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Hamas Inches Closer to Cease-Fire with Egypt Invitation

Khaled Mashaal invited to Cairo for cease-fire talks, expresses support as long as 'conditions' are met.

Hamas Inches Closer to Cease-Fire with Egypt Invitation

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Hamas Rocket Hits Egypt, Rafah Border Crossing

Security official claims rocket hit Egyptian territory 'by mistake.' Could this escalate tensions between Egypt and Hamas?

Hamas Rocket Hits Egypt, Rafah Border Crossing

Egypt Blames Hamas for Escalation in Gaza

Egypt blames Hamas for the latest escalation in Gaza, but also denounces Israel's ground operation.

Egypt Blames Hamas for Escalation in Gaza

Israeli Delegation to Visit Cairo for Ceasefire Talks

Shin Bet chief among members of an Israeli delegation that will visit Cairo to discuss Gaza ceasefire.

Israeli Delegation to Visit Cairo for Ceasefire Talks

Hamas Official to Visit Cairo for Renewed Ceasefire Talks

After Hamas rejects Egyptian ceasefire proposal and presents its own list of conditions, officials to meet with Egyptian officials.

Hamas Official to Visit Cairo for Renewed Ceasefire Talks

Minister Warns: Cease-Fire to Put Political Pressure on Israel

Cease-fire would hurt Israel more than help, according to Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz - and is both a security and political risk.

Minister Warns: Cease-Fire to Put Political Pressure on Israel

Operation Protective Edge

Egypt Proposes Ceasefire for 9:00 AM

International efforts to broker calm in Gaza move forward - despite the fact that neither Israel nor Hamas is interested.

Egypt Proposes Ceasefire for 9:00 AM

Watch: Egyptian TV Hosts 'Sick and Tired' of Hamas

Enmity towards Islamist groups boils over on Egyptian TV, as hatred of Hamas trumps hostility towards Israel.

Watch: Egyptian TV Hosts 'Sick and Tired' of Hamas

8 Dead in Mortar Attack in Egypt's Sinai

Mortar rounds fired at military post in Sinai, killing at least eight people.

8 Dead in Mortar Attack in Egypt's Sinai

Egyptian Broadcaster: We Should Help Fight Hamas

Egyptians are no fans of Hamas, and a top Egyptian TV personality on Sunday called for Cairo to join in the battle to rout the terror group.

Egyptian Broadcaster: We Should Help Fight Hamas

Egypt Slams 'Oppressive' IDF Operation

'Peace partner' calls for international pressure for ceasefire in operation on 'occupied Palestinian territory' of Gaza.

Egypt Slams 'Oppressive' IDF Operation

Analysis: Egypt Takes Back Seat as Israel Pounds Gaza Terrorists

Hamas launched escalation hoping to benefit from subsequent ceasefire negotiations as it has previously - but this time, that won't work.

Analysis: Egypt Takes Back Seat as Israel Pounds Gaza Terrorists

Egypt Opens Gaza Border Crossing as IAF Offensive Continues

Egypt eases its blockade on Hamas-ruled territory to let injured Gazans through; Israel hits more than 750 terror targets.

Egypt Opens Gaza Border Crossing as IAF Offensive Continues

Egypt Urges Calm, But Unlikely to Mediate Ceasefire

Egyptian gov't calls on Israel and Hamas to 'deescalate' - but won't be coming to the Islamist group's rescue as it has in the past.

Egypt Urges Calm, But Unlikely to Mediate Ceasefire

Abbas and Sisi Discuss Situation in Gaza

Egyptian President promises PA Chairman that Cairo will continue efforts to broker a ceasefire.

Abbas and Sisi Discuss Situation in Gaza

Muslim Brotherhood Leader Given Life Sentence

Mohammed Badie and 36 other supporters of ousted President Morsi sentenced to life on charges of inciting violence.

Muslim Brotherhood Leader Given Life Sentence

Report: Egypt Brokering Ceasefire Between Israel, Hamas

Ceasefire 'not ready', Hamas official says, despite telling BBC that it would be ready 'within hours' earlier Friday. Is an assault ahead?

Report: Egypt Brokering Ceasefire Between Israel, Hamas

Egypt: Train Bomb Blast Kills 5 as Islamists Riot

A bomb blast in a train in Alexandria wounds five people, as Islamists mark the first anniversary of the ouster of Mohammed Morsi.

Egypt: Train Bomb Blast Kills 5 as Islamists Riot

Abbas Asked Egypt to Block an Israeli Gaza Operation

PA source tells Hamas paper that Abbas requested Egypt coordinate with other countries to stop Israeli military action in Gaza.

Abbas Asked Egypt to Block an Israeli Gaza Operation

Illegal African Immigrants Declare Hunger Strike

Illegals arrested for violence during demonstration at Egyptian border declare hunger-strike protest.

Illegal African Immigrants Declare Hunger Strike

Egypt to Charge Two 'Israeli Spies'

Judicial sources say the Israelis, who include an intelligence officer, will be tried along with an Egyptian man over charges of spying.

Egypt to Charge Two 'Israeli Spies'

Egypt Claims They Have 'Cure for AIDS'...But It's Not Ready Yet

'Wonder cure' for AIDs, Hepatitis C 'delayed' for 'more testing,' Egyptian general claims.

Egypt Claims They Have 'Cure for AIDS'...But It's Not Ready Yet

Egypt: Second Christian Jailed for 'Insulting Islam'

Coptic Christian man becomes the second Christian jailed for insulting Islam in Egypt in June alone.

Egypt: Second Christian Jailed for 'Insulting Islam'

Egypt Sentences Al-Jazeera Journalists to Jail

Egyptian court sentences three Al-Jazeera journalists to jail terms from seven to 10 years. World condemns the verdict.

Egypt Sentences Al-Jazeera Journalists to Jail

Kerry Visits Egypt, Urges Sisi to Allow Political Reforms

U.S. Secretary of State becomes the highest-ranking American official to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi since he came to power.

Kerry Visits Egypt, Urges Sisi to Allow Political Reforms

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leader Given Another Death Sentence

Egyptian court sentences Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohammed Badie and 13 others to death over violence last summer.

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leader Given Another Death Sentence

Fatah Asks Egypt to End Siege of Gaza

Fatah delegation in Cairo to ask for Rafah Crossing opening, as Hamas terrorists feared trying to bring kidnapped teens to Gaza.

Fatah Asks Egypt to End Siege of Gaza

Egypt Releases Hunger Striking Al Jazeera Journalist

Egypt's prosecutor general orders the release of Al Jazeera journalist who has been on hunger strike for nearly five months.

Egypt Releases Hunger Striking Al Jazeera Journalist

Egypt Calls on Israel to Show 'Maximum Self-Restraint'

Egypt condemns search, not kidnapping, which targets Hamas, an offshoot of Muslim Brotherhood that Egypt has brutally cracked down on.

Egypt Calls on Israel to Show 'Maximum Self-Restraint'

Egypt Seizes Brotherhood-Owned Retail Stores

Egypt seizes supermarket chain and department store, both owned by leaders of banned Muslim Brotherhood.

Egypt Seizes Brotherhood-Owned Retail Stores

Mubarak's Former Interior Minister Acquitted of Corruption

Egyptian court acquits former interior minister under Hosni Mubarak of charges of corruption and money laundering.

Mubarak's Former Interior Minister Acquitted of Corruption

Sisi Promises to Fight Terrorism in First Speech

In his first speech as Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi says there will be "no leniency" with those who use violence.

Sisi Promises to Fight Terrorism in First Speech

Sisi Sworn in as President As Doubts over Democracy Continue

Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi becomes the next Egyptian president, citing 'people's revolution.' But was the election fair?

Sisi Sworn in as President As Doubts over Democracy Continue

Egypt Willing to Give PLO Unity Government Gaza Border

Egyptian official says new Sisi administration supports Hamas-Fatah unity govt., considering giving it Rafa crossing control.

Egypt Willing to Give PLO Unity Government Gaza Border

Netanyahu, Peres Congratulate Egypt's President-Elect Sisi

Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Peres wish Egyptian people 'prosperity and success', reaffirm commitment to treaty.

Netanyahu, Peres Congratulate Egypt's President-Elect Sisi

Egypt Criminalizes Sexual Harassment

Landmark law punishes sexual predators for the first time, in one of the worst countries in the world for women's rights.

Egypt Criminalizes Sexual Harassment

Sisi Assassination Plot Foiled in Egypt

Six terrorists arrested for planning to bomb swearing-in ceremony next Sunday, part of 15-man Salafist terror cell.

Sisi Assassination Plot Foiled in Egypt

Egypt: Official Results Confirm Sisi's Victory

Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi officially declared Egypt’s new president as final results show him winning more than 96 percent of the vote.

Egypt: Official Results Confirm Sisi's Victory

Egypt Rejects Appeal Over Election Results

Egypt's elections committee rejects defeated candidate Hamdeen Sabahi's appeal against voting results that gave Sisi a victory.

Egypt Rejects Appeal Over Election Results

Egyptian Court Gives Death Sentence to 'Jewish' Islamists

Court infamous for sentencing 529 Islamists to death justifies its decision by saying they were 'demons' who follow the Talmud.

Egyptian Court Gives Death Sentence to 'Jewish' Islamists

Sisi: Egypt is Moving Forward, Not Backwards

Egypt’s newly elected president promises to "please Egyptians through actions and not through words."

Sisi: Egypt is Moving Forward, Not Backwards

Fmr. Ambassador Says Sisi May Face Revolution

Former Israeli Ambassador to Egypt analyzes the presidential election of former army chief of Egypt, warns nation is on the brink.

Fmr. Ambassador Says Sisi May Face Revolution

Egypt's Sisi Wins Presidency with Overwhelming Majority

Partial results indicate that Egypt’s former army chief has captured at least 85% of the votes, and maybe even more.

Egypt's Sisi Wins Presidency with Overwhelming Majority

Egypt's Election Extended Due to Low Turnout

Polling in Egypt's presidential election extended for a third day.

Egypt's Election Extended Due to Low Turnout

Egypt Declares Holiday to Encourage Voting

Egypt announces that Tuesday, the second day of the country’s presidential elections, will be an official holiday.

Egypt Declares Holiday to Encourage Voting

Sinai Group Denies Leader was Killed

Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis denies Egyptian officials' claims that its leader was shot dead in an ambush.

Sinai Group Denies Leader was Killed

Sisi Urges Egyptians to Vote in Large Numbers

Egypt's presidential vote, which Sisi is expected to clinch easily, to be held Monday and Tuesday.

Sisi Urges Egyptians to Vote in Large Numbers

Leader of Sinai Al-Qaeda-Inspired Group Eliminated

The leader of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which fired rockets from the Sinai towards Eilat, killed in drive-by shooting.

Leader of Sinai Al-Qaeda-Inspired Group Eliminated

Brotherhood Leader: We Fight the Jews, Not the Egyptians

Spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood says his movement is honored to be considered an enemy of Israel.

Brotherhood Leader: We Fight the Jews, Not the Egyptians

1 Killed, 6 Hurt in Sinai Bomb Attack

One Egyptian killed as two men on a motorcycle throw a bomb at a security vehicle in the Sinai.

1 Killed, 6 Hurt in Sinai Bomb Attack

Hosni Mubarak Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Former Egyptian president, as well as two sons, found guilty of embezzlement.

Hosni Mubarak Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Egypt: 3 Killed in Shooting at Cairo University

Assailants shoot and kill three policemen at university which has been the site of protests.

Egypt: 3 Killed in Shooting at Cairo University

Egypt Jails More than 160 Brotherhood Members

Egypt's crackdown on Islamists continues, judge hands down 10-year jail terms to 126 Brotherhood supporters.

Egypt Jails More than 160 Brotherhood Members

Egypt: Bomb Hits Election Rally in Cairo

Three people hurt by a bomb at a Cairo election rally for presidential frontrunner Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Egypt: Bomb Hits Election Rally in Cairo

Watch: Egyptian Host Kicks Guest Out for Doubting Islam

Egyptian journalist Riham Said kicked out a guest for saying, among other things, that Mohammed was not Allah's messenger.

Watch: Egyptian Host Kicks Guest Out for Doubting Islam

Egyptologist: We Invented Tom and Jerry

Egyptian urologist and Egyptologist says that Egypt invented pretty much everything.

Egyptologist: We Invented Tom and Jerry

Egypt: 79 Morsi Supporters Given Jail Terms

79 supporters of ousted Egyptian president given jail terms of between five and 10 years over their involvement in deadly clashes.

Egypt: 79 Morsi Supporters Given Jail Terms

Sisi: There's a Chance for 'True Peace' with Israel

Leading candidate for Egypt’s presidency says there is a chance for “true peace” with Israel, if it adopts the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative.

Sisi: There's a Chance for 'True Peace' with Israel

Sisi: If Needed, We'll Amend Peace Treaty with Israel

Egypt’s leading presidential candidate says he would be willing to consider making changes to the peace agreement with Israel.

Sisi: If Needed, We'll Amend Peace Treaty with Israel

Egypt Charges 200 Members of Jihadist Group

Egypt charges 200 suspected members of the Al-Qaeda-inspired Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis with carrying out over 50 attacks.

Egypt Charges 200 Members of Jihadist Group