[ April 23, 2024 ]
This mirrors Trump ban of jihad immigration. Wild.
Report: UAE halts new visas to citizens of 13 Muslim-majority states
Document issued by state-owned business mark cites “security concerns.” Official says move has nothing to do with recent normalization with Israel.
By Reuters and ILH Staff, November 25, 2020:
Story continues below advertisementReport: UAE halts new visas to citizens of 13 Muslim-majority states
The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to a document issued by a state-owned business park.
A source briefed on the matter told Reuters the visas had temporarily stopped being issued to Afghans, Pakistanis and citizens of several other countries over security concerns, but did not provide details of those concerns.
The document, sent to companies operating in the park and seen by Reuters, cited an immigration circular that came into effect on Nov. 18.
The document said applications for new employment and visit visas had been suspended for nationals – those outside the UAE – of 13 countries that also included Somalia, Libya and Yemen until further notice.
The ban also applies to citizens of Algeria, Kenya, Iraq, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey, it says.
It was not clear if there were any exceptions to the ban.
The UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship had no immediate comment when contacted by Reuters.
The circular took effect a week after the French Embassy in the UAE urged its citizens to maintain vigilance after a bomb attack in Saudi Arabia on diplomats claimed by Islamic State.
The explosion, which occurred during a World War I commemoration ceremony in Jeddah, was the first attack in years where explosives were used in an attempt to hit foreigners in the conservative kingdom.
The visa ban also comes two months after the Gulf state established formal ties with Israel, a move that broke with decades of Arab policy and angered some Muslim states and communities. Others welcomed it.
Still, the source familiar with the matter said the ban was unrelated to the UAE’s relationship with Israel and was expected to last only for a brief period.
A diplomat commented that the UAE had strained relations with some of the states listed, such as Turkey.
Last week, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said the UAE had stopped processing new visas for its citizens and those of some other countries, but that those already holding valid visas were not affected and could still enter the UAE.
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20 Comments
3 years ago
So MUSLIMS discriminate against OTHER MUSLIMS?
How can this be? I thought only Trump discriminated against Muslims with his “Muslim ban”?
3 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
Sunni = friends of Muhammad
Shia = family of Muhammad
Let the fighting continue!
3 years ago
While Crazy Joe Biden prepares to bring them all HERE!
3 years ago
Wait a minute….isn’t that racist????? Love it!!!
3 years ago
Reply to
patd
omar’s $h!th0le somalia is on the list!
they know which countries to ban and aren’t afraid of the PC BS.
3 years ago
Put two and two together… The people from most of the countries that the United Arab Emirates are banning new visas from are the very ones that the democrats are swearing to INCREASE immigration to the United States from… While muslim countries are banning muslim terrorists from entering their countries, the democrats are wanting to flood America with them…
3 years ago
How could they forget France and UK and Germany? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
3 years ago
The first WTC bombing was planned and executed by Muslims SO EXTREME and ‘pious’ that they were too radical fo EGYPT a MUSLIM COUNTRY. But they were not considered too radical for us. Even the UAE is afraid of them and rightly so.
3 years ago
Reply to
Poetcomic1
In the 1980’s and 1990’s, these jihadis were trying to overthrow dictators like Saddam Hussein of Iraq, Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Gaddafi of Libya and especially the Saudi monarchy to install Afghanistan Taliban style governments. When they went after these jihadis, they fled to the West claiming asylum which welcomed them with open arms. That is the genesis of the West’s terror problem.
3 years ago
It was called a “Muslim” ban, but it is a terrorist/failed state ban. Most terrorist and failed states happen to be muslim.
3 years ago
The UAE has FUNDED islamic terrorism in the past. Does anyone really think they’ve stopped now?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/kuwait/11077537/How-our-allies-in-Kuwait-and-Qatar-funded-Islamic-State.html
FFS, of course the muslum bastards don’t want terrorism in their OWN country!
The UAE is also the place where apostasy is a crime (big surprise) and two women, one from AUS and one from the US were raped and arrested for the crime of adultery when they reported their rape to the all muslum authorities.
3 years ago
China-flu caused Trump to call a “Travel Ban” and now all Dems say –
“Trumps ban wasn’t soon enuff and caused many more deaths”.
Endangering American’s was the same reason Trump called a “Travel Ban” from terrorist nation’s.
~ SO ~
Crooked Joe+Camelhoe need that point forced on them in a question –
“Why endanger American’s by an open door policy of terrorist nations?”
3 years ago
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