Egypt Today “The Egyptian Ministry of Social Solidarity has launched an initiative dubbed ‘Safe Shore’ valued at £E150 Million to aid Egyptian fishermen”, Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabaj announced on Thursday. The initiative was launched on 27 May in collaboration with the General Authority for Fishery Resources Development (GAFRD). …
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Egypt Independent The Eritrean authorities released 97 Egyptian fishermen on Sunday. The fishermen were detained after entering the Eritrean territorial waters on 12 January. Egyptian Lawyer Sami al-Ghaben confirmed that the “97 fishermen were on three fishing vessels”. The released fishermen include 29 from the city of al-Matareya in Daqahliya …
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Ahram Online Egypt’s Minister of Manpower Mohamed Saafan announced the launch of a National initiative to support 50,000 small-scale fishermen Nationwide. “The fishermen will be covered under the health and social protection umbrella”, a cabinet statement read on Saturday. “The initiative, dubbed ‘Egypt’s Fishermen’, is open to contribution by all …
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Menna Alaa el-Din – Ahram Online “32 Egyptian fishermen, had been detained by Houthi rebels in Yemen, were returned home, after nearly two months in detention for having breached Yemeni waters”, Expatriate Affairs Minister Nabila Makram announced. State television in Cairo showed footage of special flight carrying the fishermen …
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The shipbuilding industry in Alexandria is being threatened with extinction as shipbuilders pursue other professions and in the wake of competition from abroad Sara Mohamed – Al-Ahram Weekly Entering the shipbuilding district in Alexandria, one might be forgiven for thinking of a shipwreck. Planks are everywhere, and there are …
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Ahram Online Foreign ministry said that it has secured the released of five Egyptian fishermen who had been detained by Iran since December for illegally entering the country’s waters. “As part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ keenness on the safety and welfare of Egyptian citizens abroad, the ministry’s …
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Ayat Al-Tawi – Ahram Online Greece has granted citizenship to three migrant fishermen, two Egyptians and an Albanian, who helped rescue dozens of Greeks from sweeping wildfires near Athens last summer, local Greek media reported. At least 90 people were killed in the devastating fires that struck the Greek resort town …
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