Cairo urges nationals against entering Lebanon illegally.Byline: Daily Star Staff Summary: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has reportedly asked its citizens wishing to travel to Syria to abide by To stand to; to adhere; to maintain. See also: Abide the legal procedures and not to cross illegally into Lebanon from Syrian territories, Al-Mustaqbal newspaper reported on Monday. The daily quoted the Egyptian foreign minister's deputy assistant for consular con·sul n. Abbr. Con. or Cons. 1. An official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country and represent his or her government's commercial interests and assist its citizens there. See Usage Note at council. affairs, Mustafa Jundi, as saying. BEIRUT: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has reportedly asked its citizens wishing to travel to Syria to abide by the legal procedures and not to cross illegally into Lebanon from Syrian territories, Al-Mustaqbal newspaper reported on Monday. The daily quoted the Egyptian foreign minister's deputy assistant for consular affairs, Mustafa Jundi, as saying the decision came following repeated incidents of arrests of Egyptians crossing into Syria for illegal infiltration infiltration /in·fil·tra·tion/ (in?fil-tra´shun) 1. the pathological diffusion or accumulation in a tissue or cells of substances not normal to it or in amounts in excess of the normal. 2. infiltrate (2). into Lebanon. Jundi said Syrian authorities were closely examining the files of Egyptians before granting them entry permits. -- Naharnet Copyright 2009, The Daily Star. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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