Category - Middle East

CAIRO: Egyptian navigation sources in the Cairo International Airport announced Thursday the stoppage of air traffic between Egypt and Libya completely due to an air traffic controllers strike in Libya, Youm7 reported. Air traffic controllers are on strike in protest to the Thursday bombing of Tripoli Airport. Airport sources told Youm7 the air traffic stopped […]

IRAN – Tehran – Iranian airports in the Tehran province will stop all local and international flights on June 4, due to 25th death anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. There are eight airports functioning in Tehran province, and all of them will be closed on June 4, […]

On May 20, 2014, several official U.S. Government personnel driving west from the Jordan-Iraq border area were chased by unknown assailants believed to be part of a criminal gang. The American personnel escaped safely. Based on this incident, the U.S. Embassy has, in coordination with Jordanian law enforcement authorities, added security precautions for official travel […]

With the exception of official flights and emergency cases, inbound and outbound flights from Rafik Hariri International Airport will be suspended for two hours starting Tuesday at 10 a.m. due to a strike by air traffic controllers. Air traffic controllers are demanding a wage hike as the government discusses an increase in the salaries of […]

EGYPT – UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: Countrywide – UK citizens advised that a referendum on a new constitution will take place on Jan. 14 and 15. Protests are likely. Take particular care in the vicinity of polling stations and government buildings, and to avoid all demonstrations and large gatherings. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt

December 18, 2013 The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the risks of travelling to Egypt due to the continuing political and social unrest. This Travel Alert supersedes the Travel Warning issued on November 6, 2013, and will expire on March 16, 2014. Based on an assessment of the security situation in Egypt, […]