Egyptian Fishermen

Egyptian embassy in Tunis following up situation of held fishermen

Cairo - Arab Today

The Egyptian Embassy in Tunis is closely following up the situation of a number of Egyptian fishermen held there for illegal fishing in Tunisia's territorial waters. A delegate of the embassy already met with the 16-member crew of the Egyptian fishing boat in Sfax, said a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry on Saturday. The fishermen said they did not resistRead more

Foreign Ministry warns Egyptian fishermen of violating other countries' territorial waters

Cairo - Arab Today

he consular sector of Egypt's Foreign Ministry on Monday warned Egyptian fishermen of violating other countries' territorial waters. In a statement, the ministry said that it recorded many detention cases of Egyptian fishermen over infiltrating Saudi Arabia's territorial waters illegally. The statement urged Egyptians to abide by laws regulating fishing operations, particularly in light of the regional political and securityRead more

Foreign ministry follows up conditions of Egyptian fishermen held in Saudi Arabia

Cairo - Arab Today

The General Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah have been following up the issue of arresting Egyptian fishermen by the Saudi authorities over illicit drug possession and trafficking. Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Egyptian Expatriates Hisham al-Naqib made the remarks, adding that the four nationals were arrested near Saudi coastal city of Al Wajh. They face charges of crossing theRead more

€25,000 paid in compensation to Egyptian fishermen in Greece over work-related injury

Cairo - Arab Today

The Manpower Ministry succeeded through the labor representation office at the Egyptian Embassy in Athens to obtain a final verdict in the lawsuit lodged by Egyptian fisherman Mohamed Ahmed Moussa. The ruling gave a compensation worth 25,000 euros as a result of a work-related injury. The initial ruling in the lawsuit lodged by the Egyptian fisherman, who works on boardRead more

Body of drowned Egyptian fishermen brought home from Sudan

Cairo - Arab Today

The body of an Egyptian fisherman who died after a boat sank off Sudan's waters last week was brought to home on Saturday, a foreign minister assistant said. The body of el Sayed el Sayed Afifi was shipped on board a Port Sudan-Cairo flight at a request of the victim's family, Hisham el Naqib, the assistant foreign minister for consularRead more