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Afghan students denied US visa to attend robot competition
Middle East
July 10, 2017
Afghan students denied US visa to attend robot competition
Six female students from war-torn Afghanistan who had hoped to participate in an international robotics competition in the US this…
Egypt allows visa on arrival for Arab Maghreb nationals
Egypt
May 2, 2017
Egypt allows visa on arrival for Arab Maghreb nationals
Cairo International Airport began on Monday applying the visa-upon-arrival system on citizens of Arab Maghreb countries and Libyans who reside…
Russia grants 9 Arab countries visa-free entry, excludes Egypt
Egypt
April 18, 2017
Russia grants 9 Arab countries visa-free entry, excludes Egypt
The Russian government released on Monday a list of 18 countries whose citizens have been granted the right to enter…
Visa for Egyptians traveling to Sudan aims to ‘prevent terrorist elements’: Sudanese FM
Egypt
April 11, 2017
Visa for Egyptians traveling to Sudan aims to ‘prevent terrorist elements’: Sudanese FM
Sudan said on Monday that its decision to make Egyptian men aged from 18 to 50 obtain entry visas was…
New measures are applied on Egyptians heading to Sudan
Egypt
April 10, 2017
New measures are applied on Egyptians heading to Sudan
Sources from Cairo Airport said that the passports department started on Sunday applying the new measures on Egyptians travelers to…
Increase in Egypt’s visa fees adjourned to July
Egypt
February 26, 2017
Increase in Egypt’s visa fees adjourned to July
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has decided to postpone the decision to raise the fees for visas to Egypt until July,…
May offers improved visa deal as India, UK launch trade talks
World
November 7, 2016
May offers improved visa deal as India, UK launch trade talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May offered India a possible improved visa deal on Monday, as the two countries kicked off…
Erdogan says Turkey in ‘endgame’ over EU membership
Middle East
October 1, 2016
Erdogan says Turkey in ‘endgame’ over EU membership
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned that Turkey had reached the "end of the game" over its decades-long EU…
Chinese tourist groups to be granted visas on arrival
Egypt
January 4, 2016
Chinese tourist groups to be granted visas on arrival
Egyptian authorities announced it would allow Chinese tourist groups to obtain visas upon arrival at the airport, provided that the…
Egyptian passport ranks 91st in world’s most powerful list
Egypt
October 13, 2015
Egyptian passport ranks 91st in world’s most powerful list
The Egyptian passport has ranked 91st among the most powerful passports in the world in 2015, dropping 12 spots compared…