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Times of Oman
29-06-2025
- Business
- Times of Oman
Indian Embassy to open 11 new visa centres across Oman
Muscat: The Embassy of India in Muscat is set to transition its consular, passport, and visa services to a new service provider, SGIVS Global Services LLC, starting 1st July 2025. In the initial phase, all services will be delivered from the Embassy premises located on Jami'at Al-Dowal Al-Arabiya Street in the Diplomatic Area of Al Khuwair. As part of the new service framework, SGIVS Global Services will establish 11 dedicated application centres across Oman, aimed at enhancing accessibility for the Indian community and other applicants. These centres, scheduled to be fully operational by 15th August 2025, will be located in Muscat, Salalah, Sohar, Ibri, Sur, Nizwa, Duqm, Ibra, Khasab, Buraimi, and Barka. In a public advisory, the Embassy stated: 'From 1st July 2025, Consular Passport and Visa Services will be provided through a new service provider, SGIVS Global LLC. During the transition phase, services will be provided at the Embassy initially and 11 new dedicated centres across Oman will open by 15th August, 2025. Applicants are advised to plan accordingly and follow official updates.' The Embassy also cautioned that minor service disruptions may occur during the transition and thanked the public for their patience and cooperation.
CTV News
24-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
More than 100 people on Canadian chartered flight leaving Middle East tonight: Anand
Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand speaks to reporters in The Hague, Netherlands on June 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a Canadian chartered flight will leave Jordan this evening with more than 100 people on board. Speaking from The Hague, Anand says Canada is also helping allied nations get their citizens out of the Middle East but adds the number of foreign nationals asking for help is 'minimal' compared to the number of Canadians. Global Affairs Canada deployed more consular assistance to the region after war broke out between Israel and Iran last week. Anand says Global Affairs Canada has helped more than 500 Canadians in the region since the conflict began. She adds that Canada has ground transportation available to help get Canadians out of Israel to a neighbouring country, now that Israeli airspace is closed. Canada has not had a diplomatic presence in Iran since 2012 and consular services are made available through Turkey. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 24, 2025. David Baxter, The Canadian Press
Washington Post
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Panama and Venezuela to restore consular services in each other's countries
PANAMA CITY — Panama and Venezuela will restore consular services in each other's countries in the coming days, Panama's Foreign Affairs Ministry said late Thursday, nearly a year after Panama suspended them following questionable Venezuelan elections that reelected President Nicolás Maduro. 'Due to the imperative need to attend to the consular issues of their citizens,' the two countries agreed to reactivate their consular services, the ministry said in a statement.
Associated Press
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Panama and Venezuela to restore consular services in each other's countries
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama and Venezuela will restore consular services in each other's countries in the coming days, Panama's Foreign Affairs Ministry said late Thursday, nearly a year after Panama suspended them following questionable Venezuelan elections that reelected President Nicolás Maduro. 'Due to the imperative need to attend to the consular issues of their citizens,' the two countries agreed to reactivate their consular services, the ministry said in a statement. The diplomatic break came July 29, 2024, when Panama pulled its diplomats from Caracas and announced it was suspending relations with Venezuela. It followed elections the day before in which the opposition declared fraud and offered evidence that Maduro had been roundly defeated. Panama President José Raúl Mulino gave his support to the Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who had visited Panama weeks earlier. Venezuela suspended flights between both countries, including those by Panamanian national carrier Copa Airlines. Flights were reestablished May 22 this year. Panama had also insisted that Venezuela agree to receive migrants from its country moving south through Panama, but there was no mention of that issue in Thursday's statement.
Al Arabiya
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Israel to shut missions around world, says embassy in Sweden
Israel's embassy to Sweden said on Friday that Israel would close its diplomatic missions around the world in light of recent developments, and that consular services would not be provided. It did not say how long the missions would be closed.
