Visas
Turkey meets less than half of EU visa waiver terms: EU official
Middle East
April 21, 2016
Turkey meets less than half of EU visa waiver terms: EU official
Turkey has met fewer than half the conditions for its citizens to be granted early visa-free travel to the European…
Canada tightening visa-free travel to its shores
Life & Style
February 17, 2016
Canada tightening visa-free travel to its shores
Canada will tighten its rules on entering the country next month, adding a layer of security that will impact Europeans…
Inbound tourism expected to decrease by 15% due to decision on obtaining visas prior to arrival
Business
March 20, 2015
Inbound tourism expected to decrease by 15% due to decision on obtaining visas prior to arrival
Incoming tourists to Egypt are expected to decrease by 15 percent from losses expected to occur as result of suspending…
Critics: Canceling visas to individual tourists ‘catastrophic’
Business
March 18, 2015
Critics: Canceling visas to individual tourists ‘catastrophic’
The Foreign Ministry's decision to cancel visas for individual tourists has raised controversy within the tourism industry which calls it…
Yemenis to require visas before arriving in Egypt so as to reduce infiltration of terrorists
Egypt
July 27, 2013
Yemenis to require visas before arriving in Egypt so as to reduce infiltration of terrorists
Cairo airport authorities began to implement new procedures for Yemenis entering the country. They must now obtain visas and prior…
FM: Visa-free entry for Syrians cancelled due to security situation
Egypt
July 9, 2013
FM: Visa-free entry for Syrians cancelled due to security situation
Egyptian authorities' decision to introduce new restrictions on Syrians travelling to Egypt is a response to internal security developments, a…
Egyptian tourists no longer need visas to visit Iran
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Egyptian tourists no longer need visas to visit Iran
The Iranian government agreed Sunday that Egyptian tourists would no longer need visas to visit Iran, according to Iranian Mehr…
Egyptians protest at Libyan border over new visa rules
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Egyptians protest at Libyan border over new visa rules
Residents of the western cities of Salloum and Sidi Barrani blocked the highway leading to Libya in protest against new…
Ties between Iran and Egypt thaw further
Egypt
February 7, 2013
Ties between Iran and Egypt thaw further
President Mohamed Morsy may be mulling a second trip to Tehran, telling his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, "We will visit…