evacuation
Third phase of evacuation of Rafah residents to start after Ramadan
Egypt
June 4, 2015
Third phase of evacuation of Rafah residents to start after Ramadan
A number of residents of the North Sinai town of Rafah report they have been notified about the planned third…
Sisi says government to push for more evacuations at Sinai borders
Egypt
November 3, 2014
Sisi says government to push for more evacuations at Sinai borders
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that more evacuations will be carried out at the border areas in the Sinai…
Authorities start evacuating Egyptians from Libya by sea
Egypt
August 8, 2014
Authorities start evacuating Egyptians from Libya by sea
On Friday, Egypt started evacuating Egyptians escaping Libya's infighting by sea, sending the first ship to the Libyan-Tunisian border. Egypt also…
Foreign Ministry advises Egyptians to leave Eastern Ukraine
Egypt
June 5, 2014
Foreign Ministry advises Egyptians to leave Eastern Ukraine
The Foreign Ministry on Thursday advised Egyptian citizens to leave Ukraine, where military hostilities between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists…
Hundreds flee homes as heatwave fans Australia bushfires
World
January 17, 2014
Hundreds flee homes as heatwave fans Australia bushfires
Extreme heat and high winds fanned dozens of bushfires across Australia on Friday, prompting hundreds to flee their homes in some…
US embassy to evacuate more staff from South Sudan
World
January 3, 2014
US embassy to evacuate more staff from South Sudan
The United States evacuated more embassy staff on Friday from South Sudan's capital Juba due to worsening security in the…
Russia steps up Syria evacuation efforts for nationals
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Russia steps up Syria evacuation efforts for nationals
Russia on Tuesday sent two planes to Syria to pick up Russians wanting to leave the conflict-torn country as the…
Airlines halt evacuation of Egyptians in Libya
Egypt
March 15, 2011
Airlines halt evacuation of Egyptians in Libya
Flights evacuating Egyptians from Libya have been stalled for the past 12 hours as no more passengers wishing to return…
False bomb scare creates panic at downtown ministry
Egypt
March 6, 2011
False bomb scare creates panic at downtown ministry
Employees at the Ministry of Social Solidarity in Qasr al-Eini Street panicked this morning when Civil Protection authorities received an…
Egypt sends 39 planes to Tunisia, 24 to Libya to evacuate Egyptians
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Egypt sends 39 planes to Tunisia, 24 to Libya to evacuate Egyptians
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry today said it has sent 39 airplanes to Djerba airport in Tunisia to evacuate Egyptians stuck…