Latest in Tag: expat Highlight
Latest in Tag: expat

Kuwaiti citizen arrested for assaulting Egyptian expat
Egyptian expat was slapped over card payment, says Makram

Total of 59,455 expats in Egypt have undergone virus C screening
Move came as part of President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s ‘100 Million Health’ Initiative

Egyptian expats’ remittances historically hike 21.1% to $26.5bn in FY 2018: CBE
A Thursday press statement from the Central Bank of Egypt revealed a historical hike of Egyptian expats’ remittances up to $26.5bn in the fiscal year(FY) of 2018 with a 21.1% increase, compared with FY 2017 which was $21.9bn. Egyptian expats’ remittances recorded $7bn from April to June compared with $6bn during the same period of …

Egyptian expats cast ballots on second day of 2018 presidential election
Al-Sisi, Moussa are only two candidates in presidential race

In Cartoon: Egypt looks to rank in the money from afar

Kuwaiti national given life sentence for murder of Egyptian expat
The incident took place after a dispute over the pricing of a Playstation console

Kuwait’s interior ministry arrests man who assaulted Egyptian expat
The footage was taken over a year ago, and the assailant is not a Kuwaiti national, says Kuwaiti interior ministry

Video of Egyptian assaulted in Kuwait leads to another uproar
The footage shows the Egyptian being stripped naked and assaulted and sparked outrage among the expat community

British Embassy in Cairo re-opens, security issues ‘resolved’
Relations with Egypt rest on “people – not a building”: British Ambassador

Emergency airlift between Egypt and Tunisia ends
Thousands of Egyptians stuck at the Libyan-Tunisian border area have been evacuated

Carter Center concerned over Egypt transition, provides recommendations
The centre deployed an “expert mission” which assessed the political and legal context around the presidential elections, providing recommendations
Misr Al-Qawia challenges Mansour’s amendment to political participation law
Law amended a week ahead of vote on new constitution

So far yet so close
The Egyptian people are connected to their country in a way that supersedes patriotism – it seems to be an intrinsic part of their being. The country encompasses many different groups and their boundaries fluctuate depending on the matter at hand. Differences, be it geographical, social, economical or religious are clearly defined yet fade away in the face of the profound common denominator: being Egyptian. The Egyptians who have made their home abroad are a perfect example.