Salloum crossing
612 passengers, 101 trucks cross through Salloum: Interior Ministry
Egypt
January 5, 2016
612 passengers, 101 trucks cross through Salloum: Interior Ministry
The Interior Ministry announced in a statement Tuesday morning that 612 passengers, including 229 Egyptians and 383 Libyans, crossed through…
399 Egyptians return home from Libya via Salloum crossing
Egypt
September 26, 2015
399 Egyptians return home from Libya via Salloum crossing
As many as 399 Egyptians returned home from Libya via the Salloum crossing within the past 24 hours, said Security…
187 Egyptians return from Libya in 24 hours
Egypt
July 28, 2015
187 Egyptians return from Libya in 24 hours
187 Egyptian citizens have been able to travel back to Egypt safely via the Salloum border crossing with Libya since…
Egypt, Libya consider reopening Salloum crossing
Egypt
April 1, 2015
Egypt, Libya consider reopening Salloum crossing
A delegation of Libyan security officials discussed yesterday with Governor of Matrouh, Major General Alaa Abu Zeid, the reopening of the…
Official: Over 30,000 Egyptians returned from Libya through Salloum
Egypt
March 11, 2015
Official: Over 30,000 Egyptians returned from Libya through Salloum
The total number of Egyptian returnees from Libya through Salloum Crossing reached 30,455 people, said head of Matruh Security Directorate…
New decree tightens army’s grip on border city with Libya
Egypt
February 26, 2015
New decree tightens army’s grip on border city with Libya
The Egyptian Cabinet issued an appendix to an earlier decree on Wednesday, with regards to the country’s political borders and tightening…
Recession hits Salloum City following Egypt-Libya border closure
Egypt
February 18, 2015
Recession hits Salloum City following Egypt-Libya border closure
Since the closing of the Salloum Crossing between Egypt and Libya, Salloum City has nearly become a ghost town. Citizens…
Egypt warns drivers of going further than Libya’s Tubruq
Egypt
September 4, 2014
Egypt warns drivers of going further than Libya’s Tubruq
The Foreign Ministry called in a statement Thursday on Egyptian truck drivers who cross into Libya through Salloum Crossing to…
Egyptians protest at Libyan border over new visa rules
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Egyptians protest at Libyan border over new visa rules
Residents of the western cities of Salloum and Sidi Barrani blocked the highway leading to Libya in protest against new…
Security foil smuggling attempt at western border
Egypt
December 24, 2012
Security foil smuggling attempt at western border
Security patrols on Egypt's western borders on Monday foiled an attempt to smuggle large quantities of narcotics and ammunition near…