observer Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Would you go to Iran, Egypt or N/Korea for a holiday ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Maybe if I had relatives there yes I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Having relatives there, probably makes such a visit even more risky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 No I wouldn't. Why do you ask...are you planning a xmas holiday Obs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 No I wouldn't. Why do you ask...are you planning a xmas holiday Obs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Prefer being on board a ship Diz. I raised the issue due to the hoo-hah in Parliament over the Radcliffe woman. Now Boris may be a buffoon, but I'm guessing his mistake was repeating publicly what his civil servants had told him privately. The Iranians aren't on the best of terms with us at the moment, so will no doubt be paranoid about dual nationals importing western ideas into their country. The other one that's current, is the woman arrested for taking tramadol into Egypt for her Egyptian boyfriend; I wasn't aware Egyptians could get free prescriptions on the NHS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Apparently, tramadol is the current recreational drug in Egypt. I remember a case a few years ago where a British woman was arrested for taking Ibuprofen into Egypt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 A lot of countries are paranoid about any sort of drugs being imported. A few years ago I took a ship to Kaliningrad where it was being bought by a Russian. On the way we had to dump the contents of the medical locker as well as any drugs, such as Lemsip (other flu medicines are available), the crew had in their possession. Apparently customs would have gone to town on us as, because the ship was being sold in Russia and therefore "imported", anything on board would be deemed to be "imported". And it is illegal to import drugs of any description into Russia without a license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Seems HMG are preparing to pay Iran £450 million for the release of the Radcliffe woman, which suggests she was on more than a holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused52 Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Obs, The Standard reports that the debt for non-delivery of tanks to the Shah was ordered to be paid by the High Court following international adjudication by the International Chamber of Trade. It seems the Treasury paid the money to the High Court in 2002 but has not been paid because of sanctions on Iran. So, reword that to, it seems HMG are preparing to bust sanctions for the release of .. a British citizen? Not sure it shows that she wasn't on holiday, rather it is probably an attempt to shut Corbyn up. Given Jeremy's associations with Iran I expect that any objection from him will be met by a hail of accusations of hypocrisy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Stand corrected Con, but wasn't the "Shah" some time ago, prior to the current Theocracy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused52 Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Yes indeed the debt arises from the suspension of deliveries of Chieftain tanks in 1979 when the Shah was overthrown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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