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Trump sets new visa criteria for applicants from Muslim countries

The Dollar Business Bureau  The US administration under President Donald Trump has issued new guidelines for the visa applications from six Muslim-majority nations and all refugees. Visa applicants from these countries now require a ‘close’ family/business relation to become eligible for entering the US. This move came after the US Supreme Court partly restored the executive order issued by the Trump administration barring citizens from the six countries for 90 days to travel to US that was extensively criticised as it targeted only Muslims. Visas, which have been approved already, will not be cancelled. However, the new guidelines issued by the US State Department mentions that the applicants from six Muslim-majority countries of Iran, Sudan, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen must now have to prove relationship with a parent, ...

OPEC meet fails to decide on oil production freeze

The Dollar Business Bureau The top most oil producing countries have failed to decide on production freeze during the OPEC meeting in Doha, Qatar on Sunday. This is a precedent to the two failed meetings in December 2015 and February this year to cap the crude oil prices, which have risen from $26 per barrel in February to above $40 on expectations that the OPEC countries could come to a consensus. The ongoing tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a key reason for the failure of OPEC countries to sign an agreement or freeze output at January levels. Iran has decided not to attend the OPEC meeting, and continued producing oil until it regains the market share after following the lifting ...