#Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry
Egypt’s government revoked the licenses of 16 tourism agencies for organizing unauthorized pilgrimages that led to the deaths of several Egyptian pilgrims, a Cabinet Facebook statement published on 22 June reads. The statement, which came after an emergency ministerial meeting to address the matter, added that the companies’ managers are to be referred to the public prosecution on charges of fraud. The decision comes in light of recent media reports that almost 700 Egyptians, participating without official permits, had died…
