Syria rolls back new entry restrictions on US, British citizens after Americans report being turned away
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Syria has reversed a temporary requirement for American and British citizens to obtain prior approval before entering the country, restoring the earlier entry procedures following controversy over reports that US travellers were being denied entry at border crossings. The Syrian Foreign Ministry announced the decision on Friday, November 13, saying that the requirement for advance clearance had been withdrawn and that entry procedures for citizens of the two countries had returned to their previous arrangements.Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Mohammad Yaqoub al-Omar told the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency that the prior approval requirement had been introduced as a temporary…
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