Tag: Egypt
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Egypt, EU launch new phase of strategic partnership: Foreign ministry
The Egyptian foreign minister’s visit to Brussels has launched a new phase of strategic partnership between Egypt and the European Union, paving the way for an EU-Egypt association agreement in the upcoming period, the ministry said on Tuesday. The agreement — which has been under negotiation since February 2016 — would frame the country’s relationship…
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Dahab’s Underwater Museum: a Kiss of Life to the Red Sea Ecosystem
When the IDive Tribe started an underwater museum in Sinai’s Dahab four years ago, people thought they were insane. Now, the team of divers is planning their second museum in Hurghada. February witnessed the latest addition to the museum: a statue to honor the Egyptian diver and holder of the world record of the deepest…
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Toward a Judging Free Society: Human Library Comes To Egypt
There is a library in Denmark where people replace books, and conversations replace silent reading, ones that shatter societal stereotyping and prejudices. This unique experience is now coming to Cairo. Human Library Egypt is holding a one day event at Sheraton district on Friday, with five “books” discussing drug addiction, refugees, special needs, the first single lady adopting a…
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Egypt Plans to Implement ‘Electronic Visa Application System’ to Attract More Tourists
In a step that aims to facilitate visa procedures to tourists, Egypt’s Interior Minister Magdy Abdel-Ghaffar met with Telecommunication Minister Yasser Al-Qady to discuss the development of a new system that will allow issuance of electronic visas. The step is expected to positively affect the tourism sector and the rate of incoming tourists to Egypt,…