LONDON: The United Kingdom and Schengen countries raised millions of pounds and euros in fees from rejected visa applications from Pakistan, new research published this month shows. The analysis released by Lago Collective, a community of researchers, policymakers and designers, shows that Pakistanis spent £5.3 million on rejected UK visa applications, with close to 40 per cent…
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has welcomed and valued the Republic of Slovenia’s recognition of the State of Palestine. In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, Oman encouraged the rest of the international community to follow suit. Such moves, the statement affirmed, would “secure to the Palestinian people the right to establish their…
RIO DE JANEIRO — The FII Institute announced that Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will address the inaugural Latin America FII PRIORITY Summit in Rio de Janeiro on June 12, marking a significant milestone for the summit. President Lula, along with several high-ranking Brazilian and Latin American government officials, will highlight the importance of…
MAKKAH — Wearing white seamless dress of Ihram, hundreds of thousands of Hajj pilgrims flock to Makkah from all over the world. More than 1.3 million pilgrims have already arrived in the holy city. Most of these pilgrims came directly to Makkah via Jeddah from their home countries while the remaining pilgrims reached Makkah after completing…
