Kamal Tabikha

Emergency vehicles enter Rafah crossing as UN rights commissioner visits Egypt-Gaza border

Organised by Japanese NGO Peace Boat, the Pacific World cruise ship arrived in Egypt on Wednesday calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Ahmed Tantawy will go on trial along with 22 of his campaign staff

Gaza border authority releases two more lists of foreign citizens approved for evacuation

Only foreign citizens already approved will be allowed to exit as no new evacuees announced by Gaza border authority

Government raised petrol prices in March and raised diesel prices in May

First group of foreign citizens were allowed out through Egypt's Rafah border crossing on Wednesday and Thursday

Peak season bookings for Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, particularly by westerners, show signs of decline

The Rafah border crossing will remain open on Thursday for the arrival of foreign nationals who have been given approval to leave the Gaza strip.

Moustafa Madbouly launched the government's second phase for the development of North Sinai, a region that borders Gaza and Israel

The largest number of lorries since humanitarian corridors were opened has been granted entry into the enclave over the past two days

Humanitarians in Egypt describe frustration over delays in bringing much-needed medical supplies into war zone

The Egyptian cities of Taba and Nuweiba were each hit with a projectile, causing at least six injuries

Israel is allowing only a trickle of aid into the enclave, putting pressure on storage facilities

Only a trickle of aid continues to be allowed into the Gaza Strip by Israeli inspections each day