By Akram Medhat
Minister of Tourism Yehia Rashed said measures have been taken to ease entry and visa procedures for tourists arriving from Arab countries, including facilitating the entry of companions accompanying tourists coming from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries who are nationals of Maghreb countries residing in the Gulf states and hold a valid six-month residence permit.
Rashed added that nationals of India, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka coming from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries for tourism are granted entry visas at the various ports of arrival, provided they hold a valid residence permit of no less than 6 months in their country of residence, in addition to facilitating visas on arrival for citizens of the brotherly Maghreb countries.
