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Egypt mulls plans to increase accommodation capacity of Cairo airport to 30 million passengers per year

The Egyptian Government is planning to expand by two folds the capacity of the Cairo International Airport to 30 million passengers per year, a cabinet statement issued on Monday January 15 said. Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Abbas presented in a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly the preliminary financial studies for the project which […]

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Russia, UK resume flights to Egypt after brief suspension

Egyptian aviation authorities announced Monday resumption of Russian flights to Cairo after Russian authorities banned flights to Egypt initially for many months. UK is to follow suit. Russian authorities have lifted the ban after the Egyptian authorities have produced security guarantees at Cairo international airport to sooth Russian fears for security lax which according to […]

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Egypt-Libya: Sisi welcomes abducted Ethiopians at Cairo airport

Egyptian President al-Sisi welcomed at the Cairo International Airport on Thursday 27 Ethiopians who had been abducted in Libya and who were freed thanks to Egypt’s intervention. Egypt helped rescue the Ethiopians at the request of Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom. The execution of around 30 Ethiopian Christians by ISIS in Libya last April triggered […]