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White House eyes ways to speed up visas for foreign interpreters stranded in war zones February 9 A group of local Afghan villagers speak to an interpreter accompanying U.S. Army soldiers on a patrol in Kowlak valley, Nangahar province, in Afghanistan on Feb. 19, 2010. (Spc. Victor Egorov/Army) Since last summer, Daniel Elkins has seen a steady increase in the number of panicked messages from foreign translators working with U.S. forces deployed to overseas conflict zones. “They keep sa...

2021-02-05 13:21:55 Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. According to the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Emergency Commission has decided to carry out one more charter flight on February 19 to the Republic of Korea to bring 250 Mongolian nationals back home. By doing so, a total of five flights are scheduled this month to bring 1070 citizens home.     As of February 3, a total of 4,932 Mongolian citizens have applied to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Mongolia...

Greetings from the U.S. Embassy Cairo Consular Section. I want to wish you a happy 2021 and update you on our operations. We have all faced unprecedented challenges this year, but the U.S. Embassy has remained open and the Consular Section has been working hard to provide emergency services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. While we have had to temporarily reduce some services to keep you and our staff safe, we are open. Supporting American citizens is our number one priority, and we are proud ...

Last updated: 03/31/2021 ***  Effective January 26, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel.  Alternatively, travelers to the U.S. may provide documentation from a licensed health care provider of having recovered from COVID-19 in the 90 days preceding travel.  Check the CDC website for additional information and Frequently Asked Questions. Waivers to the testing req...

  Senior Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 13 Jan 2021 04:02 PM BdST Updated: 13 Jan 2021 05:41 PM BdST A man has been killed and six others injured after a suspected AC compressor explosion at a building in the capitals Gulshan-2. "); } The incident took place at Empori Financial Centre, which houses the visa processing office of the Consular Section of UAE and a branch of NCC Bank, around 1:30 pm on Wednesday, DMP Deputy Commissioner (Gulshan Zone) Sudip Kumar Chakrabarty told bdnew...

Location:  Lebanon The Lebanese government has announced that it will impose a countrywide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus in Lebanon beginning Thursday, January 7, 2021 through Monday, February 1.  The lockdown will require the closures of most public institutions and facilities, and many private businesses and enterprises.  The lockdown allows certain exceptions to the closures, including entities that provide for security, public safety and health, and for businesses involved...

22/12/2020 20:59 A team of the Consular Section of the Romanian Embassy in London is presently at Folkestone, the entry area to the Eurotunnel, to grant consular assistance to Romanian citizens affected by the measures adopted by the United Kingdom and by some European states in the context of efforts to limit the spread of infection with a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to information published on the Facebook page of the Romanian Embassy in the United Kingdom. According...

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Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, at his meeting with His Excellency Carlos Amador Perez Silva, the Venezuelan Ambassador, today (Monday 21 December 2020). Image courtesy Office of the Prime Minister. Security, immigration and COVID-19 were on the agenda when Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley met with Venezuelan Ambassador Carlos Amador Perez Silva this morning at the Diplomatic Centre. The meeting, which was also attended by Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Dr Amery Browne, Minister of Natio...