File photo. Movement of British diplomats in Russia has been banned. The Russian Foreign Ministry imposed the ban on Thursday, saying British diplomats must give five days’ notice of their travel plans to Russian authorities for trips of more than 120 kilometers, the news agency from Moscow said. However, the ban will apply to diplomats…
Russian Embassy in Saint Petersburg Russia has indicated to close the Swedish diplomatic mission in St. Petersburg by expelling 5 Swedish diplomats. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the Swedish Ambassador Malena Mard has been summoned and informed of the countermeasures taken by her country for taking a confrontational path with Russia. The Ministry of…
attack on US consulate staff car in Nigeria; Photo: File Abuja: In Anambra state of Nigeria, terrorists attacked a convoy of US Embassy personnel, killing 2 policemen and 2 consular officials, while two policemen and the driver were kidnapped. According to the World News Agency, after killing the police officers and consular staff, the terrorists…
The building of the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum, file photo Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the assistant administrative attache posted at its embassy was killed during the ongoing clashes in Khartoum. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in its statement that Muhammad Al-Gharawi was on his way to the embassy to implement the…
More than 300 diplomats and foreign nationals from different countries were expelled; Photo: Reuters Khartoum: The civil war between the country’s army and rebel paramilitary forces intensified in Sudan, prompting the safe return of foreign diplomats and citizens to their homeland. According to the World News Agency, Saudi Arabia and the United States recalled about…
Norway’s Foreign Minister Annekin Hoytfelt. Norway expels 15 intelligence officers from the Russian embassy. According to the news agency from the capital Oslo, Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken Hoytfelt says that 15 intelligence officers of the Russian embassy have been declared undesirable. He further stated that the activities of the Russian officers were not in accordance…
—Photo: Reuters Iran ordered two German diplomats to leave the country. According to the foreign news agency ‘AFP’, the said decision by Iran came at a time when Berlin expelled diplomats from Tehran over the issue of death penalty for dual citizenship in recent weeks. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Nasir Kanani said the two diplomats…
Iran has sentenced a German citizen to death for the mosque blast, Photo: Reuters Berlin: Germany has expelled two Iranian diplomats in protest over the death sentence of a German citizen by a Tehran court. According to the World News Agency, a 67-year-old man named Jamshed Shermahd is an American-born German citizen who has been…
Russian Embassy in Vienna. Austria ordered 4 Russian diplomats to leave the country for violating international agreements. Austria’s foreign ministry ordered the expulsion of Russian diplomats without giving details. 2 out of 4 diplomats have been declared persona non grata and instructed to leave the country by February 8. Both of these diplomats work in…
