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Fewer Egyptians moved abroad in 2011, says report
Egypt

Fewer Egyptians moved abroad in 2011, says report

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics noted a 13.1 percent decline in the number of Egyptians who officially…
Egypt to require biometric visas from visiting EU officials
Egypt

Egypt to require biometric visas from visiting EU officials

European officials and diplomats will be asked to show biometric visas before entering Egypt, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. A…
Travel official draws up plan to rescue tourism
Egypt

Travel official draws up plan to rescue tourism

The head of Egypt's travel agencies chamber, Hossam al-Sha'er, said he has drawn up a plan to get tourism back…
Egypt’s consulate in Jeddah houses visa violators
Egypt

Egypt’s consulate in Jeddah houses visa violators

The Egyptian Consulate in the Saudi city of Jeddah has begun to receive hundreds of Egyptians who have violated residency…
French Interior Ministry cracks down on foreign graduates
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French Interior Ministry cracks down on foreign graduates

Boubker Benseddiq, a 26-year-old Moroccan national, recently graduated from INSA-Toulouse, a well-respected French public university of engineering. In May, he…
EU to apply new procedures for North African visa applicants
Egypt

EU to apply new procedures for North African visa applicants

European Union countries will begin implementing a new system in mid-October for North Africans applying for visas, Ambassador Marc Franco,…
Govt official: Israeli tourist flow into Sinai unaffected by border unrest
Egypt

Govt official: Israeli tourist flow into Sinai unaffected by border unrest

The number of Israeli tourists heading to Egypt has not been affected by the recent turmoil on the border between…
Tourism ministry intervenes to resolve pilgrims’ visas problem
Egypt

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

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…
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