DUBAI: Twenty-three special flights carrying 3,346 Egyptians have arrived in Cairo as part of the country’s efforts to repatriate stranded nationals amid the coronavirus outbreak, as reported by local daily Ahram Online.
The flights came from several destinations in Europe, including London and Frankfurt, as well as from Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Kuwait.
The repatriated Egyptians were required to self-quarantine at their homes for two weeks – instead of an earlier policy of isolating returnees in repurposed hotels and dormitories.
Egypt’s repatriation mission has returned 12,000 nationals since international travel was banned in March because of the outbreak.
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More than 3,000 repatriated Egyptians arrive in Cairo
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More than 3,000 repatriated Egyptians arrive in Cairo
- The repatriated Egyptians were required to self-quarantine at their homes for two weeks
- Egypt’s repatriation mission has returned 12,000 nationals since international travel was banned in March because of the outbreak
Iran security chief says US, Israel seeking ‘disintegration of Iran’
- “Their issue was... the fundamental disintegration of Iran,” said Larijani
- He said the US was seeking to replicate in Iran a scenario similar to Venezuela
TEHRAN: Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani said on Saturday that the United States and Israel were seeking to break the Islamic republic apart.
“Their issue was... the fundamental disintegration of Iran,” said Larijani in a pre-recorded interview broadcast on state TV.
On February 28, the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran that killed its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggered a war in the Middle East.
Iran responded with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel as well as US interests across the region.
He said the US was seeking to replicate in Iran a scenario similar to Venezuela, where interim president Delcy Rodriguez has cooperated with him under threat of violence after Washington ousted her boss, Nicolas Maduro.
“I think the most important problem the Americans have is that they do not understand the context of West Asia, especially Iran,” said Larijani.
“Their perception was that it would be like Venezuela — they would strike, take control, and it would be over --but now they are trapped.”
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