According to Washingtonpost.com, Washington Post’s Ernesto Londono reports that the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, fearing a further security breakdown, ordered the mandatory evacuation of all personnel deemed non-essential. “We will begin departures immediately, with the expectation that all evacuees will have left for the States by this weekend,” embassy employees were told in an e-mail obtained by the Washington Post. Read Article
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As posted on cpj.org, the Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about the security of journalists covering ongoing mass protests in Egypt. One journalist was killed and seven others were injured, including one raped, while covering demonstrations against President Mohamed Morsi over the weekend, according to news reports. Millions of Egyptians took to the […]
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Reuters.com reported that, one person was killed and more than two dozen injured in fighting on Sunday between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in the Nile city of Beni Suef, south of Cairo, security sources said. Read Article
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According to Travel.state.gov, The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Egypt to defer non-essential travel to Egypt at this time due to the continuing possibility of political and social unrest. On June 28, 2013, the Department of State authorized the departure of a limited number of non-emergency employees and […]
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The USA Today reports that a young American in Egypt was killed Friday in Alexandria while photographing clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohammed Morsi. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf identified the victim as Andrew Pochter. Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, says in a statement on its website that Pochter was a 21-year-old student […]
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According to apa.az, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Egypt has warned the Azerbaijani citizens due to the recent political events in this country. The Foreign Ministry told APA that due to the recent political process in Egypt and mass demonstrations planned for June 30, the Azerbaijani citizens have been recommended to be careful and avoid […]
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As reported by Ynetnews.com, The Egyptian authorities have released Saliman Abu Raluim, an Israeli tourist, who was arrested together with his family mid-May after he was caught with 138 bags of a heroin like substance. Read Article
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As reported by Dailynewsegypt.com, five Syrians accused of “terrorising” the EgyptAir flight which made an emergency landing in Glasgow last week are seeking asylum in Scotland, the state-owned news agency Al-Ahram reported on Thursday. The comment was made by EgyptAir’s head of security, Major General Magdi Alwan. Read Article
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According to ahram.org.eg, the US embassy in Cairo issued a security warning on Thursday, urging American citizens in Egypt to avoid protests planned for Friday. The Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups, including the centrist Wasat Party and the ultra-conservative Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya, plan to hold a “million-man” march on Friday in Cairo’s Nasr City to […]
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As reported by Egyptindependent.com, Locust swarms attacked Naema Bay in Sharm al-Sheikh on Wednesday, sweeping through streets, restaurants and bazaars across the thriving tourist hotspot. The Shura Council’s economic committee deputy Abdel Halim al-Gammal has criticized authorities’ tardy reaction in dealing with the pests, which also attacked Saint Catherine and Ras Mohamed and threaten species […]
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