Saudi Arabia slams entry ban on UAE, US, 18 other countries, Nigeria excluded

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday imposed entry ban on citizens of 20 countries, with the exception of diplomats, Saudi citizens, medical practitioners and their families.

The move, which was meant to curb the spread of the COVID-19 affected citizens of United Arab Emirates.

But Nigeria was not on the ban list, which takes effect from Wednesday 3 February.

The affected countries are: UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, United States, Britain, Germany, France,Italy and Ireland.

Others are Portugal,Switzerland, Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Japan.