Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour has said his government “will apply the principle of reciprocity” on Cairo, in the case that any Sudanese citizen is deported from Egypt. The minister, however, denied having information about any such lists with the names of Sudanese journalists who should be denied entrance to Egypt. He also stressed that ties with Egypt should be “handled delicately”, taking into consideration the large presence of Sudanese nationals in Egypt. Meanwhile, Hani Raslan, a researcher with Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, said the Sudanese minister's remarks are a continuation of hostile stances taken by Sudan against Egypt. “The deportation of Sudanese journalists is a sovereign issue.

Source: Egypt Independent May 03, 2017 09:56 UTC