Activists: Israeli forces enter Egypt for migrants
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press
by Mark Lavie - August 10, 2012 - 12:00am

Israel has been sending soldiers into Egypt's Sinai desert to stop African migrants before they reach the border, handing them over to Egyptian forces, human rights groups charged in a report released Friday.

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Israel-Egypt security cooperation at one of highest levels since peace deal, say officials on both sides
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amos Harel, Avi Issacharoff - August 9, 2012 - 12:00am

It might sound strange, but the current security coordination between Israel and Egypt is perhaps at the highest level it has been since the peace agreement was forged by the two nations. During an age in which the Muslim Brotherhood controls both houses of Egyptian Parliament, and Mohammed Morsi, one of the moment’s leading figures in Egypt serves as president, the level of security cooperation between the two nations has undergone a significant upgrade, right under the nose of the Israeli and Egyptian publics.

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Israel says Egypt shifting policy towards terror groups in Sinai
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
August 9, 2012 - 12:00am

Israeli Defense Ministry's Diplomatic-Security Bureau chief Maj.-Gen. Amos Gilad on Wednesday said that Egypt's policy toward the threat of flourishing terror organizations in the Sinai Peninsula is turning after Sunday's attack. Gilad told Israel Radio that he believes that Egypt is now trying to restore control in the area after 16 Egyptian guards were killed by militants on Sunday.

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EU: We expect Israel to cancel demolition orders for Palestinian villages in Area C of West Bank
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Amira Hass - August 9, 2012 - 12:00am

The European Union is searching for new ways to express its opposition to Israeli policy in Area C of the West Bank, regions under Israeli security and civil control. The EU's fundamental stance, opposing the non-development of the area for Palestinians, was underscored in conclusions forged by the EU's foreign affairs council during a meeting on May 14. Since that meeting, EU officials have discussed ways of translating this position into policy action.

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Neglecting Sinai
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Asharq Alawsat
by Adel Al Toraifi - (Opinion) August 9, 2012 - 12:00am

History shows us that disorder in Sinai spells trouble.

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In Egypt's chaotic Sinai, militants grow stronger
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Aya Batrawy - August 9, 2012 - 12:00am

After decades of neglect and with the collapse of government authority the past 18 months, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has become fertile ground for Islamic extremists. Militant groups have taken root, carrying out attacks against neighboring Israel and now turning their guns against Egypt's military as they vow to set up a puritanical Islamic state.

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Egypt demands extradition of 3 Hamas militants over support for Sinai terrorists
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Avi Issacharoff - August 9, 2012 - 12:00am

Egyptian intelligence made a request to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, using senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar as an intermediary, to extradite members of  the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ paramilitary wing, according to an al-Quds newspaper report on Thursday. A senior official informed the newspaper that the three militants provided indirect support to radical groups in Sinai, and are connected to weapons smuggling as well.

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Official: bullet hits Palestinian premier's office
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Mohammed Daraghmeh - August 8, 2012 - 12:00am

A Palestinian government official says shots have been fired at the office of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. No one was hurt. The official says Fayyad was not in his office at sundown Wednesday when at least one bullet hit a building in his government compound. The official says guards told him they heard several shots being fired in the air. It was not clear whether the shots were fired by gunmen on foot or in a car. The assailants escaped. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the incident with reporters.

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Official: bullet hits Palestinian premier's office
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press
by Mohammed Daraghmeh - August 8, 2012 - 12:00am

A Palestinian government official says shots have been fired at the office of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. No one was hurt. The official says Fayyad was not in his office at sundown Wednesday when at least one bullet hit a building in his government compound. The official says guards told him they heard several shots being fired in the air. It was not clear whether the shots were fired by gunmen on foot or in a car. The assailants escaped. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the incident with reporters.

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Egypt targets Islamist extremists in Sinai with helicopter gunships
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Los Angeles Times
August 8, 2012 - 12:00am

Egyptian troops and helicopter gunships killed about 20 suspected Islamic extremists Wednesday after militants ambushed a string of army checkpoints overnight in the northern Sinai peninsula near the Israeli border, according to the government.

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