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Here's a list of countries where Pakistanis can now travel without visa
Pakistani passport holders can now travel to 32 countries either visa-free or with visa-on-arrival following an improvement in the country's passport ranking. According to the latest figures released by Henley & Partners, an international...

Pakistanis can travel to 32 countries without visa
Pakistani passport holders can now visit 32 countries without a visa or with visa-on-arrival following an improvement in the country's position on the Henley passport index. The latest data from Henley & Partners, a global citizenship advisory...

Bhutan acts to stay off travel ban list
After working very hard to stay off any travel ban list and cooperating with United States (US) authorities, Bhutan was congratulating itself when the USA, earlier this month, announced a list of countries facing full and partial travel ban that...

New List of Countries you can Travel Visa-Free with Pakistani Passport in 2025
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani passport holders can now enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to more than 30 countries, marking a notable improvement in the country’s global travel standing. According to the latest data released by Henley & Partners,...

President Ilham Aliyev Sends Congratulatory Letter To Djiboutian President
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 27. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti, Trend reports. The letter reads: "Dear Mr....

President Ilham Aliyev congratulates President of Djibouti
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to President of the Republic of Djibouti Ismaïl Omar Guelleh on the occasion of Djibouti’s national holiday – Independence Day, APA reports. The letter reads:...

President Ilham Aliyev sends congratulatory letter to President of Djibouti
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti, on the occasion of the national holiday of the Republic of Djibouti - Independence Day. According...

Trump considers deporting migrants to conflict-torn Sudan
(MENAFN) The U.S. Supreme Court has approved the government's request to deport migrants to third-party countries, including conflict-ridden nations like Libya and South Sudan, regardless of the migrants' countries of origin. This ruling overturns...

Travelers From These 36 Countries May Soon Be Banned From Entering the U.S.
And other travel news you may have missed. This week in travel, we’ve uncovered several stories that might have flown under your radar. Among them: locals fire squirt guns at tourists (again); a woman has an epic meltdown in Milan over excess...

Cyprus is being watched, and not just by tourists
Welcome to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), where the sun is hot, the beaches are gorgeous and your phone call is probably being intercepted. Yes, while tourists sip frappés and a few left-wing diplomats issue recycled soundbites...

Could Anything Be More Bigoted Than Trump’s Travel Bans?
In her early nineties, my mother had emergency surgery to remove her gallbladder, which had somehow managed to flip over and begun to rot. The physician who performed the surgery—from which she recovered completely—was an Iranian immigrant. I was...
Top 10 African countries with the highest international air ticket charges
Africa’s tourism sector is showing strong recovery and promise, with 66.3 million international tourists visiting the continent in 2024 and generating $38 billion in total receipts, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization...
Japan deploys SDF planes to Djibouti for possible Mideast evacuation
An Air Self-Defense C-2 transport aircraft departs for Djibouti from Miho Air Base in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on June 21, 2025. Photo: Courtesy Two Japanese Self-Defence Forces (SDF) planes departed for eastern Africa on Saturday to stand...

2 SDF planes leave Japan for Djibouti for possible Mideast evacuation
Two Self-Defense Forces planes departed Japan on Saturday for eastern Africa to stand by for a possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from the Middle East amid mounting safety concerns over the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. The...
58 Visa-Free Destinations For Indian Passport Holders This Summer
Looking to travel this summer as an Indian passport holder? Good news, Indian travelers can visit up to 58 destinations visa-free. The top destinations are placed throughout Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Aside from these...

Here Are The Countries With The Highest Rabies Risk As Doctors Warn UK Holidaymakers
Plane window Speaking on This Morning, Dr Zoe Williams recently advised holiday makers to “check which countries you’re at risk for rabies.” Whether you’ll be going for a long period of time, expecting to work with animals, or hoping to try some...

Tanzania seeks travel truce with US to avoid visa ban
Tanzania has opened negotiations with Washington in an attempt to circumvent the latest restrictions imposed by the Donald Trump administration on citizens of African countries planning to travel to the US. This followed the State Department’s...

Trinidad and Tobago nationals to pay an extra US$250 for US visa
News Sean Douglas 11 Minutes Ago The US Embassy in Port of Spain. FILE PHOTO - TT nationals, along with other "aliens" under US immigration law, will soon have to pay an extra US$250 (roughly $1,750) on top of their visa fee of US$185, to enter...

US warns of expanded travel ban that could affect key African markets
"The United States is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the Trump administration early this month," reports The Washington Post. The...

Deadline approaches: Trump administration gives 36 countries Wednesday to strengthen traveler vetting
President Donald Trump’s administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improving vetting of travelers or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States. A diplomatic cable sent over the...