First shipment of Arabian horses exported to the EU after 2010 ban

The first shipment of eight Arabian horses was exported to the European Union yesterday from Cairo, marking the end of an EU a ban imposed in 2010, AMAY reports. The horses were isolated and underwent the necessary tests, as per an agreement with the EU, Deputy Agriculture Minister Mona Mehrez said. Conditions to lift the ban included preventing the transport of horses from the southern parts of the country north, registering the horses, and issuing health certificates for them.