Latest in Tag: Egyptian expats Highlight
Latest in Tag: Egyptian expats

Customs procedures facilitated for pilgrims, Egyptian expats returning from abroad: Finance Minister
All ports will be connected to a unified electronic platform

Expatriate Affairs Minister, Egypt Post discuss facilitating use of postal services by Egyptian expats
The minister said that this meeting comes in implementation of the directives of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to combine government efforts to meet the needs of Egyptians abroad, stressing the importance and role of Egypt Post for all Egyptians.

President Al-Sisi follows up on situation of Egyptian expats in Ukraine
Al-Sisi was briefed on situation of Egyptians who had fled conflict areas

Egypt to offer 1st insurance policy for Egyptian expats early 2022
Omran’s remarks came during a press conference to launch the first optional insurance policy for Egyptians working and residing abroad, under the supervision of the Ministry of Immigration and in cooperation with the FRA.

Minister of Immigration reveals details of 1st insurance policy for Egyptian expats
Personal accident insurance policy will be available to Egyptian expats who have work permits, amounting to EGP 100,000

Government discusses tourism programmes for Egyptian expats
Expats are country’s soft power that can help promote tourism, says Minister El-Anani

Egyptian expats continue voting in parliamentary run-offs
Voting outside Egypt will end on Monday, according to NEA

Egyptian expats to print mail-in ballots for 2nd phase of parliamentary elections run-offs
Country’s diplomatic missions set to receive mail-in ballots over 3-day period until 7 December

Egyptian expats vote in 2nd phase of parliamentary elections
Second stage of elections will start in Egypt on Saturday 7 November

NEA sets up 140 polling stations for Egyptian expats in parliamentary elections
Electoral silence has now been enforced in run-up to first stage of House of Representatives elections

1,710 Egyptian expats repatriated from Kuwait on Thursday
Minister of Manpower Mohamed Saafan has received an urgent report to that effect from the Ministry’s labour representation at the Egyptian Embassy in Kuwait.

UNSMIL requests investigation into abuse of Egyptian expats in Libya
LAAF says it has identified and located perpetrators behind mistreatment incident

Repatriation of Egyptian expats continues as 1,981 return from Kuwait
Exceptional flights carrying Egyptian returnees have flown into Cairo, Alexandria, Assiut, Sohag

Egyptian expats stranded in Oman, Chad to arrive in Marsa Alam
Several special flights arrived in Egypt on Tuesday transporting 921 expats stranded abroad

Egyptian expats, youth, and civil society mobilise against Covid-19
The civil society, along with Egyptian expatriates, have volunteered to join nationwide efforts to fight the pandemic.

Egyptian expats have an appetite for investment in tourism, pharmaceutical, education sectors: Ayman Soliman
Every EGP 1 injected into The Sovereign Fund of Egypt brings 10-fold from investors

Remittances from Egyptian expats hike to $6.7bn in 1Q20: CBE
Moreover, the remittances of Egyptian expats in September hiked about $2.3bn, recording a month-over-month increase of 33.2%, equivalent to $581.2m, compared to about $1.8bn in August. It also recorded a year-over-year increase of 32.8% compared to September 2018, the CBE added.

Remittances from Egyptian expats rose to $4.4bn in July and August: CBE
Remittances of Egyptians working abroad are one of Egypt’s most important foreign exchange resources.

Ministry of Immigration seeks to connect 2nd, 3rd generation of Egyptian expats to their home country: Nabila Makram
The Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs Nabila Makram, said that president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi created a positive image of the Egyptian state, regarding religious tolerance, and rights of Copts, explaining that her ministry seeks to connect with the second or third generations of Egyptian expats. Makram’s statements came during Egypt’s international technology innovation …

Remittances of Egyptian expats reach $23.3bn in 11M18: CBE
Increase of 5.7% in remittances compared to same period in 2017

Palm Hills looks to direct 16-17% of sales to Egyptian expats this year
Company expects to achieve total sales of EGP 12bn by end-2018, says co-CEO

2 June deadline to serve units allocated for Egyptian expats
1,150 units are offered to Egyptian expatriates in Madinaty, Al Rehab, and Dar Misr

Egyptian suspected of being IS member after collision with US nationals’ vehicle in Kuwait
Written notes proving IS affiliation and an explosive belt were found in the Egyptian’s vehicle, says Kuwaiti interior ministry

Egyptian citizen in Saudi Arabia arrested, accused of being IS member
The arrested IS-affiliated group was making plans for terrorist attacks in the kingdom, says Saudi interior ministry

Deteriorated economy forces Egyptians to endure ‘slavery’, maltreatment in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
Some expats criticise discrimination and dwindling rights, consider kafala system a form of slavery

Sinai Development Agency proposes land sales to Egyptians expats
The Sinai Development Agency is considering a plan to sell land in the peninsula to Egyptians living and working abroad.
Second stage of ‘Nation House’ programme for Egyptian expats launched
The programme will sell and distribute some 5,000 plots of land to Egyptian expats

Essam El-Erian addresses Egyptian expats
Prominent figure in Muslim Brotherhood and Freedom and Justice Party, urged Egyptian expats to be good ambassadors to free and democratic Egypt

Egyptians overseas to vote 8-11 December
Registered voters living abroad will begin voting on referendum on Saturday