Tunisia bans Emirates after Tunis women stopped from boarding

Just two days after Tunisian government officials announced that the UAE had banned Tunisian woman from flying to or transiting through its territory, Flights of Emirates were banned by the country.

The North African country said it had banned flights from the United Emirates carrier.

After announcement from the country Emirates said on Twitter it would stop its Dubai-Tunis connection from Monday following instructions from Tunisia.

The Tunisian transport ministry said in a statement earlier that Emirates flights would be suspended until the UAE airline found a way to operate according to international law and treaties.

The UAE minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, said on Twitter both countries had been in contact about the "security measure information", without elaborating.

He added that the UAE valued and respected Tunisian women.