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CBC
a day ago
- General
- CBC
Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol: Dogwood vs. gold nugget
The province's official flower faces off against an iconic part of local history in round three of the nature quadrant in our Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol
Arab News
2 days ago
- Arab News
At least six killed in shooting incident in Bangkok
BANGKOK: At least six people were killed at a market in a shooting incident in the Thai capital Bangkok on Monday, a police official said, adding that the attacker had also taken his own life.
Khaleej Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Khaleej Times
UAE: Visa waiver for some Pakistani passport holders comes into effect at all airports
The UAE and Pakistan have activated a visa waiver for diplomatic and official passport holders, said Ishaq Dar, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Pakistan. In a statement on social media platform X, Dar said he met Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs earlier this week, where he was informed that the visa waiver has come into effect from July 25, 2025. The two countries signed a visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and official passports in the last week of July during the 12th session of the Pakistan-UAE Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) in Abu Dhabi. "In my meeting at Abu Dhabi on June 24, 2025, with my brother Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of UAE, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, we agreed mutual visa waivers on diplomatic and official passports between our two brotherly countries and we both signed a Memorandum of Understanding to make this arrangement effective and operative after 30 days of the signing of the said MoU. "I am pleased to confirm that I have been informed by the UAE authorities that the visa waiver for diplomatic and official Pakistani passports entering the UAE has been activated, effective July 25, 2025, at all UAE airports,' Dar said. On the reciprocal basis, he added that similar arrangements have also been activated for UAE nationals at all Pakistani airports. The UAE and Pakistan have close diplomatic, cultural and trade ties. There are over 1.7 million Pakistanis living and working in the UAE. In addition, hundreds of thousands of tourists from Pakistan visit the Gulf country every year. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has visited the UAE numerous times ever since he took office. Importantly, this waiver is only for diplomatic and official passport holders and it is not applicable for ordinary passports.
Reuters
7 days ago
- Climate
- Reuters
China has seen record-breaking number of high-temperature days since mid-March, official says
BEIJING, July 23 (Reuters) - The number of high-temperature days China has experienced this year since mid-March is the highest on record, an official from the China Meteorological Administration said on Wednesday.
Washington Post
16-07-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
NIH leader fired amid probe of contract used in attempt to hire spouse, officials say
A senior National Institutes of Health leader was fired Monday amid an investigation into whether he steered a contract on autism and other topics to try to benefit his spouse, according to three officials familiar with the incident who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
