Cairo: Customs exemptions canceled on foreign diplomats' cars

The Egyptian ministerial committee, composed of the representatives of the Ministries of Finance, Interior, and Foreign Affairs decided on new rules and procedures for cars used by embassies, international organizations and diplomats in Cairo, to be applied starting in October. The new rules include cancels some privileges for the diplomats working at the Arab League, canceling custom exemptions for diplomats on diplomatic cars that entered Egypt after August 1997, in implementation of the Egyptian finance minister's decision in this concern.

It will also not allow any Egyptian citizen to own or drive a car with diplomatic numbers except those who work as drivers at foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Cairo.