Egyptian workers
18 Egyptian workers injured, 1 Ethiopian killed in Mecca construction accident
Egypt
August 26, 2016
18 Egyptian workers injured, 1 Ethiopian killed in Mecca construction accident
Eighteen Egyptian construction workers were injured in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday when the foundations of a building under construction collapsed,…
Two Egyptian workers injured in mortar attack on industrial zone in Benghazi
Egypt
December 9, 2015
Two Egyptian workers injured in mortar attack on industrial zone in Benghazi
Two Egyptian workers were injured after a mortar shell fell on the industrial zone in Benghazi, eastern Libya. Alaa Khalifa Ahmed…
Smoke inhalation kills one Egyptian worker, injures other in Jordan
Egypt
December 7, 2015
Smoke inhalation kills one Egyptian worker, injures other in Jordan
An Egyptian worker died and another was wounded on Monday after inhaling smoke from firewood they were burning in their…
Jordan gives Egyptian workers overstaying visas chance to legalize status quo
Egypt
August 29, 2015
Jordan gives Egyptian workers overstaying visas chance to legalize status quo
Egypt's Manpower Minister Nahed Ashri on Friday said she received a letter from her Jordanian counterpart Nidal Qatamin, stating that…
Libyan military frees 3 Egyptian workers held by militants
Egypt
March 29, 2015
Libyan military frees 3 Egyptian workers held by militants
Soldiers belonging to the Libyan military managed to free three Egyptian workers who were held by armed groups in the…
Jordanian official: Egyptians face deportation for breaking residency laws
Egypt
January 1, 2014
Jordanian official: Egyptians face deportation for breaking residency laws
Ibrahim al-Seoudy of the Jordanian Labor Ministry said on Wednesday that the deadline for foreign laborers working in Jordan to…
Manpower Ministry blacklists some Saudi and Libyan companies
Egypt
December 13, 2012
Manpower Ministry blacklists some Saudi and Libyan companies
The Manpower and Immigration Ministry has ordered local companies to stop contracting with Libyan construction and maintenance company Wadaq as…
Egyptian workers in Jordan protest ‘security crackdown’
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Egyptian workers in Jordan protest ‘security crackdown’
Dozens of Egyptian workers in Jordan protested what they described as a security clampdown on them in front of the…
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…
Iraq to begin payment of ‘yellow remittances’ in July
Business
May 30, 2011
Iraq to begin payment of ‘yellow remittances’ in July
Iraq in July will begin paying its "yellow remittances," money owed by Iraq to Egyptian workers who fled the country…