الأحد، 8 مايو 2011

Prevent the entry of Libyans to Egypt without a visa prior to arrival.


Authorities decided to Cairo International Airport to prevent the entry of Libyan nationals to Egypt, only after obtaining a visa from the Egyptian embassies abroad, and that application of the principle of reciprocity, which was approved by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry activated starting from Sunday.

An official source at Cairo airport said that the Egyptian Foreign Ministry asked the authorities at Cairo Airport activating the principle of reciprocity with the holders of Libyan nationality coming from abroad, stressing that the Libyans are required to carry passengers prior entry visa from the Egyptian embassies in the countries of the next two to agree to entering the country.

It should be noted that the principle of reciprocity was applied only to diplomats, and the inclusion of Libyans in general for the application of this principle was the result of an uncertain position of the Libyan authorities of Egyptian nationals present in Libya.


Issued recently in Washington, DC book "a high-value target", authored by former U.S. Ambassador Edmund Hull, and speaks for the period which saw the beginning of the U.S. cooperation with Yemen in the fight against terrorism.
Ambassador Hull served in Yemen in the period from 2001 to 2004, a period that witnessed the attack, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula on the American destroyer "S. S. Cole," also witnessed the September 11 attacks that led to what is now known as the war on terrorism, which extends mainly in the the Middle East.
According to the Yemeni newspaper said the event, Hall said that the title of the book reflects on the status of reciprocal, it has become the leader of al-Qaeda in Yemen, a high-value target for the United States and became U.S. Ambassador extension target values ​​for al Qaeda.
And saw Hull in his book that an important part of the change, which hit the counter-terrorism policy in the region is to change the policy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of hostility with the president the right to cooperate with him.
On the other hand, Hall said that the Yemeni protesters, along with protesters in the region since the first day were keen to distance themselves from al Qaeda's ideas and ideas can be adopted to the United States to accept.
He added: "The most important thing that should be of concern to us is to find practical ways to support the new revolutionary movement in the Middle East, and if successful this will be a success for the United States and the failure of the rule."
Hull felt that these movements are not seeking separation, but was seeking a basis for good governance, and the Sanaa government wants to involve these resources in the country and to respond to their needs .. It also wants an active voice in this government.
The U.S. ambassador said that the best way to contain the separatist tendencies is to help the Yemenis in the formation of a government representing the whole of Yemen.