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400,000 stranded on ships over Covid curbs: UNAround 400,000 people are currently stranded on vessels, and a similar number are prevented from returning to ships, either to earn their living or to return home, due to Covid-19 restrictions on travel and transit, said a UN report. More… |
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India launches portal to help stranded GCC nationalsThe Indian Ministry of Tourism has launched a portal called "Stranded in India" to help thousands of foreigners - including tourists from the Gulf - who arrived in India before the Covid-19 pandemic and are now stuck in various parts More… |
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Sailors stranded without salaries in BahrainEight sailors claim they have been stuck on board a boat docked in Bahrain for several months without pay. The Bahrain-registered Abu Fares sand dredger is in port at the Nass Jetty, Hidd, and is registered under Bahrain Dredging Company (BDC) More… |
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4,500 stranded after Caribbean cruise ship fireAn engine fire on board a cruise ship operated by Carnival Corp left about 4,500 passengers and crew stranded in the US Virgin Islands for a second day on Tuesday and forced the cruise operator to cut the trip short. The Carnival More… |
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14 Indian sailors stranded in Bahraini waters return homeFourteen Indian sailors stranded on board an oil tanker in Bahraini waters since December finally left the country last night. They were among the 16-member crew of Mongolian vessel MT Surya Kuber, which was banned from leaving th More… |
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Sailors stuck on tanker after firm runs up a $300,000 debtA group of sailors has been stranded aboard an oil tanker for months in Bahrain after the shipping company they work for racked up more than $300,000 in debt. Mongolian vessel MT Surya Kuber has been banned from leaving the countr More… |
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Air India Express passengers stranded as flight is cancelledPassengers have been stranded for more than 24 hours after a flight from Bahrain to Kuwait was cancelled on December 17. Air India Express flight IX 890 was supposed to leave at 10.15am, but a fuel leak detected on landing in Bahr More… |
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Bahrain medical mission to Gaza strip strandedEscalating Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip are preventing a team of Bahraini doctors from flying to the war-torn area to treat the injured. More than 10 medics planned to More… |
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Stranded UK mother in family visit pleaA single mum from Britain, who has been stranded in Bahrain for five years, is urging her embassy to be 'legal guarantor' so that she can visit family in London with her 11-year-old son. Jamie Laforme, 35, lost her job in More… |
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Unrest victim's kin stranded at Bahrain airportA Pakistani whose brother suffered severe brain damage during a brutal attack in Bahrain three years ago has been stranded at the airport for two nights. Ghulam Nabi returned to Bahrain on Friday after visiting More… |
