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Foreign embassies in Bahrain flooded with amnesty casesSome foreign embassies in Bahrain have assigned additional staff to work night shifts to process hundreds of travel documents for illegal workers, as part of a six-month general amnesty. Diplomats at the Bangladeshi and Philippine More… |
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Foreign embassies in Bahrain brace for amnesty rushForeign embassies in Bahrain are bracing themselves for an anticipated rush of illegal residents seeking to take advantage of a six-month immigration amnesty that starts today (July 1). Between now and December 31 anyone who is in More… |
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Bombs explode near Egypt, UAE embassies in TripoliBombs exploded near the Egyptian and UAE embassies in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Thursday but there were no reports of casualties or major damage. The blasts followed a series of car bombs on Wednesday mainly in towns under t More… |
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Security: US to close embassies on Aug 4US embassies that would normally be open this Sunday - including those in Abu Dhabi, Baghdad and Cairo - will be closed that day because of unspecified security concerns, the US State Department said on Thursday. More… |
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Embassies assess security situationEmbassies in Bahrain have been contacting their citizens with advisory on the security situation in the country. Advice has ranged from urging citizens to consider returning to their countries to explaining that the security situation was More… |
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Remain on high alert warn embassiesExpatriates living in Bahrain have been advised to keep their movements to a minimum and remain on high alert, as a result of the country's unrest. They are being told to stay clear of major highways and particularly large crowds and d More… |
