Egyptians Abroad
Egypt’s National Elections Authority [NEA] announced the completion of the voting phase for Egyptians abroad in the 2024 presidential elections.
Meanwhile, the second day of voting in the presidential elections abroad continues in many countries until 9 PM according to each country’s local time.
The National Elections Authority (NEA) said in a Saturday press conference that all notices from embassies around the world have been answered.
Egyptian expats worldwide are choosing their leader for the next six years. Embassies and consulates in most of the world countries are open for voters in the 2024 Presidential Elections to express their will.
The National Elections Authority (NEA) decided on Tuesday that Egyptians abroad will cast their votes in person in the December presidential elections.
Ambassador Suha Gendy, Minister of Immigration, said that this edition is the largest in number of attendees compared to all the previous three editions of the conference, which reflects the ministry’s efforts reaching them in all countries of the world.
It approved a draft law establishing the Supreme Council for the Automotive Industry and the Environmentally Friendly Automobile Industry Fund, and car import facility grants to Egyptians abroad.
“Egypt Can” conferences by the Ministry of Immigration has resulted in a Monday protocol signed by the Ministry of Military Production and an Australian company that recycles banana tree waste into paper, fertilizers, and textiles.
Remittances of Egyptians abroad increased by 73 percent in 2015-2021, with an unprecedented amount of $31.5 billion in 2021 alone, according to a Sunday report by the Information and Decision Support Center.
Egyptian doctors who reside abroad will be able to participate in the medical aspects of Haya Karima initiative during their visits to the country.
Egyptian-American Mary Alexander-Basta, mayor of Bolingbrook, Illinois, has told Egypt Today that the was “raised the Egyptian.”
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has approved a resolution to recognize July of every year as the Egyptian Heritage Month in the province.
A fundraiser will be launched to collect donations from Egyptians in the U.S. and Canada on Sept. 25 as part of integrating Egyptians abroad in Egypt’s sustainable development 2030.
The application reinforces the “Speak Arabic” initiative that was launched in October 2020, with the aim of linking Egyptians abroad to their motherland.
“Speak Arabic” initiative has garnered 174 million views and shares on social media platforms.
The meeting was attended by both Egyptians in the country, and nationals living abroad.
Egypt’s Ministry of Immigration organized a tour for a delegation of young Egyptian students in Ukraine, to visit the city of Al-Galala, as part of the “Young Learners Abroad” Initiative.
Eight parliamentary seats are reserved for Egyptians abroad, and the Immigration Ministry is campaigning to advise Egyptian communities about candidacy and voting, Minister Nabila Makram has said.
The National Election Authority has answered the 12 most common questions from Egyptians abroad regarding their vote in the 2020 Senate election. Below is the Q&A.
A total of 140 Egyptians stranded in Sudan returned home aboard an AirCairo flight Wednesday in another wave flying the expats from the southern neighbor.
