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International
12/29/2024 1:42:13 PM
Donald Trump weighed in Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barons like Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa program that helps highly skilled workers enter the country.
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World
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Region
9/24/2024 10:24:30 PM
The United States said Tuesday it will waive visa requirements for citizens of Qatar, making the close Gulf partner the first Arab country to clear the hurdle.
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Egypt
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Tourism
9/24/2024 4:21:27 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday that Egypt will re-apply visas on arrival for Canadian citizens, with an official announcement expected soon.
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World
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International
9/5/2024 8:43:43 PM
Restrictions on visas for international students is causing financial hardship for UK universities, they said on Thursday, calling for a hike in domestic tuition fees to offset yawning deficits.
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World
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International
7/30/2024 11:46:44 AM
The Taliban on Tuesday disavowed many Afghan diplomatic missions overseas, saying it will not honour passports, visas and other documents issued by diplomats associated with Afghanistan's former Western-backed administration.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
3/10/2024 3:39:16 PM
Along with cumbersome border checks and relentless Israeli bombardment, the humanitarian response in war-ravaged Gaza faces a new challenge: a de facto freeze on visas for many international aid workers.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/6/2023 11:47:12 AM
The United States said late Tuesday it would refuse visas for extremist Israeli settlers behind a wave of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, as it also asked Israel to do more to spare civilians in Gaza.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/29/2023 4:25:00 PM
Iran's foreign minister said he will miss a key meeting on Gaza at UN headquarters in New York later Wednesday, blaming the late delivery of US visas for his delegation.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/31/2023 12:14:41 AM
Israeli officials are going back on their promised refusal to grant entry visas to UN officials.
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World
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Region
9/27/2023 3:43:11 PM
The United States said Wednesday it would start letting Israelis visit without visas, after what it said were successful efforts by its ally to address concerns it discriminates against Arab Americans, an assessment contested by some lawmakers.
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World
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International
7/27/2023 5:00:24 PM
India protested on Thursday China’s practice to continue to issue separate visas that are stapled onto passports of Indian citizens from the northeastern Arunachal Pradesh state, which China claims to be part of its South Tibet.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/25/2023 3:35:52 PM
Egypt has decided to grant foreign yacht tourists three-month visas, as opposed to the previous one-month allowance.
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Egypt
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Tourism
6/22/2023 11:16:48 PM
Transit passengers flying EgyptAir can now obtain a no-fee 8-up-to-96-hours transit visas to visit the country upon arriving at Cairo International Airport.
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World
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War in Ukraine
4/23/2023 8:16:02 PM
Russia said Sunday that the United States has denied visas to journalists who wanted to cover Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's trip to New York, and Lavrov suggested that Moscow would take strong retaliatory measures.
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World
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International
3/14/2023 1:10:58 PM
China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year halt during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Egypt
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Tourism
1/17/2023 4:22:16 PM
180 nationalities can obtain tourist visas on arrival to Egypt provided they have a valid and used visa on their passports for either the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, Japan, or the Schengen countries, Egyptian Minister of Tourism Ahmed Issa said.
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World
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International
1/11/2023 2:43:45 PM
Japan and South Korea defended public health restrictions on travelers from China on Wednesday, a day after China stopped issuing new visas in both countries in apparent retaliation.
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World
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International
1/10/2023 11:01:05 AM
China suspended visas Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements on Chinese travelers.
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World
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International
12/28/2022 11:18:44 AM
China says it will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years, setting up a potential flood of Chinese going abroad for next month's Lunar New Year holiday.
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World
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Region
10/4/2022 9:09:02 PM
Dozens of Moroccans demonstrated outside the European Union's office in Rabat on Tuesday in protest at "racist" and "humiliating" treatment over visa applications, particularly by former colonial ruler France.
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