Interior Minister: 3 persons deported from Egypt for public interest reasons

CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) - Minister of Interior Mahmoud Tawfiq on Monday ordered the deportation of three persons, one is a Nigerian national and the other two are from Benin, due to reasons related to serving the higher public interest.

Meanwhile, the minister approved requests by 21 Egyptian nationals to acquire alternative nationalities and relinquish their Egyptian citizenship.

The minister's decisions were published in the official gazette out on Monday