Oman is set to launch its Golden Visa program on August 31 for investors. This initiative aims to attract foreign capital and boost the eco...

Kuwait has eliminated the minimum salary requirement for expatriates seeking family visit visas, broadening eligibility to include relative...

The 2025 Numbeo Safety Index reveals a significant decline in safety rankings for the US and UK, placing them at 89th and 87th, respectivel...

Kuwait has implemented a mandatory electronic travel permit system for expatriate workers in the private sector, effective July 1, 2025. Th...

India and Oman have updated their Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, effective May 2025, to prevent double taxation and also reflect curr...

NRI remittances significantly bolster India's economy, acting as a crucial buffer against global volatility and trade deficits. Inflows rea...

The social security scheme "ensures the sustainability of a decent life for Emiratis and resident employees during their unemployment perio...

Insured workers would receive some money for a limited time period if made unemployed, UAE Prime Minister and Vice-President Sheikh Mohamme...

The plan, along with labour laws, privatisations and new taxation, is aimed at reducing a yawning fiscal deficit expected to come to 10% of...

Residential property prices have dropped by more than 15% since late 2014 and are still falling.

In Dubai and Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, or even Oman for that matter and among other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, this made India a...

Indian equity is expected to register a growth between 15-18 % over the next five years and is attractive for GCC businessmen and NRIs to i...

In the 80s & 90s, thousands of small ventures promoted by NRKs sprouted only to close down sooner or later but things have undergone a sea ...

Back home, the workers are looking to start afresh. Their best bet seems to be rehabilitation packages.