While the protests continue day by day in Egypt, facing a challenge unprecedented regime of Hosni Mubarak, embassies and tour operators worldwide are organizing to repatriate, in an emergency, citizens, while seeking to limit the presence of foreign tourists there. In Europe, except Greece and Switzerland, governments have not yet called to leave Egypt or organized repatriation, while discouraging to go and following the situation closely.
Since Tuesday, January 25, violence between Egyptian authorities and protesters left at least 125 dead and thousands injured across the country. Many tour operators have suspended departures vacationers at the height of the tourist season. The Belgian operator Jetair for example said Sunday evening that Monday would evacuate its 1,700 customers still present in Egypt.
His rival, Thomas Cook, he decided to leave two aircraft on hand to deal with a problem. Tourists from around the world have also preferred to postpone their trip to Egypt, where tourism is a major source of income. The number of visitors currently in the country includes 30 000 British, 25,000 Russians, 15,000 Swedes and tens of thousands of French tourists.
No threats were made against foreigners in the country. However, the French who wish may, of course, on an individual basis, leaving the country. I remember there but no instructions for starting the French. (...) It is imperative that we do not get to the airport without reservation. In addition, registration procedures are extremely lengthy and risky.
"" We are able to react (...). We are fully mobilized, including the permanent information of our countrymen on the spot, "he also said Sunday the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A French student currently living in Cairo, contacted by cnn. Com, but lamented the lack of information provided by the French authorities to its citizens: prevented at the last moment, she was unable to attend the meeting on Sunday morning at the French school in Cairo, and had no news from the consulate and embassy .
Several French companies, including Crédit Agricole and construction group Lafarge also agreed with caution to return hundreds of expatriates with their families. "The United States Embassy in Cairo inform American citizens in Egypt willing to leave the State Department is taking steps to provide transportation to safe places in Europe," wrote the U.S.
embassy, saying in a statement that the evacuation will be on a voluntary basis, except for diplomatic staff, whose number should decrease in coming days. 
Since Tuesday, January 25, violence between Egyptian authorities and protesters left at least 125 dead and thousands injured across the country. Many tour operators have suspended departures vacationers at the height of the tourist season. The Belgian operator Jetair for example said Sunday evening that Monday would evacuate its 1,700 customers still present in Egypt.
His rival, Thomas Cook, he decided to leave two aircraft on hand to deal with a problem. Tourists from around the world have also preferred to postpone their trip to Egypt, where tourism is a major source of income. The number of visitors currently in the country includes 30 000 British, 25,000 Russians, 15,000 Swedes and tens of thousands of French tourists.
No threats were made against foreigners in the country. However, the French who wish may, of course, on an individual basis, leaving the country. I remember there but no instructions for starting the French. (...) It is imperative that we do not get to the airport without reservation. In addition, registration procedures are extremely lengthy and risky.
"" We are able to react (...). We are fully mobilized, including the permanent information of our countrymen on the spot, "he also said Sunday the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A French student currently living in Cairo, contacted by cnn. Com, but lamented the lack of information provided by the French authorities to its citizens: prevented at the last moment, she was unable to attend the meeting on Sunday morning at the French school in Cairo, and had no news from the consulate and embassy .
Several French companies, including Crédit Agricole and construction group Lafarge also agreed with caution to return hundreds of expatriates with their families. "The United States Embassy in Cairo inform American citizens in Egypt willing to leave the State Department is taking steps to provide transportation to safe places in Europe," wrote the U.S.
embassy, saying in a statement that the evacuation will be on a voluntary basis, except for diplomatic staff, whose number should decrease in coming days.
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