By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 24, 2024 2:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada says Egypt will soon stop requiring cumbersome visas for Canadian tourists nearly a year after Cairo imposed the measure on Canadian passport holders. Last October, Egypt suspended Canadians’ ability to get a … Read more
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the BRICS+ session on a two-day BRICS foreign ministers summit held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on June 11, 2024. Sefa Karacan | Anadolu | Getty Images Turkey’s request to join the BRICS alliance is a move seen as both strategic and symbolic as the Eurasian country of 85 million … Read more
A ship stranded in the growing salt flats of Lake Urmia in Iran. Hamed | Afp | Getty Images The diminishing availability of water resources across the globe should be considered one of the most pressing environmental security challenges of the century. That’s the view of one military geography and environmental security specialist, who recently … Read more
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi at the Plaza Hotel in New York, Sept. 19, 2016. Dominick Reuter | AFP | Getty Images Democrats on the House Oversight Committee asked former President Donald Trump to show proof that he never received any money from Egypt, following a recent … Read more
Visitors bring their cats in carriers or pet strollers and can take them out only at designated areas. Shanghai: Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, which on Saturday nights allows up to 200 visitors to bring along their own … Read more
Egypt will bid to host the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, with the country’s improving infrastructure and sports facilities key for a successful African bid, said the head of the African national Olympic committees association (ANOCA) on Sunday. The continent has never staged an Olympic Games. Cairo last made an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 … Read more
Israeli authorities say 68 people — sick and injured children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt. The Israeli military body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs, known by its acronym COGAT, said the transport was carried out in co-ordination with officials from the United States, Egypt and … Read more
Israel’s military said Wednesday it seized control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt to cut off smuggling tunnels as it tries to destroy the militant Hamas group in a conflict that is now in its eighth month. The capture of the Philadelphi Corridor could complicate Israel’s relations with Egypt, which has previously … Read more
Africa is blessed with some of the rarest and most beautiful animals in the world — a fact that entices tourists to book safaris year-round. But safaris only scratch the surface of what the continent has to offer. From wine tours to vibrant coastal cities, other experiences await those who are willing to go … Read more
A B.C. couple visiting Egypt recently jumped into action to help two young men in an auto-rickshaw. Bassem Ghabrous and his wife moved to Canada seven years ago so she could complete her PhD at the University of British Columbia. However, they recently returned to Egypt to visit family and Ghabrous’ mom. Just this past … Read more
