Visa cancelled if unused after 30 days
Under the revised rules, the Umrah visa will be automatically cancelled 30 days after issuance if the pilgrim does not register to enter Saudi Arabia within that period. The move is intended to streamline…

Under the revised rules, the Umrah visa will be automatically cancelled 30 days after issuance if the pilgrim does not register to enter Saudi Arabia within that period. The move is intended to streamline…

MANILA, Philippines — Asian shares are mixed after the U.S. stock market sank from record heights as Wall Street sifted through various developments such as trade relations with China and profits of Big Tech giants.
U.S. futures advanced and oil…

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Prince Andrew will be stripped of his royal titles, including prince, and will move out of his home, Royal Lodge, to a private…

An electronic board shows Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indices as people walk on a pedestrian bridge at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China April 3, 2025.
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Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher Friday as…

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BBCShaken, scratched and left with just the clothes he is wearing, Ezzeldin Hassan Musa describes the brutality of Sudan’s Rapid Support…

China’s President Xi Jinping sought to cement a personal connection with his mercurial American counterpart when he met Donald Trump to hammer out a trade war ceasefire this week.
Xi found common ground with Trump’s “Maga” agenda, which…