Egypt today opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip until further notice, Egyptian and Palestinian sources said, a move described as an incentive for reconciliation between the main Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo, Reuters reported.
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Egypt opens Gaza crossing for the first time in 2 months
Egypt today reopened the Rafah crossing between the besieged Gaza Strip and the North African nation in both directions for four days.
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Egypt will reopen the Rafah crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, the Palestinian Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
Read More »Hamas, Egypt discuss opening Rafah crossing permanently
Gaza’s interior ministry said on Monday it was in contact with the Egyptian government to discuss opening the Rafah crossing “permanently”.
Read More »All Incoming Passengers to Egypt Must Present Negative PCR Test for COVID-19: Civil Aviation Authority
Egypt has announced new air travel restrictions and health regulations amid the continuing spread of coronavirus. Under the new regulations introduced by Egypt’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), all incoming passengers, including Egyptian citizens, are required to produce a PCR analysis to confirm that they are coronavirus-free, Al Arabiya reports.
Read More »Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens for first time in months
Beginning today, Palestinians stranded on either side of the Egypt-Gaza border will be able to cross for three days in what is their first opportunity in months.
Read More »Egypt constructing steel wall along Gaza border: reports
Egypt has started construction of a steel wall running along its 14km (7 mile) border with Gaza, according to eyewitnesses.
Read More »Egypt opens Gaza border, allows Palestinians to return
Egypt has opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip allowing hundreds Palestinians stranded as a result of the coronavirus outbreak to return to the besieged enclave, Anadolu Agency reported.
Read More »Evacuated Egyptians ordered to pay for compulsory coronavirus quarantine at 5-star airport hotel
Egypt on Tuesday required citizens evacuated from abroad to be quarantined at a Cairo airport hotel at their own expense, The New Arab‘s Arabic-language website reported, eliciting anger and opposition from Egyptian travellers upon their return home.
Read More »Egyptian returnees must enter 14-day quarantine: Cabinet spokesperson
Egyptian expatriates wishing to return are now obliged to sign an avowal stating that upon arrival back to Egypt they will be quarantined in a place determined by the Health Ministry for 14 days, Cabinet Spokesperson Nader Saad said.
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