Egypt's new visa rules for Syrians.
Egypt's new visa rules for Syrians imposed after the
army's removal of President Mohamed Morsi are only a temporary security
measure and will not erode Egyptian support for the Syrian revolution,
state media said on Monday.
Last week, Egypt introduced visa
requirements for Syrians after local media and some officials accused
Syrian Islamists of joining deadly clashes between Morsi's supporters
and the military that ousted him earlier this month.
Egypt has
since turned back several flights from Syria carrying hundreds of
passengers and deported Syrians who arrived via other countries at Cairo
airport, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR.
Hundreds of
thousands of Syrians have fled the conflict pitting President Bashar
al-Assad's armed forces against insurgents trying to overthrow him. The
bloodshed, which began in March 2011, has killed an estimated 100,000
people and driven 1.7 millions abroad.
Reuters news agency.