Egyptian Foreign Ministry: Entery to Qatar without visa only because of shopping festival

Ambassador Ahmed Ragheb, manager of travel guidance department in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, told ArabicNews.com that Egyptians' entry to Qatar without a visa is limited only to the period between the Lesser and the greater Bairams due to the establishment of a tourism and shopping festival in Qatar and that the visa is limited to 14 days during the festival on the condition of the seriousness in attending the festival, after which the former visa system will be resumed.