Anwar Gargash Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/anwar-gargash/ The low down on African affairs Mon, 25 Dec 2017 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Anwar Gargash Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/anwar-gargash/ 32 32 UAE bars Tunisian women https://jjcornish.com/2017/12/uae-bars-tunisian-women/ Mon, 25 Dec 2017 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2017/12/uae-bars-tunisian-women/ Retaliating for the ban on Tunisian women traveling to the United Arab Emierates, Tunisia’s  suspended flights by Emirates airlines. Tunis authorities say the ban will last until UAE meets international law and agreements. There was a public outcry in Tunisia after UAE authorities barred Tunisian women. Human rights groups called it racist. The Gulf country […]

The post UAE bars Tunisian women appeared first on Jean-Jacques Cornish.

]]> Retaliating for the ban on Tunisian women traveling to the United Arab Emierates, Tunisia’s  suspended flights by Emirates airlines.

Tunis authorities say the ban will last until UAE meets international law and agreements.

There was a public outcry in Tunisia after UAE authorities barred Tunisian women.

Human rights groups called it racist.

The Gulf country cited security considerations for targeting women from that North African country.

UAE Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash insists his government highly values Tunisian women and respects them.

The restrictions on them have been lifted.

Tunisia has strong links with Qatar which has been ostracized by  Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt for allegedly backing terror groups in the region.

Qatar strongly denies the charge.

The post UAE bars Tunisian women appeared first on Jean-Jacques Cornish.

]]>