Egypt Bans Hamas

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  Egypt Quashes Hamas Terror Blacklisting: Court Official

  An Egyptian court today quashed a February decision by another tribunal branding the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas a "terrorist" group, a court official said.

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  Egyptian Court Lists Hamas' Armed Wing as Terror Group

  An Egyptian court today banned the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas and listed it as a terrorist organization.

• UN Says 'Enough is Enough' After Another Gaza School Attack

  After another deadly attack on a U.N. school in Gaza sheltering Palestinians from fighting between Israel and Hamas militants, the United Nations declared "enough is enough" on Wednesday and asked - when civilians are warned to leave, where do they go?

• US Lifts Ban on Flights to Israel as Gaza Toll Tops 700

  Israel won a partial reprieve from the economic pain of its Gaza war on Thursday with the lifting of a US ban on commercial flights to Tel Aviv, as fighting pushed the Palestinian death toll over 700.

• John Kerry Flies to Tel Aviv Despite Federal Aviation Administration Ban

  The top US diplomat defied a Federal Aviation Administration ban and flew into Israel's main airport Wednesday in a sign of sheer will to achieve a cease-fire agreement in the warring Gaza Strip despite little evidence of progress in ongoing negotiations.

• John Kerry Travels to Cairo Seeking 'Immediate Ceasefire'

  US Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Cairo early on Monday for crisis talks on Gaza, following President Barack Obama's call for an "immediate ceasefire" between Israelis and Palestinians.

• UN chief Urges Israel to 'Do Far More' to Spare Gaza Civilians

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Israel to "exercise maximum restraint" and spare civilian lives in its campaign in Gaza, where the Palestinian death toll on Sunday alone passed 100.

• Egyptian court bans Muslim Brotherhood

  An Egyptian court on Monday banned deposed President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood and ordered its funds seized, a crippling strike in the campaign to crush the Islamist movement.

• Ban on Palestinians living with spouses in Israel

  When Israeli Arabs search for a spouse, they don't just worry about looks, job prospects or future in-laws. They must think about whether their partner will be allowed to live with them.

• UN chief Ban Ki-moon in Egypt to push for Gaza ceasefire

  UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in Cairo Monday on the first leg of a visit to support Egyptian-mediated efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, an AFP correspondent at the airport said.