Eighteen Egyptians deported from Syria and Zimbabwe due to illegally residing in those countries reached Cairo International Airport on Saturday, according to state news agency MENA.
Twelve undocumented migrants arrived on a plane from Damascus, and six others came from Addis Ababa on an Ethiopian plane.
Zimbabwean authorities arrested the six Egyptians, who had entered Zimbabwe illegally, on the border attempting to enter South Africa illegally, said MENA.