CAIRO, Jun 29 - Thousands of Gazans are taking advantage of an open border crossing with Egypt since 1June to seek treatment for a range of illnesses in Cairo hospitals. “Israel’s blockade has left everything in Gaza in tatters.People can’t find the simplest things to meet their needs, said 40-year-old Gazan Sayed Abu Asi, whose six-year-old son Mohamed has a severe deformity in his right leg.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt – Several thousand Egyptians, joined by top opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei, protested on Friday what they call authorities' systematic use of torture in the largest demonstration yet sparked by the alleged beating death of a young man by police this month.The death of Khaled Said has become a rallying point for pro-reform activists and rights workers who say police ab
Cairo – Egypt partially opened its border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, briefly suspending its participation with Israel’s blockade of the impoverished Palestinian territory.Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's decision followed Israel's deadly raid on the Freedom Flotilla trying to bring aid to Gaza earlier this week, which has stoked outrage across the world, perhaps nowhere more so t
NICE, France – French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday said it was time for Africa to have a stronger voice in global affairs as he opened a summit with 38 leaders in the Riviera city of Nice.France is seeking to renew its ties with Africa at the two-day summit that will touch on global governance and Africa's campaign for more of say at the United Nations Security Council, the UN's top