As reported by Bbc.co.uk, health officials in Saudi Arabia have asked pilgrims visiting its holy sites to wear masks in crowded places to stop the spread of the MERS coronavirus. A list of requirements issued by the health ministry also tells elderly people or those with chronic diseases to postpone their pilgrimage. Thirty-eight people have died from the virus in Saudi Arabia. Millions of Muslims from around the world are expected to take part in the Hajj this October. Read Article
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According to the Ottawa Citizen, RCMP investigated a suspicious package that forced a nearly hour-long evacuation of the U.S. Embassy on Wednesday evening. Just after 5 p.m., Ottawa police announced a lane reduction along Sussex Drive between York and Rideau streets near the embassy, which is at 490 Sussex. Read article
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According to gulf-daily-news.com, hundreds of people stormed the Bangladesh Embassy yesterday, damaging property in protest over delayed paperwork. Police were forced to fire tear gas to disperse the chaotic crowd that broke the main gate of the diplomatic mission during the stampede. Many Bangladeshis and Bahrainis were waiting in line for more than eight hours […]
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According to Gov.uk, demonstrations and protests are a regular occurrence in Bahrain. Some can be violent. You should avoid large crowds and demonstrations. See Political situation. The Government of Bahrain has imposed a curfew on the waterways around Bahrain between 6pm and 4am. You should respect this curfew. See Sea travel. Read Article
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Gulfnews.com reports that a group of expatriates, especially labourers, are considered a high-risk group for contracting HIV/Aids in GCC countries, according to Asr Ahmad Toson, a United Nations Population fund (UNFPA) Representative. “Part of our programme deals with HIV/Aids awareness, prevention and counselling vulnerable groups,” the UNFPA Representative at the sub-regional office for the GCC […]
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As covered by infosurhoy.com, “Paraguay is dealing with the worst dengue outbreak in its history, as the disease has killed 48 and infected 70,000 patients this year, Health Minister Antonio Arbo said. Entering the week, there were an additional 114,823 cases to be confirmed.The number of people affected by dengue in 2013 is four times […]
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According to walesonline.co.uk, “Measles cases have now risen to 1,170 after another 28 cases have been reported in Wales since Tuesday. The rate appears to be slowing down but health bosses are continuing to encourage children and young people aged between 10 and 18 to get vaccinated as the outbreak continues. It has mainly focused […]
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As reported by www.ndtv.com, “Saudi Arabia has plans to improve competence of local workers to replace the eight million expatriate workers in the country, Xinhua reported on Saturday.The government plans to offer training and higher salaries to attract locals to get jobs, especially the blue-collar ones, reported local daily Okaz citing a labour ministry source.” […]
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As reported by phuketgazette.net, “The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is considering launching a Facebook page so that people can report foreigners working illegally in Thailand by uploading photos directly onto the Internet. The news came after DSI Deputy Director-general Yanapol Yungyuen heard a slew of complaints from Phuket business owners at a meeting in […]
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As covered by gulfnews.com, “Police in Kuwait have arrested an expatriate for growing marijuana in a garden. According to reports in the capital, Kuwait City, the Bangladeshi suspect had planted the marijuana in the middle of similar-looking plants in the garden he was supposed to look after. The police arrested him after they acted on […]
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