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World
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Africa
12/14/2021 3:12:37 PM
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo warned EU lawmakers Tuesday that the bloc's drive to deliver Covid booster jabs could hamper inoculations in Africa, as he slammed travel bans over the Omicron variant.
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Egypt
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Politics
12/12/2021 5:17:40 PM
A number of Egyptian MPs teamed up on Sunday to voice their discontent regarding Canada’s decision to ban travel from Egypt and other African countries on 1 December due to concerns over the Omicron variant.
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World
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International
12/11/2021 7:40:24 PM
Washington's top diplomat for Europe and Eurasian affairs will travel to Ukraine and Russia next week for talks about Moscow's build-up of troops, the State Department said Saturday.
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World
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International
12/11/2021 6:02:30 PM
Taiwan has recorded its first case of the omicron variant in a passenger who recently traveled to the southern African country of Eswatini, health officials said Saturday.
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Egypt
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Tourism
12/8/2021 12:49:09 PM
EgyptAir has asked air travellers from Egypt heading to the United States to submit a proof of a negative coronavirus test result that was taken within one day only before departure.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
12/7/2021 10:17:35 PM
A new openness to the outside world led many early 17th-century English travellers to visit Egypt, writes David Tresilian. By the 19th century guidebooks had begun to emerge thanks to the pioneering efforts of early travellers
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World
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Africa
12/6/2021 8:17:58 PM
Travel restrictions imposed on South Africa and other African nations for telling the world about the omicron variant are hypocritical, harsh and not supported by science, South Africa's president said Monday, recalling the phrase used by the U.N. chief, who called such measures ``travel apartheid.''
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World
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Region
12/5/2021 8:26:51 PM
Tunisia recorded its first case of the omicron variant Sunday after health authorities in the North African country said a man traveling in from Turkey tested positive.
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Egypt
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Health
12/4/2021 6:35:33 PM
Switzerland has announced removing the 10-day quarantine requirement for travelers from Egypt, Malawi, the UK, Czech Republic and the Netherlands starting Saturday.
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World
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International
12/3/2021 1:24:52 PM
Measures used to counter the delta variant should remain the foundation for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, even in the face of the new omicron version of the virus, World Health Organization officials said Friday, while acknowledging that the travel restrictions imposed by some countries may buy time.
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Books
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News
12/2/2021 10:13:19 PM
Miroslav Zikmund, a legendary Czech travel writer, has died. He was 102.
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Egypt
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Health
12/1/2021 9:37:58 PM
EgyptAir announced on Wednesday that it is suspending flights to Toronto, the flagship carrier’s only destination for direct flights between Egypt and Canada, starting 2 December and until further notice.
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World
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International
12/1/2021 4:35:34 PM
France said Wednesday it would allow in flights from ten southern African countries from Saturday, but with "drastic" restrictions permitting only French and EU residents to disembark, along with diplomats and flight crews.
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World
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Region
12/1/2021 10:51:30 AM
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he would decide on a weekly basis whether to extend US travel bans on southern Africa, depending what happens with the worrying new Omicron variant of Covid-19.
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Egypt
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Health
12/1/2021 1:52:20 AM
Canada announced on Tuesday that it is barring entry for travellers arriving from Egypt, Malawi and Nigeria, bringing the total to 10 African countries.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
11/30/2021 10:57:40 PM
Egypt is on full alert after the emergence of Omicron, a COVID-19 variant, reports Reem Leila
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Egypt
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Health
11/30/2021 10:00:33 PM
Qatar's Ministry of Health mandated that all Incoming travellers that are non-residents of Qatar must register via a pre-registration website and upload all required documents at least three days before arrival, the Qatari Ministry of Public Health said on Monday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
11/30/2021 9:38:01 PM
Egypt’s new high-speed rail network will reduce travel times while transporting tens of millions of people a year and reducing energy consumption, reports Karima Abdel-Ghani
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World
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Africa
11/29/2021 5:25:13 PM
South Africa on Monday said it was "regrettable... (and) sad" that fellow African nations had joined a rush by wealthy countries to impose travel bans over the new Covid variant.
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World
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Africa
11/28/2021 9:17:40 PM
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday called on countries to "urgently" reverse "scientifically unjustified" travel bans linked to the discovery of the new highly-mutated coronavirus variant Omicron.
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