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258 Pakistanis deported from different countries in last 24 hours

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KARACHI: At least 258 Pakistanis were deported from seven countries including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and China in last 24 hours.

According to immigration sources, 232 people including seven beggars were deported from Saudi Arabia, 21 Pakistanis from UAE.

The Pakistanis were also deported from China, Qatar, Indonesia, Cyprus and Nigeria.The citizenship of one of the deportees is doubtful, while 16 passengers have also been arrested on arrival in Karachi.

Immigration sources said that 2 people who were caught on Hajj without a permit were sent back to their homeland on completion of their sentence, while 4 Pakistanis who went on Umrah were punished for overstaying.

27 Pakistanis were caught working without sponsors. 16 people were staying in Saudi Arabia after their visas expired. 112 Pakistanis were arrested and sent to Pakistan on the complaint of sponsors.

Out of 21 Pakistanis deported from UAE, 4 were involved in drug trafficking. One each Pakistani was also deported from China, Qatar, Indonesia, Cyprus and Nigeria.

The names of 16 deportees from UAE and Nigeria are included in the stop list.

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Cyprus elects new president in tight run-off election

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Cyprus

Cyprus voters are choosing between two career diplomats. They votes in a presidential run-off election. Which has divided the political right. Cyprus voters are choosing between two career diplomats in a presidential run-off election that has divided the political right. After Averof Neophytou, the leader of the ruling right-wing DISY party, was unexpectedly ousted in … Read more

Earthquake kills at least 568 people in Turkey, Syria

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  • More than 568 people died.
  • Many were still asleep as earthquake-leveled buildings.
  • Tremors were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus and Egypt.

Istanbul: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 568 people, leveling buildings while many were still asleep, and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus and Egypt.

Several buildings have collapsed across the border region. Rescue workers and civilians worked through tangles of metal and bits of concrete to look for survivors under the rubble of smashed buildings in numerous cities on both sides of the border.

Rescue workers and residents frantically searched for survivors under the rubble of crushed buildings in multiple cities on both sides of the border, working through tangles of metal and chunks of concrete.

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Cyprus passes femicide law

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femicide

Cyprus MPs approve legislation making femicide a crime. Domestic violence cases rose 67% last year. victims were women killed at the hands of men they trusted. Cyprus MPs have approved legislation making femicide a crime punishable by life imprisonment, as domestic violence rises on the Mediterranean island. The bill sponsored by Annita Demetriou, the country’s … Read more

10 European Union countries to join migrant relocation plan

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european union countries

Ten European Union countries have agreed to participate in a migrant relocation scheme. This is aimed at reducing the strain on the five so-called front EU members in the Mediterranean. Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Italy, and Spain are currently bearing the brunt of rising migrant numbers. NICOSIA: Ten European Union (EU) countries have agreed to participate … Read more

Greece hits back at Turkish claims in Aegean Sea

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Greece

Athens is violating peace treaties signed after World Wars I and II. The two uneasy NATO neighbors have long feuded over maritime borders. In a vivid and irrefutable way the Turkish illegal unilateral actions and claims.   Greece published a series of historical maps on Thursday in an attempt to refute Turkish claims that Athens … Read more

Greece, Cyprus, ease Covid measures ahead of tourist season

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Greece

Greece and Cyprus eased Covid restrictions on Wednesday, just in time for their busy summer tourism seasons. Both modified their mask requirements for public transportation in cities, senior homes, and hospitals, but kept them in place for public transportation in cities, retirement homes, and hospitals. The government of Cyprus agreed last week to eliminate all … Read more

Rich Lebanese buy ‘island passports’ as crisis bites

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Lebanese

Fearing that visa issues would cost him his job in Dubai, and with no other options for returning home, Lebanese executive Jad spent around $135,000 on new citizenship for himself and his wife. The 43-year-old businessman received a small package in his mailbox less than a month after making the payment last year. Inside were … Read more

At least 6 dead, 48 rescued after migrant ship capsizes off Lebanon

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Lebanon

At least six humans died, including a girl, and nearly 50 others had been rescued after an overloaded migrant boat capsized off north Lebanon at some point of a chase by using naval forces, Lebanese officials said. The boat carrying almost 60 human beings capsized on Saturday night time near the port metropolis of Tripoli, … Read more

Migrant irregular crossings into EU highest in six years

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Migrant

Irregular crossings through migrants into the EU inside the early a part of this yr spiked to their highest stage in view that 2016, the bloc’s border safety corporation Frontex stated on Tuesday. And the quantity of tried crossings throughout the Channel, from the EU to Britain, almost tripled for the reason that same length … Read more

Human trafficking raises alarm in divided Cyprus

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Cyprus

Cyprus’s frozen warfare is presenting a fertile floor for human traffickers with instances at “alarming” tiers within the EU member kingdom, and the breakaway north was taken into consideration as terrible as Afghanistan. “I love her, but at the same time she reminds me about my past,” said one Cameroonian trafficking survivor, referring to her … Read more

Ukrainians in ‘Moscow on the Med’ look on in horror

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Ukrainians

LIMASSOL, Cyprus – Ukrainians living alongside fellow expats from “brother” Russia in the Mediterranean seaside town of Limassol in Cyprus looked on in horror Thursday at the Russian assault on their homeland. “This is the worst-case scenario we could have imagined. They are bombing all regions of Ukraine, attacking all our airports and bases,” said … Read more

Event managers’ team return from Turkey and Northern Cyprus

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KARACHI: A delegation of nine event managers and wedding planners that had been invited by the Tourism Boards of Turkey and Cyprus, returned to Pakistan after a successful trip, a statement said. The delegation was invited through the efforts of two event companies Tay Istanbul Events and Vision Events based in Pakistan and Turkey, respectively. … Read more

Social media ‘abuse’ risk to women MPs

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NICOSIA – Britain’s parliamentary speaker Lindsay Hoyle warned that “relentless abuse” on social media targeting female lawmakers was damaging the democratic process and driving women out of politics. Hoyle said the reason female MPs had quit parliament was not due “to the long hours, time apart from their families, or the need to seek a better … Read more

Cyprus imposes further restrictions on travelers from UK

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NICOSIA: Cyprus’ new restrictions on travel from the United Kingdom (UK) came hurriedly into force on Saturday after a rapid spread of Omicron variant infections related to that country, the Health Ministry said in a statement. The ministry said that the measures were due to the rapid increase in cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant … Read more

Greece, Egypt, Cyprus sign energy deal with Europe in mind

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ATHENS: Greece, Cyprus and Egypt have signed an electricity agreement that could include Egyptian solar power and potentially supply power to other European countries, Arab News reported. The protocol was signed during a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the presidents of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, in Athens. The deal concerns … Read more

Cyprus, Egypt sign electricity interconnection agreement

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NICOSIA — Cyprus and Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday to promote the electrical interconnection of the two countries and ensure energy supply for Cyprus, an official statement said. The memorandum of understanding provides for the timely granting of permits for the technical studies and laying of the undersea interconnector cable. The statement, … Read more

Cyprus to give vaccine booster doses to population aged 65 and above

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Cyprus

The fourth wave of COVID-19 caused by the virus’s Delta variant, which prompted a record 1,152 daily cases in mid-July, has been contained by health officials in Cyprus. “Important steps have been taken to stop the Delta variant and to curb the reluctance of those to get vaccinated,” Hadjipantelas said. He said Cyprus had the … Read more

Pakistan Cold-Shouldered by Many Countries To Meet FATF’s Conditions

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Pakistan Cold-Shouldered by Many Countries To Meet FAFT's Conditions

Pakistan has been cold-shouldered by more than two dozens of countries on the requests seeking mutual legal assistance to tackle terrorism-financing, money laundering, and cyber terrorism to meet the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATD) conditions and recommendations. Pakistan has sent more than 232 official requests to two dozen countries under its mutual assistance laws in … Read more

Turkey refutes EU threat for sanctions, calls it ‘Hypocritical’

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Turkey refutes EU threat for sanctions, calls it 'Hypocritical'

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay has criticized the European Union’s threat to impose sanctions on Ankara, calling it “hypocritical”. According to foreign news agencies, Fuat Oktay’s statement came after EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell’s statement yesterday that the bloc is preparing to impose sanctions, including tough economic measures on Turkey. Fuat Oktay called that … Read more

Eastern Mediterranean crisis: EU threatens sanctions on Turkey

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Eastern Mediterranean crisis: EU threatens sanctions on Turkey

The European Union (EU) has threatened to impose new sanctions on Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean, including tough economic measures to reduce tensions with Greece and Cyprus. According to foreign news agencies, Joseph Borrell, a senior EU diplomat, said the bloc wanted to provide a “serious opportunity for dialogue”, but would remain steadfast in its … Read more

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