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No decision was taken on the 50,000 Bangladeshi migrants working illegally in Oman, during a recent visit by a Bangladeshi delegation, the secretary of the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment ministry, Zafar Ahmed Khan, confirmed.

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) deported 70 illegal residents last week, according to a press release on Sunday.

Oman is hiring some 3,288 doctors and nurses from other countries to address a projected shortage of these medical professionals there, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said on Friday.

Muscat: Oman’s resolve to root out illegal immigrants continues with incessant raids by the Manpower Ministry as well as security agencies, which nabbed 297 illegal residents in a joint operation on Tuesday.

MUSCAT: Oman’s parliament, the Shura Council, approved a much higher minimum wage and curbs on the employment of foreigners yesterday, aiming to prevent joblessness again becoming a source of anger for Omani citizens.

The number of illegal immigrants dropped by 16 per cent last year and compared to the year before. The ROP arrested 645 intruders in 2012, compared to 780 in 2011, said Col Badr bin Khalfan al Zadjali of the ROP Coast Gurads. The intruders attempt to enter the Sultanate via the sea, with their numbers varying at each operation. While some boats carry only 4-7 int

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) yesterday deported 558 undocumented expatriate workers, who had entered the Sultanate without any valid documents.

Muscat: A tightened vigil by Omani coastguards along the long coastline has brought down the number of infiltrators sneaking into the country by 17 per cent, according to a Royal Oman Police (ROP) press release.