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Times of Oman
16-07-2025
- Health
- Times of Oman
Omani citizens to enjoy visa-free travel to Armenia
Muscat: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the Republic of Armenia will exempt citizens of the Sultanate of Oman from entry visa requirements, effective July 1, 2025. Under this new decision, Omani citizens will be permitted to reside in Armenia for a total period of up to 180 days per year without needing to obtain a visa in advance. The Ministry reminds all citizens planning to travel to Armenia of the importance of having a passport valid for at least six months from their date of entry. Additionally, travellers are urged to secure health insurance that covers their entire period of stay in Armenia.
Malay Mail
04-07-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
Anwar hopes Canada reconsider visa exemption for Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed his hope to his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney to reconsider visa exemptions for Malaysians. Malaysian citizens will need a visa for a trip to Canada, as a tourist, to study or to work. 'This is in line with the treatment given to other Commonwealth countries to strengthen people-to-people ties and expand multilateral exchanges,' he said in a post on X today. Anwar, who is currently on an official visit to Paris, contacted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to congratulate him on the Liberal Party's victory in the recent Canadian election. Canada visa fees for Malaysian citizens include a fee to the Canadian government, a biometric fee and additional fees for support or service from VFS Global, the designated third-party administrator for Canada visas in Malaysia. — Bernama
Khaleej Times
25-06-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
UAE, Pakistan sign visa exemption agreement for some passport holders
The UAE and Pakistan have signed a visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and official passports, said Ishaq Dar, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of Pakistan. The announcement was made following the 12th session of Pakistan-UAE Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The UAE is home to one of the largest foreign workers, housing over 1.7 million Pakistanis. Official figures revealed earlier showed more than 64,000 Pakistanis securing jobs in the UAE last year. Dar said JMC is 'an important step in further deepening strategic, economic, and development cooperation between our two brotherly countries. We reviewed progress in trade, investment, energy, infrastructure, and IT.' 'Three important MoUs were signed: Visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders; Cooperation in AI & the digital economy; and joint investment promotion, which will pave the way for enhanced engagement to the mutual benefit of both nations,' Dar said in a statement on social media platform X. My Brother HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed @ABZayed and I signed an agreement on mutual visa exemption for the holders of diplomatic & official passports of our two countries, at the conclusion, very late last night, of a highly productive 12th session of the Pakistan-UAE Jointâ�¦ — Ishaq Dar (@MIshaqDar50) June 25, 2025 The 12th session of JMC held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday was co-chaired by Ishaq Dar and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of the UAE. Prior to the formal proceedings, a working group meeting of the JMC was held under Tariq Bajwa, special assistant to the prime minister of Pakistan, and Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State of the UAE. The JMC reviewed the full scope of bilateral relations and agreed on concrete measures to strengthen cooperation in trade, banking, culture, investment, aviation, railways, energy, food security, climate change, defence, healthcare, manpower, higher education and information technology. Both sides emphasised enhancing institutional mechanisms and promoting inter-ministerial coordination.
South China Morning Post
28-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China's visa-free push for Gulf nations, ‘cure' for Musk's Hyperloop: SCMP daily highlights
Catch up on some of SCMP's biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing China extended its short-term stay visa exemption policy to four Persian Gulf countries on Wednesday, a day after a landmark summit with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Southeast Asian countries. European businesses' optimism about growth and profitability in China has hit a record low, overshadowed by economic downturns and rising geopolitical tensions, according to annual survey findings by a leading foreign business association, which called for the full implementation of recently announced measures aimed at improving the business environment. A worker handles materials during the semiconductor-production process in China's Shandong province. Photo: AFP Semiconductor representatives from China and Europe have come together at a government-hosted meeting in Beijing to explore deeper collaboration and enhance supply-chain resilience after the United States stepped up tech curbs on China.
South China Morning Post
28-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China offers visa-free travel to 4 Gulf countries following landmark summit
China extended its short-term stay visa exemption policy to four Persian Gulf countries on Wednesday, a day after a landmark summit with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Southeast Asian countries. Starting on June 9, passport holders from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain will be permitted to enter China without a visa, according to China's foreign ministry. Citizens of these countries who intend to stay in China for up to 30 days for business, tourism, family visits or cultural exchanges are able to benefit from this visa-free arrangement, which will be in place for one year as a trial policy. 'On top of the comprehensive mutual visa-exemption policy implemented for the United Arab Emirates and Qatar in 2018, China's latest visa-free measures now extend to all six GCC member states,' said foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning. 'We warmly welcome more friends from GCC countries to embark on spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment journeys to China.' The announcement came just one day after leaders from China and the Gulf states met in Kuala Lumpur, where a landmark summit involving China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the GCC was held to strengthen regional economic ties and cushion trade tensions with the US.
