Egypt
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Monday, 21 Nov 2011 | Views [1036] | Comments [1]
Tension is rising once again in certain Arab nations as state authorities continue with, or re-new, clashes with pro-democracy protesters. Here is the latest information on trouble spots. You are advised to exercise caution while ... Read more >
Tags: bahrain, egypt, middle east, syria, travel-alert, unrest, uprising
Monday, 16 May 2011 | Views [1022]
Perhaps the most
dangerous part of Egypt is where it begins and ends – the border. Egypt is
known throughout the Arab world for its military presence; this is how it’s
maintained its authority in the region. The first thing you'll notice at ... Read more >
Tags: africa, egypt, travel-legal, travel-tips
Friday, 13 May 2011 | Views [1640]
Egypt and the
entire Arab world have been hotbeds of civil unrest since the revolt in Tunisia
in early 2011.
Many of us
watched as ‘people power’ caused the overthrow of President Mubarak in February
2011. But after that, Egypt disappeared ... Read more >
Tags: crime, egypt, middle east, travel-safety
Wednesday, 20 Apr 2011 | Views [6359] | Comments [1]
For several months now, countries in North Africa and The Middle East have been hit by revolution fever - with gutsy mass protests and sustained political demonstrations toppling regimes and causing chaos. The historical ousting of Egyptian President ... Read more >
Tags: bahrain, egypt, jordan, libya, libya, morocco, travel-alert, tunisia, yemen
Saturday, 16 Apr 2011 | Views [584]
When travelling to
any foreign country, especially if you're a woman travelling alone, you should
be aware of the potential for violent crime and sexual assault. It is always
better to be more careful than less, especially when the culture is so
different.... Read more >
Tags: africa, egypt, middle east, travel-safety-tips, travel-women, women
Sunday, 3 Apr 2011 | Views [866]
If you're not
a diver, you probably don't know that the Red Sea is one of the premier
locations in the world for diving, water sports and all things both fun and
aquatic. If you do know this fact about Egypt and if, in fact the diving is one
of ... Read more >
Tags: africa, egypt, sharks, travel-health, water
Wednesday, 16 Mar 2011 | Views [361]
With all the
worries about terrorism, tribal strife and civil government upheaval, many travellers
in Egypt forget to think about simple things like how they're going to get from
one place to another.
This is
especially an issue if budget-... Read more >
Tags: africa, bus, egypt, travel-tips
Thursday, 17 Feb 2011 | Views [1293] | Video
Mo Soliman, the winner of our 2010 travel documentary scholarship is Egyptian and lives in Cairo. After many attempts over the tumultuous 18 day democracy protests we finally made contact with him. He's safe and well. He tells us he'd had been out ... Read more >
Tags: africa, egypt, mid east, travel-safety-tip
Saturday, 12 Feb 2011 | Views [1013]
After 18 days of protest by hundreds of thousands of Egyptians demanding reform and democracy, President Hosni Mubarak has resigned and handed power to the military. The decision announced by his recently-appointed vice president in a short statement.... Read more >
Tags: africa, egypt, middle east, travel-alert
Friday, 11 Feb 2011 | Views [1350]
After several days of relative calm, Egypt
stands on the brink once again after a major disappointment for the democracy
movement.
Hundreds of thousands poured into Tahrir
Square during February 10th as word spread Mr Mubarak was about to appear ... Read more >
Tags: africa, egypt, mid east, travel-alert
Monday, 7 Feb 2011 | Views [1021]
An uneasy calm has descended on Egypt following the weekend's mass protests. The Mubarak government has offered more concessions and begun talks with opposition groups, but democracy demonstrators still say they want the President (and his cronies) ... Read more >
Tags: africa, egypt, mid east, travel-alert
Friday, 4 Feb 2011 | Views [886]
A second night of battles between pro and anti government groups has wracked Cairo's Tahrir Square, with the death toll in the most recent clashes rising to 13. More than 300 people have been killed since the uprising began last week. Pro-Mubarak ... Read more >
Tags: egypt, travel-safety-tips
Thursday, 3 Feb 2011 | Views [2162]
In recent days we have seen one of the largest civil revolutions of the 21st Century – The Egyptian protests against the Mubarak government.
The initial protests, which were far from peaceful, have seen over 100 people killed, and hundreds injured.... Read more >
Tags: cairo, egypt, egypt protest, travel-tips, world nomads
Thursday, 3 Feb 2011 | Views [819]
There is a battle going on for control of Cairo, and Egypt. Around 4:00am Thursday February 3rd, after a day of clashes in which democracy demonstrators and pro-Mubarak groups threw rocks and petrol bombs at each other, gunfire began sounding across ... Read more >
Tags: africa, egypt, mid east, travel-safety-tips
Thursday, 3 Feb 2011 | Views [974]
Hopes for a (relatively) peaceful transition to democracy are fading.
3 people have been killed and over 1500 injured in a day of clashes (Feb 2nd/3rd) between
democracy demonstrators and pro-Mubarak groups. Over 300 people have died since
protests ... Read more >
Tags: africa, egypt, mid east, travel-safety-tips
Wednesday, 2 Feb 2011 | Views [743]
The Australian government released details of its plans to evacuate its citizens from Egypt at 5:15pm on February 2nd. The plan includes flights from Cairo and Alexandria. This is the text of the Travel Bulletin from the Department of Foreign Affairs ... Read more >
Tags: egypt, travel-safety-tips
Wednesday, 2 Feb 2011 | Views [775]
The situation in Egypt remains volatile and
extremely dangerous to foreign visitors. Almost all governments have advised
their citizens to leave when it is safe and practicable to do so.
It is wise to heed that advice. However,
Cairo airport ... Read more >
Tags: egypt, travel-safety-tips
Monday, 31 Jan 2011 | Views [1976]
Several foreign governments are arranging charter flights to evacuate their citizens stranded in Cairo due to the civil unrest. Countries to announce special flights to rescue their citizens include Australia, Canada, Israel, Thailand, Turkey, and ... Read more >
Tags: egypt, travel-alert
Monday, 31 Jan 2011 | Views [1273]
The civil unrest in Egypt is a complicated matter – and it looks like it’s not going to get easier to understand any time soon.
We have collated some of the best sources of news, social media and video around and put it into a simple list - hopefully ... Read more >
Tags: censorship, egypt, egypt protests, jan25, travel-safety-tips, twitter
Monday, 31 Jan 2011 | Views [1509]
If
you find yourself in a situation where you are close to a protest, do
everything you can to get away from the activity, or at the very worst, simply
stay still and stay calm. Police react to those who are active and causing a
disturbance. If ... Read more >
Tags: algeria, egypt, jordan, morocco, syria, travel-safety-tips, tunisia, yemen
Sunday, 30 Jan 2011 | Views [2573] | Comments [4]
As protests continue to wrack Egypt’s major cities, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs has issued a
“Do Not Travel” alert to its citizens.
Australia is the first major nation to
issue the ultimate travel warning, the UK and USA are continuing ... Read more >
Tags: civil unrest, egypt, travel-alert
Sunday, 30 Jan 2011 | Views [4934] | Video
Thousands of protesters have gathered in the major cities of Egypt to take part in what is now known as the ‘Day Of Anger’ – an uprising against president Hosni Mubarak. Egyptians frustrated with high levels of corruption, police brutality, poor ... Read more >
Tags: egypt, egypt protests, hosni mubarak, protests, travel-alert, tunisia protests
Monday, 21 Sep 2009 | Views [10562] | Comments [6]
Sphinx and Pyramids. Courtesy of Flickr.com, by [Mrs Logic]. So
you’ve booked your trip to Egypt – land of The Nile, pyramids and Cleopatra (to
name a few)! You’ve checked the weather reports, gotten the local currency, ... Read more >
Tags: 5 things, egypt, mid east, nile, pyramids, travel-safety
