embassies
Court ruling enables Egyptian expats to vote in elections
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Court ruling enables Egyptian expats to vote in elections
The Egyptian Supreme Administrative Court on Tuesday issued a ruling that would enable Egyptians living abroad to vote in elections…
Amnesty says Syria’s diplomats harass dissidents
World
October 4, 2011
Amnesty says Syria’s diplomats harass dissidents
Syrian diplomats in foreign capitals are mounting campaigns of harassment and threats against expatriate dissidents protesting outside their embassies, Amnesty…
Israeli Embassy staff to return to work from new location in Egypt
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Israeli Embassy staff to return to work from new location in Egypt
Several members of the Israeli diplomatic mission in Cairo will return this week to resume work, having left Egypt following…
Govt dismisses claims of US request to send troops to protect Israeli Embassy
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Govt dismisses claims of US request to send troops to protect Israeli Embassy
Egypt's Foreign Ministry denied reports on Sunday that the US government had requested permission to send two units of special…
Despite green lights from embassies, tourists still avoid Egypt
Life & Style
August 15, 2011
Despite green lights from embassies, tourists still avoid Egypt
According to the guidebook Lonely Planet, the queues outside the Egyptian Museum can be hours long. Just a few steps…
Egypt to cut costs by reducing number of embassies abroad
Egypt
July 24, 2011
Egypt to cut costs by reducing number of embassies abroad
The Egyptian government is planning to cut expenditure by reducing the number of Egyptian diplomatic missions abroad, a cabinet source…
Assad loyalists storm US and French embassies in Syria
World
July 11, 2011
Assad loyalists storm US and French embassies in Syria
Protesters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad briefly broke into the U.S. embassy in Damascus on Monday and security guards…
Stranded Africans on Egypt-Libya border say their embassies gave up on them
Egypt
March 12, 2011
Stranded Africans on Egypt-Libya border say their embassies gave up on them
Around 5000 people are stranded on the Libyan border, hoping to enter Egypt via the Salloum crossing, after their embassies…