quote:Kuwait Issues Its Own Trump-esque Visa Ban For Five Muslim-majority Countries
Citizens from five Muslim-majority countries will no longer be able to obtain Kuwaiti visas, after reports the Gulf state issued tight entry restrictions that mirrored US President Donald Trump's Muslim ban.
Syrians, Iraqis, Iranians, Pakistanis and Afghans will not be able to obtain visit, tourism or trade Kuwaiti visas with the news coming one day after the US slapped its own restrictions on seven Muslim-majority countries.
Passport holders from the countries will no lot be allowed to enter the Gulf state while the blanket ban is in place and have been told not to apply to visas.
Kuwaiti sources told local media that the restrictions were in place due to the "instability" in the five countries and that the ban would be lifted once the security situation improves.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have all witnessed violence from extremist groups, while Syria and Iraq are embroiled in internal conflicts.
Although mainly peaceful, tensions between Iran and the Gulf have ratched up over the past year with the GCC powers accusing Tehran of attempting to destabalise the region.
Kuwait is concerned about the threat of extremist groups such as al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group with both militant organisations have a presence in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Gulf state has witnessed a number of militant attacks over the past two years, including the bombing of a Shia mosque in 2015 which left 27 Kuwaits dead.
Kuwait responded by arresting dozens of suspected Daesh sympathizers and rolling out mandatary DNA testing programme and database for the Gulf state's 4 million population.
Kuwait reportedly issued a ban on all visas for Syrians in 2011, but allowed those inside the country to remain.
It made Kuwait the only country in the world to officially bar entry to Syrians, until the US named Syria in seven countries banned from entering.
Kuwait has issued a number of laws targeting foreigners in recent years, and made it one of the most unfriendly Gulf states towards expatriates.
In 2015, Kuwait was named as the worst place in the world for expatriates in a 64 country InterNations survey.
Meanwhile, Trump's Muslim ban has been met with widespread outrage since it was signed on Friday, although Gulf states have remained quiet on the issue.
Dubai security chief Dhahi Khalfan outraged Syrians and other nationalities included in the ban when he publically backed Trump's decision.
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Koeweit is islamitisch daarom mag hetquote:Op vrijdag 3 februari 2017 00:20 schreef RobbieRonald het volgende:
Het is niet Trump dus niet interessant voor de kijkcijfers.
En daarom is het geen discriminatie
Aldus MSM.....
Een groot gemis dusquote:In 2015, Kuwait was named as the worst place in the world for expatriates in a 64 country InterNations survey.
Valt wel mee, familie van mij heeft er een aantal jaren gewoond als expats.quote:
Op Jammer islamofoobjes.
Bron dat het fake is?quote:
Het bericht is fake news afkomstig van de Russen.
Jammer islamofoobjes.
Koeweiti krant Al-Rai:quote:
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Caused news agency «Sputnik News» Russian ignite the attack on Kuwait after broadcasting a report claiming that «Kuwait prevented the entry of five countries, namely Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, both nationals for the purpose of tourism or commerce or visit», to be this report eating heavily later in the number of from newspapers around the world, including American newspapers re-published, claiming that «Kuwait is moving in the footsteps of US President Donald Trump, and has a block list, such as those issued by the master of the White House.»
In an attempt by the agency to abuse of Kuwait and the acquittal of the Trump Plaza, claimed in its report that «Kuwait was the only country that has prevented the entry of Syrians before the president issued his decision (to Prevent nationals of seven countries from entering the United States of America)».
The IEA raised its offensive unit to Kuwait, saying «Kuwait as a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council are involved in the case of tension between Iran and the Gulf Cooperation Council, as Washington appeared as a protector of the security of the Gulf since 1990».
In a related context, the newspaper «International Business Times» US denials quoted Pakistani Ambassador to Kuwait Ghulam Dstgar denied Kuwait prevented the entry of nationals of his country's territory, describing those reports as «rumors».