The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to Egypt and U.S. citizens living in Egypt to depart at this time because of the continuing political and social unrest. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning issued on July 3, 2013. On August 14, the Government of Egypt declared a State of Emergency that includes a curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. in select governates, including Cairo and Alexandria. The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens who choose to remain in Egypt to comply with local regulations and follow local media for updates applicable to your specific location. Full Warning
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According to a report by Travelmole, the travel industry website, guests at the Iberotel Aquamarine in Hurghada have been warned not to leave the property, as reported by telegraph.co.uk. One TripAdvisor user, who is currently staying at the hotel, published an update on the website’s forum this morning, claiming that letters had been posted through […]
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As reported by Foxnews.com, a cameraman for British broadcaster Sky News and a Dubai-based newspaper reporter were killed during violence in Egypt Wednesday, their employers said. Sky said Mick Deane, 61, was shot and wounded while covering the violent breakup of protest camps in the capital, Cairo. It said he was treated for his injuries […]
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Arabtimesonline.com, two unknown individuals, pretending to be securitymen, assaulted an Egyptian security guard of a building in Jabriya area, tied him up and robbed KD 820 from his room. According to security sources, the victim was sitting in the building lounge when two individuals in casual attire approached him and claimed that they were securitymen. […]
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As reported by AFP.com, two Czech tourists, a mother and daughter were found dead in the resort of Hurghada on the Red Sea in Egypt, announced Tuesday in Prague the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read Article
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Al Jazeera reports that scores of supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi have been killed in clashes with security forces in the capital, Cairo, after a night of mass protests. The exact death toll from Saturday’s violence was not immediately clear, but Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel Hamid, reporting from Cairo, says the health ministry […]
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Reuters reports that a relative of Zersenay Tadese, Eritrea’s first-ever Olympic medallist, is being held captive in Egypt’s Sinai by traffickers who are seeking a $44,000 ransom, the athlete said via Twitter on Saturday. Since 2009, human traffickers have snatched thousands of Eritrean refugees from camps in eastern Sudan for ransom, sexual exploitation, forced marriage […]
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our Turkish journalists who had earlier been taken into custody in Egypt, where days ago the military toppled the nation’s first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, in a coup d’état, were released on Tuesday. Star TV News Coordinator Nazlı Öztarhan said on her Twitter feed earlier on Tuesday that Star TV reporter Murat Uslu and […]
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According to telegraph.co.uk, Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s Middle East editor, has been wounded while covering the uprisings in Cairo. The veteran reporter was photographed by his colleagues having a bandage tied around his head, with blood on his face. He tweeted after the attack: “Thanks for the messages. I’ve been hit by a couple of […]
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According to The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to Egypt and U.S. citizens living in Egypt to depart at this time because of the continuing political and social unrest. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning issued on June 28, 2013. On July 3, 2013, the Department of State ordered […]
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