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Egypt instructs expats to evacuate Ukraine via Poland and Romania

Egypt Independent The Egyptian Embassy in Kyiv issued several statements to evacuate the Egyptian community in Ukraine on Friday. “Egyptian citizens living in Kharkov, Eastern, Southern and central Ukrainian cities are obliged to stay in their homes or shelters until a safe exit is negotiated for them”, the Egyptian embassy in …

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Afghan girl from famous cover portrait is evacuated to Italy

Egypt Independent “The National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed ‘Afghan Girl’ has arrived in Italy as part of the West’s evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country”, the Italian government said on Thursday. The office of PM, Mario Draghi, confirmed; “Italy organised the evacuation of Sharbat Gulla after …

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UN evacuates international staff families from Ethiopia

Ahram Online The United Nations will evacuate family members of international staff from war torn Ethiopia, as rebels claim to be advancing closer to the capital on Tuesday. “An internal UN security order asked the organisation to coordinate the evacuation and ensure that all eligible family members of internationally recruited …

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Egyptian mission safely evacuated from Afghanistan

Egypt Independent Embassy officials in Kabul, Al-Azhar delegation and Egyptians living in Afghanistan were safely evacuated and returned home onboard military aircraft on Monday evening, following the Taliban takeover. According to local media reports, “the Egyptian flight landed at the East Cairo military base, after a 9-hour flight”. “Preparations to …

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Clashes involving Western forces erupt amid Kabul airport evacuation chaos

Egypt Independent “Shootings involving Western forces erupted at Kabul airport, Monday, when Afghan guards exchanged fire with unidentified gunmen”, a statement by Germany’s military read. Thousands of Afghan and foreign nationals have thronged the airport for days, hoping to catch a flight out, after Taliban fighters captured Kabul on 15 …

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UN medical team begins transferring Yemeni patients from Sana’a

Ahram Online   Critically ill Yemenis in need of medical care are flown out of rebel-held capital Sana’a on Monday, an airport official said, under a United Nations humanitarian evacuation plan for the war-torn country. The internationally recognised government, backed by a Saudi-led military coalition, has been fighting the Iran-aligned …

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UN plans Aleppo evacuations – if truce holds

by Karam al-Masri The United Nations hopes to carry out the first medical evacuations from Aleppo on Friday, if a “humanitarian pause” in the Syrian army’s Russian-backed assault on the city holds. Despite a drop in violence after the unilateral ceasefire took effect on Thursday, there was little sign civilians …

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