SMC: Iraq received about 5 thousand Lebanese in 10 days

Baghdad - INA

The Security Media Cell announced, today, Wednesday, the reception of 5,000 Lebanese within 10 days through 3 ports.

The spokesman for the cell, Brigadier General Muqdad Miri, said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Iraq received approximately 5,000 Lebanese during the past ten days through Baghdad and Najaf airports and the Qaim border crossing."

He added, "The Directorate of Residence Affairs continues the process of extending the entry visa of Lebanese citizens present in Iraq without the need to travel for thirty days, and extending it again based on the provisions of the Residence Law while continuing to grant the entry visa free of charge to Lebanese citizens," indicating that "this came in implementation of the directives of the Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and the follow-up of the Minister of Interior."
He stressed, "Lebanese can enter the country without a visa through an entry stamp only according to previous directives."