Egypt put Algeria on the blacklist

07 November, 2010

The Egyptian authorities decided to classify Algeria on the blacklist at Cairo International Airport. Drastic measures are imposed on Algerians travelers who are meticulously controlled. These are monitored throughout their stay in the country.

This new measure, which has not been officially announced by the Egyptian authorities, has been unveiled by the Egyptian media, including the site of the daily "Roz El Youcef", whereby the Egyptian authorities have decided to put Algeria, Yemen, Iraq, Somalia and Mauritania on the blacklist. They are subject to special measures of control and inspection on entry into Egyptian territory.

The same source says that the case of parcel bombs sent by the organization Al Qaeda to some European countries is behind the taking of such a decision by the Egyptian authorities against the countries listed above.

Despite the security justifications for this decision by Egypt against these countries including Algeria, they resemble to those taken by western countries, especially the USA and France recently. Exaggerated control measures imposed on travelers from these countries will certainly have negative consequences on relations between these countries and Egypt.

Source: Ennahar.
Link: http://www.ennaharonline.com/en/news/5145.html.