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Angered UAE expels Egyptians |
2011-04-27 |
The United Arab Emirates has reportedly expelled a number of Egyptians to Dire Revenge™ Cairo on the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... and forging close ties with Iran. The UAE authorities have also denied visa to some Egyptians and refused to renew the residence of some others, IRNA quoted the Egyptian Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper as saying on Monday. The UAE Immigration Office said they took the measures due to a lack of security authorities in Egypt to answer questions regarding the backgrounds of the immigrants in search of jobs. The officials said the move was aimed at preventing the infiltration of personae non-grata and those who pose a threat to the UAE's stability and security. They also said the move to deny Egyptians visas was within the powers of the country's illusory sovereignty. The Egyptian paper, citing sources in the UAE Immigration Office, counted Cairo's unclear foreign policy following the January 25 revolution and fears of close Iran-Egypt ties as the main reasons for the chilly relations between Cairo and Abu Dhabi. Drawing ire from Soddy Arabia and the UAE is Egyptians' insistence on the prosecution of Mubarak despite repeated calls by Riyadh to avoid taking the ousted president to court. Egyptians have been demanding the country's ruling military council to try Mubarak on charges of direct involvement in the killing of some 800 protesters during peaceful demonstrations that toppled the pro-Western dictator. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 They're probably not happy about the fact that Egypt is drawing closer to Iran. To Gulf Arabs, this so-called Arab Spring is looking a lot like Arab Winter. It can't have escaped their notice that the Czar was followed by the Bolsheviks, and the Shah was followed by Ayatollah Khomeini. Mike Krikorian at NRO on how the nature of a democracy depends on its people:But I think itâs important to caution yet again that there are worse things than the Assad thugocracy in store for us. Weâre seeing the same divide in opinion as on other Mideast conflicts, between those skeptical that Muslim democracy can produce liberal results and those who still cling to the idea that âthe desire for freedom is written in every human heart.âI wouldn't go as far as Krikorian in describing these people as evil. They certainly don't see their actions as evil, and much of the non-Western world would see their goals as legit. They are not Satanists who get up every day trying to figure ways to inflict evil upon the world. In their eyes, they are the do-gooders, and us the minions of Iblis/Shaytan. And that's precisely the problem with inflicting democracy on the Middle East - without some ability to ram cultural change down their throats, backed by coercion, all we're achieving is a glide path to power for the champions of irredentist and expansionist Islam. |
Posted by: Zhang Fei 2011-04-27 18:35 |