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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Tough British visa rules upset Qataris Government urged to intervene DOHA: The allegedly long and economies in times of recession,” cumbersome procedures for commented another citizen, obtaining a visit visa to the UK who introduced himself as Saif have angered several Qatari cit- on Qatarshares.com, a popular izens, triggering calls for urgent Qatari social website. The issue action to address this issue. was a topic of discussion at a The issue is being discussed in popular programme on the Qatar the local media and social net- Radio — Watanee Al Habeeb, working sites, with some citizens Sabah Al Khair — yesterday. complaining that their plans to The presenter read out a mes- visit the UK were upset due to sage sent to the radio by a citi- delays and complicated proce- zen, who complained of delays in dures in obtaining a visa. obtaining a British visa. They have called on the Qatari “I submitted my passport The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with outstanding students at the annual Education Excellence Day held at the Qatar National government to force the British (at the British embassy) on Convention Center yesterday. authorities to simplify the pro- February 20, along with the cedures.