Israeli restrictions on the Lebanese in the Emirates

Despite the fact that the Lebanese embassy in Abu Dhabi denied that there was an official decision on the matter, the UAE authorities began to restrict the Lebanese living in its territory, or those who wish to travel to it. After stopping arbitrary detentions of Lebanese, after installing security files for them, without any criminal or legal basis, Emirati agencies have re-arrested Lebanese residing in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the last of which were seven Lebanese arrested. about a month ago, pressuring their families not to raise the issue in the media, amid the official silence of the Lebanese state and a shameful disregard for the Lebanese embassy in Abu Dhabi.

In addition to the above, many Lebanese have started to experience problems obtaining entry visas to the UAE, either for tourism or for work. According to diplomatic sources, Abu Dhabi decided to impose restrictions on the Lebanese, strictly granting entry visas to all Lebanese who have not reached the age of 60 and who do not have a residence card in one of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. , or in the United States of America, the countries of the European Union, Australia and Eastern countries. Asia. However, it remains the same as before for family visas.
According to sources, the new Emirati approach is based on security coordination measures with the Israeli enemy, in the post-announcement of the strategic alliance agreements between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv. Diplomatic sources noted that Abu Dhabi did not officially announce its measures, to leave the door open to the possibility of applying them in a discretionary manner.
While no one expects the Lebanese state to take any action on this, even any similar Emirati movement is expected to receive the support of a wide range of political forces and the silence of others, with the security services offering themselves, as usual, to assist Emirati intelligence services. High-level security sources confirmed that coordination between the UAE and the Israeli enemy’s intelligence services was prior to announcing the normalization of relations, revealing that the Emirati authorities had previously arrested, last year, an “officer” of the Mossad that participated in a terrorist operation in Lebanon on January 14, 2018 (the attempt to assassinate the leader in Hamas, Muhammad Hamdan in Saida). The “officer” (called Ilona Djangove – “Al-Akhbar”, February 8, 2018, according to her passport, which she used to enter Lebanon, was arrested in Abu Dhabi, after Interpol circulated her name, on the basis of from a Lebanese application). The UAE authorities soon released her, after Mossad contacted security in Abu Dhabi.

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