Govt reopens Lebanon for migrant workers

Kathmandu: The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) reopened Lebanon for Nepali blue-collar jobseekers today. DoFE had stopped granting work permits for Lebanon since December 28 last year after escalating violence there and in neighbouring Israel and Palestinian territories. The decision… बाँकी अंश »

Israeli official says Iran is weak to sanctions

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon has unlinked the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Iran’s nuclear program. Minister Ayalon has said any attempts to link progress regarding the Israeli-Palestinian issue with Iran should be disregarded. He said: “We have to progress with… बाँकी अंश »

WHO reports 1,658 confirmed cases of swine flu

The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday confirmed 1,658 cases of the new influenza A(H1N1) virus in 23 countries. Mexico reported 946 laboratory-confirmed cases, including 29 deaths, Gregory Hartl, a spokesman for the health agency, said. The United States had 403… बाँकी अंश »

Swine flu screening in doubt

With swine flu cases on the rise in other parts of the globe, the Health Ministry (MoH) has beefed up surveillance at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), but officials doubt its efficacy. MoH set up a health desk at Tribhuvan International… बाँकी अंश »

No desk to screen passengers at TIA

KATHMANDU: Though the government decided to set up a medical desk at Tribhuvan International Airport in response to swine flu virus A (H1N1) epidemic, officials at the Information Service Centre at TIA are ignorant of any such measure. The government… बाँकी अंश »

Nepal on UN’s child abuse list

world. Nepal figures in the list, which includes Afghanistan, Burundi, CAR, Chad, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, DRC, Georgia, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Myanmar, Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, the Philippines, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand and Uganda, where the report states that… बाँकी अंश »

UN racism conference adopts final declaration

All but 10 of the 192 UN member states adopted by consensus Tuesday a declaration at the Durban Review Conference in Geneva calling for protecting vulnerable people and fighting against racism, discrimination and intolerance. The second day of the conference… बाँकी अंश »