The executive order banning refugees and nationals of six Muslim-majority countries from traveling to the US was temporarily halted on Wednesday, hours before it was to go into effect, by a federal judge in Hawaii. Emirates will follow guidance by US Customs and Border Protection, issued after the court's decision, that citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen would be accepted for travel to the US if they possessed the necessary travel documents, an airline spokeswoman said by email. Etihad Airways "will continue to accept guests of all nationalities for travel to the US provided they have valid travel documents and, if necessary, visas," an airline spokeswoman said. Trump said it made the United States look weak, and promised to take the case "as far as it needs to go. A notice on Qatar Airways' website said passengers would still need to have valid travel documents after the executive order was "enjoined."

Source: Egypt Independent March 16, 2017 12:00 UTC