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New Bahrain office to ease visa processA new office, which will work in tandem with Bahrain's General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (GDNPR), will process residence permit and work visa applications for expatriates in the kingdom. It opened y More… |
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Easy GCC travel for Bahrain expats plannedExpatriates living in Bahrain could soon be able to use only their national identity cards to travel within the GCC, said a top official. GCC citizens can currently pass through airports in their own countries using national ident More… |
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Bahrain demands UK action on Embassy chaosBahrain's parliament is holding British authorities responsible after two publicity seekers were allowed to camp out on the Bahrain Embassy in London for more than 24 hours. It issued a statement yesterday in which it demanded the pros More… |
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Indian Embassy to speed up passport processPassport applications of Indians in Bahrain will be processed within two working days from Sunday, compared to four days it usually takes, the Indian Embassy has announced. The improvement has been made possible due to the dedication of st More… |
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Personal ID market to hit $10bn in 2014The personal identity market is rapidly growing and could be worth 7.5 billion euros ($10.61 billion) in 2014, according to a report. The latest Pira International study (February 2010) on the market for personal identity technology predic More… |
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New Indian visa centre opensThe official service provider for the Indian embassy’s passport and visa services centre will open a new outlet in east Riffa, Bahrain. The collection centre for Octic International Outsourcing Services will be located at its sister concer More… |
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Bahrain Haj pilgrims must carry passportsBahraini smart cards will not be accepted for entry at King Fahad Causeway for pilgrims to Makkah, it has emerged. Haj pilgrims should carry their passports to enter Saudi Arabia, said General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Resi More… |
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More UK, Irish passports used in Dubai killingThe United Arab Emirates has identified four more suspects, carrying British and Irish passports, in the Dubai killing of a Hamas commander, a source in the UAE familiar with the investigation said on Tuesday. 'The UAE has identified t More… |
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UK, Ireland to press Israel over passportsIsrael's foreign minister will face sharp questions from his British and Irish counterparts in Brussels on Monday over Israel's alleged use of forged European passports by a team of assassins in Dubai. Avigdor Lieberman will meet Britain's More… |
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New passports set for Britons in Dubai assassinationBritain has offered new passports to six citizens whose identities were used by suspects in a Dubai assassination, to spare the Britons from inadvertent arrest under an Interpol alert, according to an official. Consular staff at the B More… |
