“Canadians and other foreign nationals who were aiming to leave #Gaza via an Egyptian border crossing at Rafah on Saturday won't be able to do so and have been instructed to stay away from the area until further notice.
CBC News has viewed a message that #Israel officials sent to several western embassies indicating that Saturday's potential window for crossing the border into #Egypt was cancelled.”
#Egypt, #Israel and the United States agree to allow foreigners in #Gaza to pass through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, according to a senior State Department official : ABC News
#AncientSiteSunday!
A fantastic aerial photo of the #Giza plateau: the #pyramids are not nearly as remote as many people think. Nowadays they are flanked on three sides by the roads and neighborhoods of Giza, one of #Egypt's largest cities.
Bastet is the Egyptian goddess of the home, domesticity, women's secrets, cats, fertility, and childbirth. She protected the home from evil spirits and disease, especially diseases associated with women and children. As with many deities in Egyptian religion, she also played a role in the afterlife....
Egypt warned Israel of the attacks by Hamas three days before they happened, according to Rep. Michael McCaul. Meanwhile, Netanyahu, who is reveling in taking revenge against Hamas, denies it. Yet with the entire international intelligence community stunned that Israel had no knowledge of what was coming, it's hard not to wonder if Netanyahu did know and ignored the intel, seeing this as good for himself politically. #Israel#Egypt https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67082047
#Egypt refuses to allow Palestinians to seek #refuge in the #Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt’s president said Tuesday that his country would not allow Palestinians to flee the bombardment of #Gaza and seek refuge in his country, closing off the only evacuation route for civilians seeking to heed Israel’s warning and leave.
"El-Sisi’s comments reflect decades-old Egyptian concerns that #Israel may try to resolve the conflict in Gaza by expelling its Arab population into egypt."
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Egypt is building a fortified buffer zone near its border with the Gaza Strip as fears mount of an imminent Israeli ground invasion of the southern city of Rafah.
Footage from the site in the Sinai desert and satellite photos show that an area that could offer basic shelter to tens of thousands of Palestinians is being constructed with concrete walls being set up on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing.
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Egypt said the latest talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) had failed but it would monitor the process of filling and operating the dam....
✨New Video✨ Secret Ritual Ingredients in Ancient Manuscripts - What They Are & What They Were Used For
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🌟 Celebrating the Birthdays of the Gods 🌟
In ancient Egypt, the final five days of the year were celebrated as the Birthdays of five of their major deities: Osiris, Horus, Seth, Isis and Nephthys.
Bastet - Ancient Egyptian Goddess of Cats and the slayer of Apophis, serpent of chaos (www.youtube.com)
Bastet is the Egyptian goddess of the home, domesticity, women's secrets, cats, fertility, and childbirth. She protected the home from evil spirits and disease, especially diseases associated with women and children. As with many deities in Egyptian religion, she also played a role in the afterlife....
Egypt says talks over Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have failed (www.reuters.com)
Egypt said the latest talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) had failed but it would monitor the process of filling and operating the dam....