01/01/2011
CAIRO (Ma'an) -- Egypt's Al-Ahram newspaper reported Friday that officials gave clearance to the latest aid convoy to Gaza, the Asia 1, set to dock in the Egyptian port town of El-Arish and enter Gaza from Rafah.
The newspaper said Palestinian MP Khaled Abdel Mejid was informed by the Egyptian embassy in Damascus that the convoy was issued a permit for 120 of its activists, with another 46 from Iran and Jordan denied entry.
Some of the cargo was also said to have been barred, including 10 generators donated by the Iranians, decreasing the size of the humanitarian aid convoy to below 300 tons, the report said.
The remaining cargo includes food and medical aid in addition to toys, the official said.
The Asia to Gaza Caravan consists of approximately 160 people from more than 15 countries, including Iran, India, Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Kuwait. It was scheduled to reach Gaza by 27 December, in time for the second anniversary of Israel's 22-day war on the Strip that started on 28 December 2008.
Source: Ma'an News Agency.
Link: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=346985.
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