• La révolution égyptienne n’est pas terminée… au grand dam des séoudiens.
    http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/04/2012428145141344663.html

    Saudi Arabia has decided to recall its ambassador to Cairo and close its diplomatic missions in Egypt after protests outside its embassy over an arrested Egyptian lawyer, state news agency SPA reported.

    An official spokesman, quoted by SPA, said on Saturday that the measures were decided in response to demonstrations outside its missions in Egypt and threats following the announcement of the arrest of the Egyptian lawyer in Saudi Arabia.

  • Egypt terminates gas deal with Israel
    http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/04/2012422191152438212.html

    The head of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company has said it has terminated its contract to ship gas to Israel because of violations of contractual obligations, a decision Israel said overshadows the peace agreement between the two countries.

    Mohamed Shoeb, the gas company’s top official, said Sunday’s decision was not political. This has nothing to do with anything outside of the commercial relations,’’ Shoeb said.

    He said Israel has not paid for its gas in four months. Yigal Palmor, Israeli foreign ministry spokesman, denied the claim of not paying.

    The 2005 Egypt-Israel gas deal has come under strident criticism from leaders of the popular uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, the longtime Egyptian president, last year.

    Critics charge that Israel got bargain prices, and Mubarak cronies skimmed millions of dollars off the proceeds.

  • Pro-Palestinian activists detained in Israel
    http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/04/201241545637130915.html

    More than 40 pro-Palestinian activists have detained by Israeli authorities at Tel Aviv’s international airport for taking part in an attempted “fly-in”.

    The Welcome to Palestine campaign, now in its third consecutive year, aims to gather activists from more than 15 countries in Israel from April 15 to 21 to “challenge the Israeli siege of the occupied territories”, it says on its website.

    Micky Rosenfeld, an Israeli police spokesman, said on Sunday that 41 people had been refused entry at Ben Gurion airport by early afternoon and would be deported. Four Israeli supporters, two holding “Welcome to Palestine” signs, were also arrested as they waited to greet the arrivals.