The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has given the thumbs up to the first phase of a "one-stop" travel system that allows Gulf Arab nationals to complete all travel procedures at one point.
The new system would
first run a trial period for air travel between the UAE and Bahrain, where if
proven successful, would then apply to the rest of GCC member states, GCC Secretary-General Jasem
Al-Budaiwi, told KUNA after talks involving interior ministers from the
six-member bloc.
The gathering yielded
a comprehensive "GCC security strategy" to fight money laundering, in
addition to a unified electronic system that links travel violations between
the Riyadh-based bloc’s members, ahead of the first ever GCC security
conference slated for Abu Dhabi in2027, he added.