministry for condemning the ongoing Israeli military aggression against the Gaza Strip.
"We appreciate the position of Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Al-Arabi who warned the Zionist entity of taking any military action against Gaza, and stress at the same time our keenness on restoring stability," spokesman for the government Taher Al-Nunu stated on Wednesday.
Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Al-Arabi had said that his country denounces the targeting of civilians and demanded Israel to stop its aggression against the Strip.
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29 nov 2011, 12:24 , Respect -
Maria 25 mrt 2011
Arabi warns Israel over Gaza escalation
CAIRO, (PIC)-- Dr. Nabil Al-Arabi, The Egyptian foreign minister, has warned Thursday the Israeli occupation authorities not to attempt to repeat the adventure in Gaza Strip, stressing that any Israeli military escalation against Gaza people will be unacceptable, sources in Egypt reported.
Arabi made his remarks during a meeting with Ravi Barak, the director-general of the Israeli foreign ministry, during his visit to Cairo Thursday, the sources said, adding that Arabi made it clear to Barak that any Israeli aggression on the densely populated Strip would produce counterproductive repercussions on the entire region.
Arabi also criticized Israeli policies towards the Palestinians, especially the threats being made by high ranking Israeli military officers to carry out another military aggression on the Strip dubbing it Cast Lead 2.
He also lashed out at remarks uttered by Amos Gilad, the head of the political and security department in the Israeli war ministry, who said that the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt won't last, explaining that the Israeli aggression towards Palestinian civilians and the wrong Israeli policies against the Palestinian people would destroy the entire peace process although he stressed Egypt's respect of all treaties and agreements it signed with other countries.
He also said that Egypt rejects targeting civilians and stressed the importance of the humanitarian aspect and that Israel should shoulder its responsibilities as an occupying power.
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Egyptian FM discusses trying Zionist war criminals with the ICC
CAIRO, (PIC)-- The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Nabil al-Arabi has discussed with José Luis Moreno Ocampo, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the possibility that the ICC listens to Palestinian demands that the court investigates the crimes and violations committed by the occupation against the Palestinian people in the occupied territories.
Ambassador Menha Bakhoum, spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry said that activating the role of the court in ensuring no impunity for the perpetrators of those crimes, was discussed during the meeting which took place on Thursday.
Observers believe that the Egyptian Foreign Minister wanted to put pressure on Israel in light of suspicions that the Israeli occupation is planning a new aggression against Gaza.
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3 dec 2011, 00:19 , Respect -
Maria 30 mrt 2011
Hamas meets with new Egyptian FM in Cairo
CAIRO, (PIC)-- A delegation from Hamas met Tuesday with the new Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi to discuss Egypt's role in Palestinian issues following the ouster of the former regime that ruled for more than thirty years.
Hamas has praised Arabi's positions warning of the fresh Israeli attacks on Gaza and the Israeli Gaza siege.
The delegation that included Hamas politburo member and co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar and Khalil al-Hayya said they sensed during the visit a new Egyptian policy that would take shape in the next few days.
Many promises were made to us during the meeting...we agreed on all points regarding inter-Palestinian reconciliation, even the practical points we will take with Fatah and the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah to reach reconciliation, said Zahar.
In the next few days we will see Egypt's vision on dealing with the Rafah crossing and the Palestinian issue, so we really consider the visit positive. We raised a lot of issues, including the Palestinians stranded in Libya, those detained in the Egyptian prisons and the issues of the border crossings, reconciliation and the humanitarian needs of the Palestinians.
Separately, Zahar said that security reasons have prevented Mahmoud Abbas from visiting the Gaza Strip, as called for by Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya in response to protests demanding national unity.
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9 dec 2011, 18:22 , Respect -
Maria 2 apr 2011
Egypt impounds cement bound for Gaza
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The Egyptian military has confiscated a huge consignment of cement bound for the Gaza Strip that is under the Israeli blockade since 2007.
A 15-member delegation from the Egyptian International Coalition for Lifting the Siege and Rebuilding Gaza, which was accompanying the shipment, said the move indicates the Egyptian revolution has done nothing to change Cairo's policies toward Palestine, a Press TV correspondent reported from Cairo.
A week has passed since the delegation was in Cairo awaiting a written permission from the relevant authorities to enter the 10 tons of cement into the coastal enclave through the Rafah border.
However, after a series of delays and no definitive answer from Egyptian authorities, the Egyptian military decided to confiscate the cement and urge the members to pack up and go.
Observers say this is perhaps a clear indication that former President Hosni Mubarak's strict and cruel policies towards Palestine are still present within Egyptian authorities.
Activists believe the Egyptian government delayed procedures in the hope that they could derail the mission and discourage the delegation.
The delegation, however, camped outside the Rafah border for seven nights and was determined to come again.
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Palestinian detainees held in Egypt to be released Sunday
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Egypt's Supreme Military Council says it will release 14 Palestinians from prisons on Sunday, a rights group said.
The UK-based Arab Organization for Human Rights said the council decided to release the Palestinian detainees after lobbying efforts by prisoners' relatives and lawyers.
The Egyptian courts had already agreed to release them, but there had been a delay in implementing the decision.
The human rights organization praised the decision which it said would put an end to the suffering of the detainees.
The detainees set to be released were identified as:
Muhammad Mahmud As-Sayyed / Al-Aqrab prison
Muhammad Ramadan Ash-Sha'er / Al-Aqrab prison
Muhammad Abu Jarab / Al-Aqrab prison
Ahmad Yousif Fayed Muhsen Fuju / Al-Aqrab prison
Shadi Said Az-Zamar'a / Al-Aqrab prison
Nidal Fathi Juda / Tara prison
Rami Adel Khatab / Burj Al-Arab prison
Mahmud Fayek Abdul Rahman Al-Amsi / Burj Al-Arab prison
Khaled Muhammad Ahmad Mikdad / Burj Al-Arab prison
Usama Zayed Abu Amra / Burj Al-Arab prison
Mahmud Yousif Haboub / Burj Al-Arab prison
Muhammad Saleh Hassan / Burj Al-Arab prison
Rami Daud Jaber Al-Kafarna / Burj Al-Arab prison
Jihad Hamad Sabah Hamed / Burj Al-Arab prison
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Palestinian woman missing in Egypt
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A young woman from the Gaza Strip has been missing in Egypt for nine days, her family said.
Nida Al-Basayna, from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, went to Egypt for medical treatment with her husband in January, her father said.
Abdullah Izza Abdullah Al-Basayna told Ma'an that his 25-year-old daughter left her home in Al-Ismailia on March 23 to go to the market but never returned.
He appealed to Egyptian authorities to help him find his daughter.
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14 dec 2011, 10:19 , Respect -
Maria 3 apr 2011
Arabi: Egypt will not remain 'strategic treasure' to Israel
CAIRO, (PIC)-- The new Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi has criticized the Egyptian position as Israel launches a new aggression on the Gaza Strip, saying a national security council consisting of foreign ministers and experts should have been created to deal with the position in Gaza.
He said that Egypt requires a national security council to examine decisions and provide ideas according to the systems of developed countries.
According to Arabi, under the old regime, Egypt's foreign policy was turned into not more than a reaction for current events, and issues were managed randomly and improvised.
Arabi explained Israel's intent behind the Camp David Accord was to naturalize the Arab state's treatment of Israel. Egypt had signed the treaty and must abide by it, he said. And Israel must also abide by its clauses.
We will stick to all of the treaties we signed, and we will demand that they keep their side of the deal, Arabi said.
There must be some decisiveness in the issues Israel has not abided by, such as the clause that states that Israel must maintain peace with countries that want [peace], which has not happened with Palestine, which has agreed to peace with Israel, he said. The conflict between Palestine and Israel should be ended and not managed...for the benefit of Israel, Palestine and the entire world.
He added: We will not be a strategic treasure for Israel as they used to say during the time of Mubarak. We will only abide by the treaties.
The Egyptian delegation had opposed the Camp David Accord and had told Pres. Sadat not to sign. But Sadat insisted on doing so.
Arabi said Egypt will revive its national role as the largest country in the Arab region and has paid a high price for standing for what is right and maintaining agreements or rights.
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