A translation of a moving letter from Syrian director Joud Said, who couldn't get an Egyptian visa, and reflection on representing "reality" in Arab film.
After being held for 11 days without charges, six Syrian cousins, aged between 14 and 22, were forced to leave Egypt where they had arrived a month earlier from war-torn…
The Egyptian passport has dropped on a scale of global visa restrictions in the last decade, making it more difficult for holders…
The new visa regulation announced earlier this month, which would have travelers obtain tourist visas from their home countries prior to arrival…
Tourist arrivals continued to decline in January, dropping to 667,500 from 781,602 in December, according to state statistics agency CAPMAS. Meanwhile, confusion…
Individual tourists will be required to apply for a visa prior to travelling to Egypt starting in May, according to new regulations announced…
Thirty-one Palestinians who arrived at Cairo Airport have been deported to Gaza, the state news agency MENA reported today. A representative of…
As human rights groups slam reports that refugees fleeing war-torn Syria are being turned away at Egypt's border, the government said on Monday…
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