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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
9/13/2022 11:17:13 PM
Russia said Tuesday that visas had been issued for Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of his delegation to attend the UN General Assembly in New York later this month.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
9/1/2022 12:01:53 AM
European Union countries agreed Wednesday to make it harder for Russian citizens to enter the 27-nation bloc, but they failed to find a consensus on imposing an outright tourist ban in response to Russia's war on Ukraine.
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World Cup 2022
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News
8/30/2022 9:41:26 PM
The United Arab Emirates will grant visas to those holding tickets to the World Cup in neighboring Qatar, the country announced Tuesday.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/30/2022 6:45:36 PM
Germany on Tuesday put forward a compromise on the fraught issue of whether the EU should block Russian tourists from travelling to the bloc.
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World
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International
8/24/2022 2:12:23 PM
China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely suspended issuing them to foreign students and others more than two years ago at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
8/23/2022 2:33:27 PM
Lithuania could seek a 'regional solution' for banning Russian tourists if EU member states fail to agree on a bloc-wide sanction, Lithuania's foreign minister said Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Society
6/28/2022 1:14:09 PM
The first batch of Egyptian pilgrims that registered through tourism companies, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, according to a statement by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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Business
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Economy
6/18/2022 10:32:13 AM
EgyptAir announced on Friday that its Egyptian clients, who hold valid tourist or business visas issued from Schengen countries, or the US, or the UK, are allowed to travel to Saudi Arabia after meeting several conditions.
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World
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Region
6/5/2022 5:06:47 PM
Saudi Arabia aims to triple foreign tourism this year as pandemic restrictions ease, hajj pilgrims return and the first elements of the crown prince's signature projects open, its tourism minister told AFP Sunday.
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Egypt
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Politics
5/22/2022 7:30:09 PM
Egypt's House of Representatives – the lower house of parliament – gave preliminary approval Sunday to two bills on money laundering and pilgrimage visas, with final approval postponed to an upcoming session.
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Egypt
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Politics
5/21/2022 6:42:45 PM
Egypt's House of Representatives – the lower house of parliament – will reconvene this week to hold plenary sessions on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Politics
5/8/2022 5:04:11 PM
Hanafy El-Gebaly — speaker of Egypt’s House of Representatives — announced in a plenary session on Sunday that the government referred three new bills to the House that tackle money laundering activities, new budgetary allocations, and Haj (pilgrimage) visas.
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World
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International
4/28/2022 10:26:01 PM
In the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have fled the country as refugees. Hundreds of those refugees have now arrived at the southern border of the United States seeking asylum, after flying to Mexico on tourist visas.
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Egypt
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Tourism
3/31/2022 11:38:01 PM
Egypt will allow visitors from 78 countries around the world to obtain emergency tourist visas upon arrival at Egyptian ports or electronically starting 1 April.
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Egypt
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Tourism
12/1/2021 12:52:00 PM
Saudi Arabia will allow fully-vaccinated Egyptian pilgrims arriving via on direct flights from Egypt to perform Umrah (the small pilgrimage) as per a decision last week to remove the country from the kingdom's restricted list on direct flights, starting Wednesday, 1 December.
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World
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International
11/17/2021 11:46:23 AM
The United States and China have agreed to ease restrictions on journalist visas shortly after a long-awaited virtual summit between its two leaders, with Beijing on Wednesday calling the move a "hard-won" achievement.
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World
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Region
11/10/2021 5:33:58 PM
Kuwait is to limit the number of visas it issues for Lebanese nationals as a diplomatic row festers between Beirut and Gulf states, a security source in the emirate said Wednesday.
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World
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International
10/27/2021 7:39:38 PM
The US embassy in Moscow could stop performing most functions next year unless there is progress with Russia on increasing the number of visas for diplomats, a US official warned Wednesday.
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World
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International
10/24/2021 8:18:35 PM
Russians hoping to apply for an immigrant visa to the United States are now required to travel to the US Embassy in Warsaw, the State Department confirmed Sunday, while blaming restrictions imposed by Moscow.
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World
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Region
10/10/2021 10:49:53 PM
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday demanded France's "total respect", following a row over visas and critical comments from Paris about the North African country.
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