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| Kuwait halts visa for five Muslim-majority countries, including Pakistan |
| 2017-02-04 |
| [Iraq Sun] Close on the heels of Trump's controversial travel order, Kuwait has suspended the issuance of visitor, trade and tourism visas for nationals of five countries. The Kuwait government informed those who want to migrate from Syria, Iraq, Pakistain, Afghanistan and Iran at present not to apply for visas. Prior to Trump's executive order imposing a temporary ban on immigration from seven Moslem-majority countries - Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... - Kuwait was the only country to ban the entry of Syrian nationals. Kuwait first ordered "a blanket ban" on new visas for Syrians in 2011, but those Syrians who were already in the country were allowed to stay. According to local media reports, the restrictions were in place due to the "instability" in the five countries. Kuwait will allegedly lift the travel embargo once "the security situation improves." Pakistain, has, however, rejected reports on a ban for its citizens who wish to travel to the Gulf country. According to Pakistain-based Geo News, the country's ambassador to Kuwait Ghulam Dastagir news on social media about the ban was "baseless" and similar rumours were spread in 2011 as well. Earlier, there were indications that Pakistain may be included in Trump's list of Moslem nations from where immigration to the U.S. has been banned by 90 days. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Islamophobes. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2017-02-04 09:29 |
| #1 Oh, the humanity! |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-02-04 01:06 |