Qatar Daily News

The activists in the Palestine convoy started a protest after Egyptian authorities attempted to confiscate 57 vehicles belonging to American members of the convoy. The 500 protesters broke the port gates and set up a barricade with two trailers. Hundreds of Egyptian riot police sealed off the port.

The protest was initiated after Egyptian authorities moved to confiscate 57 vehicles that belonged to US citizens in the convoy. The activists shouted anti-Egypt slogans and removed two iron gates of the port. Riot police were deployed to the gate to stop the protesters leaving the port. The number of police forces was increased and they were backed up by armed vehicles and fire engines to intimidate the protesters.

About 500 activists from 17 countries protested Egypt for hours, shouting slogans such as “Egypt, do not push our patience,” “Do not be complicit in Israel’s crimes.”

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(KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese government dismissed an talk of strained relations with Egypt as a result of president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir attending the emergency Doha meeting on the Gaza conflict held last week.

“There is no negative impact from our participation in the Qatar summit” spokesperson of Sudan foreign ministry Ali Al-Sadiq told reporters.

“Relations between Cairo and Khartoum are deeper than brief disagreements. Things should not be calculated in terms of winning or losing” he said.

The Qatari summit held to discuss the Israeli assault on Gaza strip was boycotted Arab heavyweight by Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority headed by Mahmoud Abbas.

Yesterday the editor in Chief of Al-Ahram Osama Saraya who is considered close to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak described the summit as a “comic play”.
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