Diplomatic Chauffeur

According to our competent sources, the accident happened after the chauffer skillfully maneuvered his way to avert a potentially dangerous head-on collision. As he veered into the bushes, the diplomatic car reportedly somersaulted ...

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So off I went with my designated chauffeur on the road west to the increasingly famous (some would say infamous) North Coast, better know among locally as “Sahel Shemali.” The drive there takes us through Alexandria's city limits, and onto the faded grandeur of Agami, a once popular ... All along the desert road heading west I was confronted with places called “Air Force Pilots Village,” “Doctors Town” or “Diplomatic Village” (affectionately known as “Diplo”) and so on. ...

"It's a form of control," said Weichel Guera, a National Office of Statistics chauffeur who is assigned a government sedan that he can use only to ferry top officials during business hours. ... The last three digits on diplomatic plates often denote the professional rank of the driver. So, if you're stuck behind a gray Mercedes with black license plate 179-004, that means the fourth most-important officer from the Russian embassy is likely behind the wheel. ...