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| Egypt detains Hamas official at Cairo airport: security sources | |
| 2015-08-19 | |
| [EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] Egypt detained a senior Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, official at Cairo International Airport, security sources said on Tuesday, a day after it reopened the Rafah border crossing to allow Paleostinians to travel in and out of the Gazoo Strip. Hassan Asseify, the deputy religious affairs minister in Hamas-ruled Gazoo, was stopped on his way back from Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... to the Paleostinian enclave after Cairo airport security found "issues in the security approval for his entrance to the country," an airport security source said. Asseify will remain in detention until issues with his paperwork are resolved, he said. A second security source said Asseify was detained at dawn on Monday. The Islamist Hamas could not be reached for comment. Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Monday until Aug. 20 to allow Paleostinians to travel in and out of Gazoo, a small impoverished coastal enclave that is under blockade by neighboring Israel. Cairo has kept the Rafah crossing largely shut since Egypt's Islamist president was toppled by the army in 2013, but has occasionally opened it for short periods at a time. Hamas has long had ties to the Egyptian Moslem Brüderbund that was ousted from power when former president Mohammed Mursi was tossed in 2013 after mass protests against his rule. The Egyptian government has accused Hamas of helping Islamist snuffies in Egypt's Sinai desert, which borders on Gazoo, attack its security forces. Hamas denies this. However a decision by an Egyptian court in June to cancel a previous ruling labeling Hamas a terrorist group raised speculation that relations between Egypt and Hamas may improve.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 There are some actual agreements floating around. Probably more good than bad. |
| Posted by: newc 2015-08-19 01:45 |
| #1 Why the hell is hamas allowed in Egypt??? |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2015-08-19 00:57 |