CAIRO: Egypt said it would end visas on arrival for Qatari citizens as a dispute between four Arab states and the Gulf country continues over Doha’s support to terrorism.
The measure, which goes into effect on Thursday, will not include spouses of Egyptians or university students who will be granted tourist visas on arrival, foreign ministry spokesman Ahmad Abu Zeid said.
The decision was announced on Monday as Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met his Kuwaiti counterpart Shaikh Sabah Khalid Al Sabah, who is trying to mediate an end to the dispute.
Shoukry insisted that Qatar has to meet the demands of the Arab bloc to end an embargo, a foreign ministry statement said.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have demanded that Qatar stop supporting the Muslim Brotherhood movement and close broadcaster Al Jazeera which is inciting unrest in their countries.
The Gulf crisis is the worst to hit the region since the establishment of the Gulf Cooperation Council in 1981.
