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Gulf Cooperation Council to Launch Unified Tourism Visa for Member States
Fintech News Middle East
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July 4, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Middle East News once a month in your Inbox The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is set to introduce a unified tourism visa, as announced by GCC Secretary General Jassem Al Budaiwi on Wednesday (July 2)....
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GCC unified tourist visa discussed
Gulf Daily News Online
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The Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) participated in the 39th meeting of the GCC Directors General of Passports, held in Saudi Arabia. Bahrain’s delegation was headed by Assistant Under-Secretary for Ports, Search and Follow-Up...
Man jailed for life over hammer killing and arson
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com A man who killed his flatmate with a hammer and set fire to their shared accommodation in Tubli has been sentenced to life in prison. The High Criminal Court also ordered the confiscation of the weapon...
What the Middle East’s Schengen-style GCC Unified Visa means for travellers
The Economic Times
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July 3, 2025
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is preparing to roll out a new unified tourist visa that will allow travellers to explore six Gulf countries on a single entry permit. Dubbed the "GCC Grand Tours Visa," this new travel document is expected to...
Bahrain: New initiatives to woo mega projects
Zawya
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Bahrain - The long wished for dream of a Disney or Universal Studios-style mega tourism magnet in Bahrain may have taken a step towards reality with new plans unveiled to attract global players to the kingdom. Bahrain’s Capital Trustees Board has...
Raffles Udaipur Named Among The World's Most Enchanting Wedding Hotels By The World's 50 Best
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- ForPressRelease) July 2025 – Raffles Udaipur has been named among The World's 50 Best's "10 of the Most Enchanting Hotels to Get Married In," honoured as the hotel "best for: the opulent wedding." This recognition celebrates the hotel's...
Unified Visa for UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman Launching ‘Soon,’ Says GCC Chief
Gulf Insider
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July 3, 2025
A unified tourism visa for visitors to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman will be launched soon, according to GCC Secretary General Jassem Al Budaiwi. In a statement by the GCC Secretariat, Al Budaiwi expressed gratitude to...
One visa, six gulf nations: What travellers need to know about the upcoming GCC Unified Visa
The Times of India
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The Gulf Cooperation Council is set to launch a unified visa, similar to the Schengen visa, allowing tourists to explore Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman with a single permit. Approved in November 2023, the visa aims to boost...
One visa, six countries: GCC pushes forward with travel plan
The Siasat Daily
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July 3, 2025
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is advancing efforts to launch a unified tourist visa that would enable seamless travel across its six member nations with a single permit. Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the GCC, confirmed that...
One visa, six countries: GCC Grand Tours visa set to transform regional travel
What's On
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July 3, 2025
If you’ve ever dreamed of a Gulf-wide road trip, hopping from the souks of Muscat to the skyscrapers of Riyadh, sandy beaches in Bahrain to the modern wonders of Dubai, the upcoming GCC Grand Tours Visa might just turn that dream into a reality....
GCC unified tourism visa to launch soon, confirms Secretary General Jassem Al Budaiwi
Madhyamam
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July 2, 2025
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is ready to introduce a unified tourism visa that will allow visitors to travel freely across all six member states, Secretary General Jassem Al Budaiwi announced on Wednesday. Al Budaiwi praised the...
Unified GCC tourist visa for six Gulf nations to launch soon: What to know
India Today
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July 2, 2025
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is set to launch a new single-entry visa that will allow tourists to travel freely across six Gulf countries — the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman. GCC Secretary General...
GCC-unified tourist visa coming soon, says Secretary General Jassem Al Budaiwi
The Arabian Stories
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July 2, 2025
MUSCAT: The widely-discussed unified tourism visa by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be launched soon, GCC Secretary General Jassem Al Budaiwi, has announced on Wednesday. Al Budaiwi’s remarks came following his meeting with the heads of...
UAE: Long-awaited unified GCC tourism visa coming soon, confirms GCC Secretary General
The Times of India
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July 2, 2025
The GCC Grand Tours Visa, approved in November 2023, will soon allow visitors to travel across all six member states with a single application.(Representative Image) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will soon launch a unified tourism visa that...
How Bahrain’s Youth Are Shaping Government and Tourism
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT - Manama Bahrain’s Minister of Tourism, H.E. Fatima bint Jaafar Al Sairafi, praised the Prime Minister’s Fellowship Program for its strong role in developing skilled national talents capable of advancing government work across all sectors....
Prince Andrew contemplates next chapter as he ‘can't sit around all day'
GEO TV
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July 9, 2025
Prince Andrew is reportedly contemplating next move as he cannot spend the rest of his life sitting alone at the Royal Lodge. The “disgraced” Duke of York might start travelling abroad again after staying mostly at his home for six years now that...
MP commends Foreign Ministry for repatriating stranded Bahrainis
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com MP Jalal Kadhem has praised the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for arranging the return of Bahraini citizens stranded abroad during recent unrest. He said the ministry had acted with urgency and focus,...
Is Pakistan on the list as China expands visa-free entry to 74 countries?
Daily Pakistan
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July 9, 2025
BEIJING – China has significantly widened its visa-free travel policy, now allowing citizens from 74 nations to enter the country for up to 30 days without requiring a visa. This move has already resulted in a sharp increase in international...
'Not taking part means supporting evil': The ‘Jewish Imam’ fighting for peace
Ynet
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July 9, 2025
He was born in Tunisia, serves in France, lives under threats, operates with close security and is mockingly called "the Jewish Imam." Hassen Chalghoumi, president of the Conference of Imams of France, is a rare figure in the global Islamic...
Focus on tourism, economic and priority programmes
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, yesterday chaired the 505th Government Executive Committee meeting, during which several key topics and...