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Kuwait mandates health insurance for all foreign residents and visitorsKuwait mandates health insurance for all foreign residents and visitors starting December 23, 2025, under new executive regulations. This a...
Kuwait introduces major hike in residency and visa fees across various categoriesKuwait has significantly increased fees for residency and visa services. New charges for various services, including visit visas and annual...
Air India Express launches ‘freedom sale’: 5 Million seats from Rs 1,279 to celebrate 79 years of IndependenceTo celebrate 79 years of India’s independence, Air India Express has launched its “Freedom Sale,” offering five million seats at discounted...
Planning the Gulf residency move? Bahrain’s Golden Visa makes a strong caseBahrain's Golden Residency program emerges as an attractive alternative to the UAE's Golden Visa, offering a 10-year renewable residency wi...
Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya faces execution next week in Yemen as family pleads for last-minute pardonNimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala, is set to be executed in Yemen on 16 July for the 2017 murder of Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mahdi. Her ...
Saudi Arabia gives confirmation on no refunds for cancelled exit and re-entry visas to the countrySaudi Arabia's Jawazat has clarified that exit and re-entry visa fees are non-refundable, even upon cancellation, impacting expatriates pla...
Saudi Arabia simplifies Iqama renewal & visa extensions for expatsSaudi Arabia has introduced new rules allowing expats to renew residency permits (Iqama) and extend exit and re-entry visas online, even if...
Turn off the news and see how you feel?News blackout prompts debate on news demand. BBC's 1930 exception prioritized quality news under John Reith. Decision to skip news bulletin...
Let the money roll right inIndia should push for more worker visas with developed economies to help inward remittances grow.
Tax or no tax, UAE aims to remain magnet for investorsThe Group of Seven wealthy powers this month endorsed an "unprecedented" agreement on a global minimum corporate tax targeting major compan...
Saudi Arabia could review expat fees as economy feels the stingThe tax forced hundreds of thousands of expats to leave the kingdom, hitting the economy hard.
Family tax hits Indian expats in Saudi ArabiaThe fee was proposed to shore up the Saudi’s sagging revenues in the wake of the decline in global oil prices.
Why expatriate workers are leaving Saudi Arabia in drovesAs companies struggle with slower business and authorities impose more fees on foreigners, the biggest Arab economy is losing some of its a...
July 1 will change your world: Be prepared for changes other than GSTMore than a dozen policy changes are coming into effect from July 1. Here is a list of all these major changes that will affect your day-to...
Indians brace for Saudi ‘family tax’The fee — 100 riyals (approx. Rs 1,700, as on Tuesday) per month for each dependent — is likely to prove a big financial burden for the Ind...
Saudi Arabia's Prince Salman needs to do these 6 things to keep his kingdom up and runningSaudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince has a daunting to-do list to transform the world’s biggest oil exporter into an economy no longer relian...
How the oil crash is sending Indian migrants in the Gulf back home packingMany of them have lost jobs and are packing up to return home; others are settling for salary cuts and bleak days ahead, reports Jayaraj Si...
Indian expats hit hard as Gulf economies slip on free fall in crude pricesOman, in particular, which has released an austerity-driven budget, has made moves that are likely to affect the monthly expenses of expatr...
Australia enforces stricter visa rule for foreign workers"Companies will have to advertise for 4 months in a newspaper for a position before sponsoring a foreigner".
- Bahrain cannot depend on foreign workers forever
In order to reduce its reliance on foreign labour, Bahrain must train its own workforce as workers from Asian countries will not be lured b...