Egypt frees Israeli in prisoner swap
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JERUSALEM -- Egypt yesterday freed an Israeli convicted of spying, in exchange for the release of six Egyptian detainees in a prisoner swap that signaled warmer ties between the countries. The exchange added to the surge in regional diplomacy since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died last month.
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Egypt sent a convicted Israeli spy  home after eight years in jail and Israel released six Egyptian  infiltrators Sunday in the clearest sign of a warming of  relations strained by a Palestinian uprising.
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An Israeli ministerial committee has approved the release, which the Israeli Cabinet approved last week. It&#39;s part of a promise Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made to Egypt&#39;s president to win the freedom of an Israeli jailed by Egypt on espionage charges.
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In a series of dramatic steps capped Sunday by a high-profile prisoner swap, Israel and Egypt are moving rapidly to improve relations, seizing the opportunity for a Mideast peace deal presented by Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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The Israeli government yesterday said it would free 170 jailed Palestinians in a gesture of gratitude for Egypt&#39;s recent release of an Israeli Arab imprisoned for spying.
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. JERUSALEM--A major thorn in the side of Israeli-Egyptian relations was removed Sunday after Cairo freed an Israeli
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An Israeli-Arab producer for the Cable News Network has been freed, one day after being abducted by Palestinian gunmen in the Gaza Strip.
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An Israeli businessman who spent eight years in an Egyptian jail after being accused of espionage was released Sunday as part of an agreement between the two countries.
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Egypt sent a convicted Israeli spy  home after eight years in jail and Israel released six Egyptian  infiltrators Sunday in a sign that relations strained by the  Palestinian uprising were warming.
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ISRAEL has agreed to release 170Palestinian prisoners to show goodwill ahead of a Palestinian election and as a gesture to Egypt for freeing a convicted Israeli spy.
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Israel agreed on Sunday to free up to 200 Palestinian prisoners to show goodwill after Egypt freed a convicted Israeli spy and ahead of elections for Yasser Arafat&#39;s successor, officials said.
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Israel has agreed to release 170  Palestinian prisoners to show goodwill ahead of a Palestinian  election and as a gesture to Egypt for freeing a convicted  Israeli spy, officials said Sunday.
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Israel on Monday began releasing 159 Palestinian prisoners as part of a prisoner swap with Egypt and in what is also seen as a gesture to the new Palestinian leadership.
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In a clear sign of improving relations, Egypt released today an Israeli convicted of spying and Israel reciprocated by freeing six young Egyptians arrested in August after slipping into Israel&#39;s southern desert.
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An Arabic television station reported Sunday that a convicted Arab-Israeli spy will be returned to Israel later in the day in exchange for six Egyptian students who have been held by Israel.
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Egypt released an Israeli who had been convicted of spying, and Israel freed six young Egyptian infiltrators from prison, in a sign of growing cooperation between the two nations.
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Egypt set free an Israeli intelligence agent, Azzam Azzam, in exchange for six Egyptian students. One of Azzam&#39;s relatives spoke to Israeli Radio and said that Azzam entered Israel through the Taba control point in the city of Eylat and was looking well.