Cairo - Egyptian security forces shot and killed on Tuesday two African men trying to illegally enter Israel at the Egyptian- Israeli Rafah border crossing, a security source said.

The source said that the two men, who carried no identification cards, were probably Sudanese.

Many African migrants transit through Egypt to seek asylum or work in Israel.

Since of the beginning of 2008, Egyptian police have arrested some 480 illegal migrants. The largest group arrested were Eritrean, with some 210 migrants.

Some 121 Sudanese migrants have been arrested since the beginning of the year. Thirty-six women and seven children have also been detained.

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Cairo  - The number of people confirmed dead as a result of Saturday's rockslide in Cairo reached 48 by Monday, as frantic efforts to rescue survivors and recover the dead continued.

Cairo - Seven people were killed and 16 were injured Saturday when a huge rock smashed a number of houses in el Doweiqa slum area in eastern Cairo, police said.

Cairo- Egyptian security forces closed three fuel smuggling tunnels near its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Thursday, a security source said.

Food was also found inside the tunnels, the source said. The tunnels were empty at the time of their closure, he added.

Police barricaded the area to prevent smugglers from escaping.

Tunnels on the Egyptian border have become common ways to get food and fuel to the Gaza Strip, which Israel blockaded after the militant group Hamas took over Gaza last year.

Gaza City - The sister-in-law of former British prime minister Tony Blair accused Israel Wednesday of human rights violations because the country is not allowing her to leave the Gaza Strip via Isr