Pilgrims
Egyptian Hajj pilgrims stranded for hours due to bus delay
Egypt
November 7, 2011
Egyptian Hajj pilgrims stranded for hours due to bus delay
Most Egyptian pilgrims performing the Hajj this year were stranded until midnight Saturday at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia when…
Rafah terminal reopened after the weekend
Egypt
October 29, 2011
Rafah terminal reopened after the weekend
The Rafah border crossing, between Egypt and Gaza, reopened on Saturday following its weekend closure.
Two Egyptian Hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
Egypt
October 27, 2011
Two Egyptian Hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
Egyptian Hajj mission head Major General Salah Hashem announced Thursday that two Egyptians died in Saudi Arabia while making their…
Egypt, Saudi Arabia approve additional Hajj flights
Egypt
October 20, 2011
Egypt, Saudi Arabia approve additional Hajj flights
A settlement has been reached over the shortage in flights for Egyptian Hajj pilgrims this year, an official at the…
Egyptian protesters demand expulsion of Saudi ambassador
Egypt
September 4, 2011
Egyptian protesters demand expulsion of Saudi ambassador
Hundreds of Egyptians gathered at the Saudi eEmbassy in Cairo on Sunday to protest what they claimed to be the…
Egyptian pilgrims protest mistreatment by Saudi Airlines
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Egyptian pilgrims protest mistreatment by Saudi Airlines
Egyptian Umra pilgrims protested at Cairo international Airport on Sunday over their mistreatment by Saudi Arabian Airlines staff at Jeddah…
Tourism ministry intervenes to resolve pilgrims’ visas problem
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Tourism ministry intervenes to resolve pilgrims’ visas problem
The tourism ministry “has intervened to resolve the problem of a halt to visa issuing for more than 35,000 pilgrims”…
Outer Cape Cod: A travel gem hidden in plain sight
Life & Style
August 1, 2011
Outer Cape Cod: A travel gem hidden in plain sight
Cape Cod off the Massachusetts coast has been a travel destination for as long as America has existed. Way back…
Libya imprisons Egyptian fisherman, Saudi Arabia deports pilgrims
Egypt
December 16, 2010
Libya imprisons Egyptian fisherman, Saudi Arabia deports pilgrims
A Libyan court has sentenced 21 Egyptian fisherman with 3 months imprisonment after they illegally entered Libyan waters in October,…
850 Egyptian pilgrims stranded in Jordan
Egypt
May 11, 2010
850 Egyptian pilgrims stranded in Jordan
A government source has reported that over 850 Egyptian pilgrims are stranded on the border between Saudi Arabia and Jordan,…