Egyptian fishermen
Eritrea releases 97 Egyptian fishermen detained for 100 days
Egypt
April 25, 2021
Eritrea releases 97 Egyptian fishermen detained for 100 days
Eritrean authorities on Sunday released 97 Egyptian fishermen who had been detained due to entering Eritrean territorial waters since January…
Five Egyptian fishermen put on trial by Saudi authorities
Egypt
March 10, 2019
Five Egyptian fishermen put on trial by Saudi authorities
The families of five fishermen from Kafr al-Sheikh appealed for Egyptian authorities to intervene and release the fishermen after they…
Five Egyptian fishermen detained in Iran finally released
Egypt
February 3, 2019
Five Egyptian fishermen detained in Iran finally released
Efforts by the Foreign Ministry to release five Egyptian fishermen detained by the Iranian authorities on charges of illegally…
Turkey detains 5 Egyptian fishermen off Cyprus coast
Egypt
September 23, 2018
Turkey detains 5 Egyptian fishermen off Cyprus coast
Turkish forces on Thursday detained five Egyptian fishermen off Cyprus’ northwestern coast, Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported on Saturday.…
Navy Forces rescue 13 fishermen from drowning
Egypt
November 11, 2017
Navy Forces rescue 13 fishermen from drowning
Navy Forces in Hurghada rescued 13 fishermen from drowning in the early hours of Friday morning. The fishermen were transported…
Thresher shark found dead on Port Said beach
Egypt
November 4, 2017
Thresher shark found dead on Port Said beach
Fishermen in the Mediterranean city of Port Said found a shark about three meters long dead on the beach. The…
Egypt,Tunisia in talks to release fishermen held in Tunisia
Egypt
December 23, 2015
Egypt,Tunisia in talks to release fishermen held in Tunisia
Egypt's Embassy in Tunisia is coordinating with Tunisian authorities to free Egyptian fishermen who were nabbed by coast guard over…
Protests over Egyptian fishermen’s detention in Sudan
Egypt
June 16, 2015
Protests over Egyptian fishermen’s detention in Sudan
Families of the Egyptian fishermen who have been detained in Sudan for the past 69 days staged a demonstration outside…
Sudanese court preliminarily sentences Egyptian fishermen for breaching waters
Egypt
April 23, 2015
Sudanese court preliminarily sentences Egyptian fishermen for breaching waters
A Sudanese court sentenced 29 Egyptian fishermen and sailors to pay a fine of 5,000 Sudanese pounds each or to…
Release of detained 21 Egyptian fishermen delayed until Wednesday
Egypt
February 17, 2015
Release of detained 21 Egyptian fishermen delayed until Wednesday
The release of 21 Egyptian fishermen detained by Libyan authorities has been called off to Wednesday, Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture…