Visas
Tourism ministry intervenes to resolve pilgrims’ visas problem
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Tourism ministry intervenes to resolve pilgrims’ visas problem
The tourism ministry “has intervened to resolve the problem of a halt to visa issuing for more than 35,000 pilgrims”…
Tourist visa changes could leave expats with little recourse
Egypt
July 20, 2011
Tourist visa changes could leave expats with little recourse
The Mugamma has long been a symbol of Egypt’s bloated government bureaucracy, and for foreigners who have endured the long…
Egypt ends unrestricted entry for Libyan travelers, imposes visa requirement
Egypt
July 9, 2011
Egypt ends unrestricted entry for Libyan travelers, imposes visa requirement
Egypt has ended unrestricted entry for Libyan nationals and has imposed visa requirements for Libyan travelers. The new regulation went…
Government mulls exempting Arab tourists from visas
Business
June 12, 2011
Government mulls exempting Arab tourists from visas
The Egyptian government is considering relaxing the visa rules for Arab tourists in order to encourage more visitors to Egypt,…
Egypt seeks to legitimize status of its workers in Saudi Arabia
Egypt
June 4, 2011
Egypt seeks to legitimize status of its workers in Saudi Arabia
Minister of Manpower and Migration Ahmed Hassan al-Borai has taken steps to determine the total number of Egyptians working in Saudi Arabia…
North Sinai Governor: All Palestinians have right to visit Gaza
Egypt
May 30, 2011
North Sinai Governor: All Palestinians have right to visit Gaza
All Palestinians residing in Egypt have the unconditional and unrestricted right to visit the Gaza Strip, said North Sinai Governor…
Palestinian factions welcome opening of Rafah crossing
Egypt
May 26, 2011
Palestinian factions welcome opening of Rafah crossing
The Palestinian Fatah and Hamas movements have welcomed the decision of the Egyptian authorities to permanently open the Rafah border…
Palestinians born to Egyptian mother to get Egyptian nationality
Egypt
May 8, 2011
Palestinians born to Egyptian mother to get Egyptian nationality
Minister of Interior Mansour al-Essawy has approved granting Egyptian citizenship to Palestinians with Egyptian mothers, a category previously denied citizenship…
Why do we travel? To be free
Life & Style
September 6, 2010
Why do we travel? To be free
The sky was getting darker and the cold wind was becoming harsher, but hiding behind the closed windows of the…