Australia shuts door to Ebola-hit countriesAustralia has issued a blanket ban on visas from West African nations affected by the Ebola outbreak to prevent the disease reaching the country, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said, becoming the first rich nation to shut its doors to the r More… |
Australia shuts door to Ebola-hit countriesAustralia has issued a blanket ban on visas from West African nations affected by the Ebola outbreak to prevent the disease reaching the country, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said, becoming the first rich nation to shut its doors to the r More… |
EU mulls Iran envoy summons, visa bansEU countries were studying steps to protest at Iran's crackdown on dissent on Friday, including a co-ordinated summoning of Tehran's ambassadors in Europe and visa bans on Iranian officials, diplomats said. 'There is no decisio More… |
Bahrain tones down Bangla visa banA ban on work permits for Bangladeshis will not affect anyone already in Bahrain, the Interior Ministry has announced. It will only be enforced on Bangladeshi labourers who have applied for a work visa after May 27, assistant under-secret More… |
Bangla visa ban 'to hit Bahrain SMEs hard'Small contracting companies who depend on cheap labour will be hit the hardest following a government decision to ban Bangladeshis from working in Bahrain, industry officials said. The ban will certainly have an impact on ongoing construct More… |
Bangladesh accepts Bahrain visa ban moveThe Bangladesh government said it would not stand in the way of Bahrain's decision to stop issuing visas to its nationals. The news of the ban has sent shockwaves through the more than 90,000-strong Bangladeshi community in Bahrain, say of More… |