Egypt’s Ministry of Labor forms monitoring committee to support Egyptian workers in Arab region amid ongoing US-Israeli-Iranian military escalation

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 - 03:44 GMT

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimates that the number of Egyptians living abroad reached 11.08 million in 2022, Youm7 reported on March 30, 2025. According to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), the Arab region hosts 7.09 million Egyptian migrants, accounting for 62% of the total number of Egyptians residing abroad, the newspaper added.

EgyptAir suspends flights to 13 Middle Eastern destinations due to US-Israeli-Iranian military escalation

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 - 01:22 GMT

In a statement, EgyptAir announced the suspension of its flights from Cairo to the following destinations: Kuwait, Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Qassim, Dammam, Erbil, Baghdad, Amman, Beirut, and Muscat, until further notice.