The United Arab Emirates announced today, Saturday, a temporary suspension of the issuance of all visas, starting from Tuesday 17 March, with the exception of the holders of diplomatic passports.


According to ArabiaNet, the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship in the Emirates said in a statement today that this comes within the framework of the preventive and preventive measures taken by the state in response to raising the level of the new Corona virus by the World Health Organization and making it a pandemic, which makes travel at this stage on A high degree of severity.


The decision does not apply to persons who have been issued visas before the effective date of this decision.


The authority pointed out that the decision to temporarily suspend visas comes until a mechanism for medical examination in the countries of departure is activated as an additional measure, given what the world’s countries are witnessing in terms of confronting the new Corona virus and precautionary measures targeting the public interest of all countries alike, and what travel between countries in This stage is dangerous for her.

travel suspension for 4 countries

In a related context, the General Authority of Civil Aviation in the Emirates, today, Saturday, announced the suspension of all incoming and outgoing flights to Lebanon, Turkey, Syria and Iraq, as of Tuesday, 17 March until further notice, in response to the precautionary, preventive, health and proactive measures of all stakeholders to prevent the spread of Virus Corona in the UAE.


The authority said in a statement issued today, that the decision to suspend flights came after studying and evaluating the global situation and its spread to most of the countries of the world, including Italy, as there is continuous coordination and cooperation with all concerned parties inside and outside the country to monitor developments of the conditions to maintain the security and safety of civil aviation.


The Civil Aviation Authority called on all travelers affected by the decision to follow-up and communicate with the airlines associated with them to amend and schedule their flights and ensure their safe return to their final destinations without any delay or other obligations.


On Friday, the UAE announced the suspension of all passenger flights from and to Italy, with the exception of the capital, Rome.

Postponing recreational activities in Dubai

For his part, the Dubai Government’s media office announced today that it will postpone all activities scheduled for the month of March in Dubai until the end of the month, including all activities of leisure destinations. < / p>


He also pointed out that hotel facilities and wedding halls are prohibited from holding wedding parties from Sunday, March 15 until the end of the month, warning that all facilities will be inspected ...