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Op-ed review: Al-Sisi’s visit to Russia, travel ban, Khashoggi case
For Al-Akhbar’s Karam Gabr, Al-Sisi’s visit comes amid a series of successful connections with economic powers
Court removes novelist Ahmed Nagy from travel ban list
He was charged with publishing ‘obscene sexual content’
Travel ban, strong dollar seen putting damper on US tourism sector
Trump, racism, and other stuff
International and local media, as well as social networks, circulated the executive order issued by US president Donald Trump which banned people from numerous Muslim-majority countries to enter the US. Many tried to analyse the decision and came up with different results, while no one has bothered to read the decision itself or analyse it …
Trump’s travel ban order raises concerns over global safety
Political science professor Hassan Nafea suggests Egypt and other countries should oppose the order
Trump’s travel ban could ‘impact international cultural exchange’
Trump’s Muslim travel ban plunges airlines into chaos
Human rights lawyer Negad El-Borai barred from travelling
The lawyer was travelling to Jordan to visit his family
TV host Amr Al-Leithy no longer on travel ban list
Al-Leithy found out about the travel ban upon his arrival at the airport, with no prior warrants
CPJ calls on Egyptian authorities to lift travel ban against activist Esraa Abdel Fattah
The activist’s appeal against her travel ban will be heard by an administrative court on 3 January
Lawyer Azza Soliman barred from travelling to Jordan
Two other prominent lawyers, Malek Adly and Ahmed Ragheb, have also been banned from travelling this month
Lawyer Malek Adly barred from travelling
Adly’s name has been placed on a travel ban list following a decision by the investigative judge
Ahmed Shafiq pursues court case to have name removed from ‘wanted’ list
The court set the next hearing date for 15 August
Al-Sisi speaks with British PM on Sharm El-Sheikh travel ban
Egypt has been requesting that British and Russian flights resume after airport security revision
Court to decide on asset freeze of rights workers in foreign funding case on 15 August
Continuing denunciations of state’s crackdown on civil society, human rights advocates
Banning Nazra’s director from travelling is part of an ongoing repression of civil society: HRW
A national security officer attempted to interrogate Mozn Hassan at the airport
Nazra director prevented from travelling by airport security
Mozn Hassan is under investigation in ‘NGO foreign funding’ case
CIHRS head of programmes banned from travel over investigations in ‘NGOs foreign funding’ case
Zarea’ was on his way to Tunisia when he was stopped by airport security
Egypt puts travel ban on CEO of local Democratic Institute
Hossam El-Din Ali was informed of ban at Cairo Airport as he was travelling to US to represent Egypt in international conference to combat corruption
Hossam Bahgat banned from travelling
Journalist was detained previously in November on charges of ‘publishing false news’
Local NGOs condemn recent travel bans against political activists
Frequent, illegal travel bans turn Egyptian borders into mass prison, the joint statement read
Court lifts travel ban on Al-Masry Al-Youm founder
The court’s decision came after three sessions of a case filed by Diab demanding the cancellaion of the general prosecution’s decision to impose a travel ban on him following his arrest in November, state news agency MENA reported.
Egyptian pound devaluation has positive impact on tourism: Colliers official
Creation of Suez Canal is a catalyst to build a new tourism hub, and Ain Sokhna particularly in the immediate future, says Head of Hotels (MENA) at Colliers International
Travel bans on 6 Mubarak-era businessmen lifted by court order
Some already freely move around, despite ongoing trial
Airport officials ban Islamic preacher from leaving country
Earlier Wednesday, the Ministry of Religious Endowments accused Mohamed Jebril of politicising prayers
Egypt bans local rights organisation director from travel
“It is very telling that this should happen on the same day that Al-Sisi and his supporters are also going to Germany,” executive director Mohamed Lotfy said after ban
British, Egyptian civil society figures pen open letters to protest abuse of activists
A letter in The Guardian follows a joint statement by top Egyptian NGOs protesting travel bans on civil society leaders
Activist Asmaa Mahfouz banned from travelling
Mahfouz was kept for three hours inside the criminal investigation office at the airport until investigations could determine whether there were other lawsuits against her.
Germany advises against travel to all of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
Reuters – Germany’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it strongly advised against travel to all regions of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Previously the ministry had made a warning against travel in the north of the Sinai peninsula and the Egyptian-Israeli border area as well as the resort of Taba. The ministry said it advised travellers on the ground to contact their travel …
China downgrades travel warning
Decision expected to positively affect tourism, says foreign ministry spokesman