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The following information was issued by the UK FCO today:
There were a number of explosions in Cairo on 25 June, including at some Metro stations. There are reports of injuries. Metro services were...
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Just had an email from the Embassy about the bombings and also a warning that it is increasingly difficult to cash travellers cheques here in Egypt. Do people still use them.
Press release
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Egypt
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العربية
From:Foreign & Commonwealth OfficeHistory:Published 23 June 2014 Part of:Foreign affairs
Mr John Casson CMG has been...
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Blimey the last one didn't last long, and seemed a very nice man too, we are having more Ambassadors than the Egyptians are Presidents.
Clocks will go back one hour during Ramadan, a cabinet spokesperson announced via Facebook on Friday.
The time change, which reduces daylight hours, will last from 27 June until 1 August.
In April...
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As I think it was observed at the time, the majority of the people are governed by the daylight and the timing of the morning and evening prayers. It does not matter what time it is but when the sun...
Egyptian Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has ordered a new department formed to combat crimes of violence against women in collaboration with the ministry's department of human rights, a security...
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And I think that it will be a long, hard and bitter battle to win.
''So Mr. Ahmed, you have been seen to constantly beat your wife within an inch of her life.''
Security forces will be removing from vehicles the widespread sticker asking onlookers “Have you praised the Prophet (Mohamed) today,” among other religious slogans, Deputy Interior Minister for...
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And if it is a sticker on the window that can not be removed in one piece will the policeman be arrested for ripping up the word of allah?
Not with a lower case 'a' (assuming that Arabic his the...
Thinking of going to Hurgada for a bit and looked on Travel Republic at some hotels last night. I made a list of those I am interested in then checked them on Trip Advisor, everyone commented on the...
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Stayed at the Giesum for one night in December, was ok for just one night wouldn't have liked to spend more than a night there.
Stayed at a few hotels in hurghada and although there are a few nice...
The interior ministry has launched a concerted campaign to remove unauthorised street vendors and their stalls from the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities.
The governor of Cairo, Galal Said,...
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I too have been told about Mrs CE she was described as a lovely lady and having seen her briefly just once would like to know where she puts all that food they get through. Fatty she is not :mrgreen:
Hello, im pricing up my possible October trip to Egypt and have found my usual hotel - Hilton Ramses is too expensive this time of year so im looking for an alternative in the downtown area that is...
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I always was been on budget so i can suggest only cheap accomodations.
I did like Garden City House - 6-8 min. walk distance from Cairo Museum. I forgot their rates, i visited Cairo last 6-7 years...
Egypt's ministries have agreed on the final version of a draft law protecting the country's arable lands against violation, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday.
Following a meeting between the...
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Your correct Brian, they razed some 3 months ago, but they are all rebuilt now.
I have read that the new president has promised the following:
He has pledged to build 26 new tourist resorts, eight new airports and 22 industrial cities - in addition to solving chronic problems...
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No different to the UK then, people were promised a vote on Europe, it never transpired, instead we got a vote on something not many are interested in, Scottish Independence, are we really...
Egypt's currency black market under threat as confidence rises.
Egypt's currency black market is under threat from two directions, as aid from wealthy Gulf states promises to ease a dollar shortage...
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Let's hope the trend continues and the pound get's stronger, more confidence will mean more investment, and may help Egypt restore it's tourism income as people see the country settling down with...
Egypt's Meteorological Authority said temperatures across the country are forecasted to drop as of Thursday, bringing relief from the current two-day heat wave.
Egypt police officials say planned surveillance program is constitutional.
Critics argue that a ministerial request for an online tracking programme will lead to spying on citizens and overly-broad...
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Never sacrifice Freedom for security,and in the end, you will loose both..
However, if one really thinks about the feasibility of this program, then in reality, its like trying to clear the Sahara of...
Although results will be confirmed next week, it is certain that ex-army chief has defeated rival Hamdeen Sabahi.
Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is Egypt's new president after securing a landslide victory of...
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One has simply got to love this forum, it's amazing how a thread about a newly elected president for Egypt, becomes an auction for a bottle of scotch. :up :lol: :lol:
Egyptians took to the polls on Monday – the first day of a presidential election many expect will bring former military chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to the helm of power in Egypt.
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