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Trump's Muslim ban is old news in Kuwait
February 2017

US President Donald Trump's Muslim ban is nothing new to the rulers of Kuwait.

Syrians, Iraqis, Iranians, Pakistanis and Afghans have not been able to obtain visit, tourism or trade visas to Kuwait since 2011, in a move which seemingly pre-empted US restrictions on seven Muslim-majority countries.

Passport holders from the countries are not allowed to enter the Gulf state while the blanket ban is in place, and have been told not to apply to visas.

Kuwaiti sources originally 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.

The long-held policy looks unlikely to change any time soon, bringing into question what officials really mean when they suggest a "temporary ban".

Pakistan and Afghanistan continue to witness violence from extremist groups, while Syria and Iraq are embroiled in internal conflicts.

Although mainly peaceful, tensions between Iran and the Gulf have ratcheted up over the past year, with the GCC powers accusing Tehran of attempting to destabilise the region.

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https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2...ority-countries

UAE foreign minister says Trump Muslim ban not Islamophobic
The UAE is one of the US' closest Arab allies [Getty]
Date of publication: 1 February, 2017

The United Arab Emirates' top diplomat has defended US President Donald Trump's travel ban citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan said on Wednesday that Trump's ban was not anti-Islam and that the US was within its rights to take what he said was a "sovereign decision" concerning immigration.

Nahyan, whose country is a close ally of Washington, said it was "wrong to say" that the decision by the new US administration was "directed against a particular religion".

"The United States has made... a sovereign decision," he said at a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, pointing out that it was "provisional" and did not apply to "the large majority" of the world's Muslims.

President Donald Trump's controversial executive order on Friday singled out citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen to prevent "radical Islamic terrorists" from entering the United States.

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https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2...ot-islamophobic