Flashermac Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Bangkok Post 27 Apr 2010 Kenya's foreign minister has gone to Dubai to defuse a row [color:red]after members of the Gulf state's royal family were deported as terror suspects[/color]. The four royals were on holiday in the Kenyan resort of Mombasa over Easter, when immigration officers interrogated them for hours and expelled them. The United Arab Emirates responded by tightening visa requirements - and only accepts Kenyan university graduates. The ban has hit many traders, who usually buy their goods from Dubai. Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula is leading a delegation of officials in the UAE, seeking to get the ban overturned. Last week, deputy foreign minister Richard Onyonka apologised on the BBC's Swahili service for the "stupid mistake" of the officials. Kenya's Standard newspaper reports that some 37,000 Kenyans live in the UAE, mostly Dubai. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8646155.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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