Egyptian expatriates
Govt mulls expat vote in upcoming elections
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Govt mulls expat vote in upcoming elections
The government is considering allowing Egyptian expatriates to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has said.…
Italy deports 54 Egyptians, including illegal immigrants
Egypt
August 1, 2011
Italy deports 54 Egyptians, including illegal immigrants
Fifty-four Egyptians arrived in Cairo Airport on Monday after being deported by Italian authorities in Rome. They were arrested…
Minister: Expat voting rights present logistical obstacles
Egypt
June 24, 2011
Minister: Expat voting rights present logistical obstacles
Communications and Information Technology Minister Maged Othman said granting Egyptian expatriates the right to vote in upcoming parliamentary elections presents…
Egypt’s foreign ministry: Egyptians in Yemen are fine
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Egypt’s foreign ministry: Egyptians in Yemen are fine
Ambassador Mohamed Abdel Hakam, assistant foreign minister for consular affairs, immigration, Egyptian expatriates and refugees, said that Egypt's embassy in…
Govt eyes consuls as potential supervisors for expat votes
Egypt
May 23, 2011
Govt eyes consuls as potential supervisors for expat votes
Egypt's communication minister on Monday said the government is considering granting consuls abroad the authority to oversee voting by Egyptian…
Libyan refugees arriving in Egypt surpass 122,000
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Libyan refugees arriving in Egypt surpass 122,000
Around 122,000 Libyans fleeing the violence shaking their country have arrived in Egypt to date, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.…
Supreme Armed Forces Council denies enfranchising military, police and Egyptian expats
Egypt
May 6, 2011
Supreme Armed Forces Council denies enfranchising military, police and Egyptian expats
General Mamdouh Shahin, member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, denied the endorsement of amendments to a political…
IOM evacuates 1,200 stranded migrants from Libya’s Misrata
World
April 16, 2011
IOM evacuates 1,200 stranded migrants from Libya’s Misrata
About 1,200 migrants stranded in besieged Misrata have been evacuated, and are on the way to eastern Libya's Benghazi, the International Organisation…
Egyptian expats welcome efforts to grant them voting rights
Egypt
April 12, 2011
Egyptian expats welcome efforts to grant them voting rights
Expatriate Egyptians in the US welcomed news on Monday that a ministerial committee has agreed to grant them the right…
119,000 Egyptian expatriates return from strife-torn Libya
Egypt
March 3, 2011
119,000 Egyptian expatriates return from strife-torn Libya
Some 119,000 Egyptian nationals working in Libya have returned to Egypt on 352 EgyptAir flights since violence erupted in the…