Washington/London: The US and Britain on Tuesday imposed restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes coming from certain airports in Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa in response to unspecified security threats. A spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May said there would be curbs on electronic items in the cabin on flights from six countries in the Middle East. The moves were prompted by reports that militant groups want to smuggle explosive devices inside electronic gadgets. No US airlines are on the list because there are no direct flights on them between the US and the cited airports, officials said. The British regulations affect British Airways, easyJet, Jet2, Monarch, Thomas Cook, Thomson, Atlas-Global, Pegasus, EgyptAir, Royal Jordanian, Middle East Airlines, Saudia, Turkish Airlines and Tunisair.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 22, 2017 06:33 UTC