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| 600 Egyptians turned back at Mitiga Airport after Libya Dawn tightens visa requirements |
| 2014-11-03 |
| [Libya Herald] Officials at Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... 's Mitiga airport refused entry to about 600 Egyptians on Saturday, sending them straight back to Egypt because they did not meet the new visa requirements instituted by Libya Dawn ...aka Fajr Libya, the Islamist operation launched to counter that of General Khalifa Haftar (Operation Dignity). It is made up of the Libya Shield militia (Misrata and Moslem Brotherhood), Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (Moslem Brotherhood), and Tripoli Brigade (close to Abdul Hakim Belhaj, head of Al-Watan party). Financing and moral support come from Turkey and Qatar... 's National Salvation Government. Libya has refused entry to large groups of Egyptians in the past because of forged and expired documents, but it is believed that the recent mass deportation was due in part to the Egyptian government's support of the House of Representatives and Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni. Libya Dawn, whose antigovernment has taken over Tripoli and is in control of Mitiga Airport, is at odds with Cairo because of the group's Moslem Brüderbund and Islamist links. For its part, the antigovernment has accused Egypt of having intervened in Libya's internal affairs by flying repeated Egypt has denied having carried out the Egypt, along with the rest of the international community has repeatedly said that the House of Representatives is Libya's legitimate government and has refused to recognise Libya Dawn's National Salvation Government, although Turkey Special Envoy met with Hassi last month. Concerned about the spread of terrorism across the border, Egypt has tightened visa rules for Libyan men and banned Libyan airline companies from flying in and out of Cairo airport. Egypt Air stopped all flights to Libya indefinitely in July when the battle for the Tripoli International Airport began. |
| Posted by:Fred |