This Week in Egypt: Week 52-2023 ( Dec 25-31)


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Top Headlines

  • Egyptian Red Crescent to set up a refugees relief camp in Gaza’s Khan Younis
  • Netanyahu says Israel should control Gaza-Egypt border zone
  • Hamas and Islamic Jihad have rejected an Egyptian proposal for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza
  • Egypt says it is awaiting responses on a framework proposal to end Gaza war
  • A delegation of high-level Hamas leaders is visiting Egypt for talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza
  • Traffickers use new routes from Egypt and Libya to Crete  

Main Headlines

Monday

  • Hamas and Islamic Jihad have rejected an Egyptian proposal to relinquish power in Gaza in return for a permanent ceasefire
  • Rafah receives more wounded Palestinians for treatment in Egypt
  • Shipping firm Maersk says it’s preparing for resumption of Red Sea voyages after attacks from Yemen

Tuesday

  • A drone was downed near the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Dahab 
  • Egypt’s proposal for Gaza ceasefire is still preliminary pending all parties’ approval. Egyptian source
  • Egyptian FM Shoukry discusses Red Sea security with Jordan FM
  • Egypt Post suspends foreign currency transactions through EasyPay cards 

Wednesday

  • Egyptian Red Crescent to set up a refugees relief camp in Gaza’s Khan Younis
  • Jordan’s Abdullah, Egypt’s Sisi say they would reject any Israel move to expel Palestinians
  • Egypt evacuates 18 Egyptian students and their parents stranded in Sudan

Thursday

Friday

  • A delegation of high-level Hamas leaders is visiting Egypt for talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza
  • Traffickers use new routes from Egypt, Libya to Crete  to Crete

Saturday

  • Netanyahu says Israel should control Gaza-Egypt border zone
  • Egypt cracks-down on essential goods pricing, declares 7 items strategic
  • Mummy of 3,000-year-old woman found ‘perfectly’ preserved inside coffin in Egypt

Sunday

Reports

  • What is Egypt’s proposal for Gaza? Reuters

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