Over 1000 illegal Pakistani immigrants to be deported from Kuwait

October 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Another Pakistani student deported from Britain arrived at the Benazir International Airport here on Tuesday. Muhammad Ramadan, along with 10 other Pakistani students, was arrested by the British police on terror charges.

September 17th, 2009 ISTANBUL - In a unique landmark exercise, the Indian Government has undertaken a massive action plan to help over 150,000 illegal Indian immigrants acquire Italian citizenship within the next fortnight. Revealing this information exclusively to ANI TV, Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said the Italian Government has given New Delhi fifteen days to formalise the required documentation.

August 28th, 2009 UN 'alarmed' at immigrant detention site in GreeceATHENS, Greece — The U.N. refugee agency says it is "alarmed" at the conditions at a Greek detention center where hundreds of illegal immigrants are being held, including scores of children.

August 18th, 2009 US warns Americans in Kuwait to be vigilantKUWAIT CITY — The U.S. Embassy is warning Americans in Kuwait to be vigilant against possible terror attacks after the arrest of people suspected of planning to attack a U.S.

August 16th, 2009 Kuwait begins identifying wedding fire victimsKUWAIT CITY — Kuwaiti authorities are running DNA tests to identify the 41 women and children killed in a wedding tent fire. Fire department chief Brig.

August 16th, 2009 Wedding fire in Kuwait kills at least 41 guestsKUWAIT CITY — A fire at a wedding tent Saturday has killed at least 41 women and children guests and injured 76 others, authorities said. The official Kuwait News Agency quotes the fire department chief, Brig.

August 16th, 2009 KUWAIT CITY - The death toll in a fire that broke out during a wedding ceremony in Kuwait has risen to 44, al-Arabiya news channel reported Sunday. Some of the deaths were believed to have resulted because of a stampede that followed the fire in a women's tent at the wedding in the Ayoun area of Jahra, west of Kuwait City, Saturday night.

August 16th, 2009 KUWAIT CITY - At least 41 women and children were killed and dozens more injured in a fire that broke out Saturday night in a tent at a wedding in Kuwait, local media reports said. Many more were believed to have been killed in a stampede that followed the fire at the wedding in the Ayoun area of Jahra, west of Kuwait City, the Kuwait Times reported.

August 15th, 2009 Wedding fire in Kuwait kills at least 30 guestsKUWAIT CITY — A fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait has killed at least 30 women and children guests and injured 50 others, officials said. Interior Ministry spokesman Col.

August 8th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit has said that the US embassy employee, who had pointed gun at a Pakistani cop in Islamabad, could be deported after being declared persona non grata. "The US diplomat who has pointed gun at Pakistani police officer can be deported after declaring him persona non grata," The Nation quoted Basit, as saying.

August 3rd, 2009 LAHORE - A large number of Pakistani students still seek admission in universities abroad and their preferred destination remains the UK, even after they were held and deported by British law enforcement agencies. Nine Pakistani students were held by the agency in the UK on suspicion of terrorism and later released and deported without being charged.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - The British Home Affairs Committee has said that tens of thousands of illegal immigrants get into the UK because they claim to attend colleges, which turn out to be fake,, despite he Government's claim that hundreds of bogus colleges have already been closed The committee said most come in on fraudulent visas in order to work illegally and not to further their education. Chairman Keith Vaz said it was "unacceptable and unbelievable" that ministers had done nothing about the problem despite knowing about it for more than a decade.

July 4th, 2009 LAHORE - A travel agency scam has stranded as many as 800 Pakistani pilgrims in Saudi Arabia after their travel agents refunded their tickets in Pakistan. The Daily Times quoted one pilgrim, as saying that his visa for staying in Saudi Arabia would expire in a couple of days.

June 25th, 2009 Napolitano to Europe, Kuwait for terrorism talksWASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano leaves this weekend for meetings with officials in Europe and Kuwait on counterterrorism issues. At a meeting with reporters Thursday, Napolitano said she will be meeting with her counterparts in Britain as well as officials in Spain, Ireland and Portugal.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - Three illegal Indian immigrants have been jailed for their role in Britain's biggest visa fraud. Jatinder Kumar Sharma, 44, and his two wives - Rakhi Shahi, and Neelam Sharma - helped more than a thousand illegal immigrants into the country.