Remittances to Pakistan top $2 billion for fourth monthMultiple factors contributed to the increase, including Pakistan's crackdown on illegal channels, Samiullah Tariq, head of research and dev...
12 Oct, 2020, 12.57 PM IST
Kuwait wants to bring down migrant population from 70% to 30%Kuwait wants to slash the migrant proportion of its population from 70% to 30%.
05 Jun, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
Chinese help for virus gets wary reception in FranceAn operation by France's Chinese community to help the diaspora during the coronavirus outbreak by distributing masks, disinfectant and glo...
18 Apr, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
Will seriously consider any partnership proposal from Indian carriers: Qatar AirwaysQatar Airways said it will "seriously" consider any proposal for partnership from Indian carrier.
17 May, 2019, 06.22 AM IST
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.
16 Jul, 2018, 06.46 PM IST
Time for Indian CEOs to pack up in Oman? Proposal to reserve top five positions for nativesOman isn’t exactly a favourite destination in the Gulf for expats. And the Shura plan has just taken the sheen further from the country.
27 May, 2015, 03.28 PM IST
Indians second-largest migrant group in United KingdomIndians are the second-largest group of migrants coming to the UK after Chinese, according to latest figures.
22 May, 2015, 10.47 PM IST
Labour crisis hits 36% of construction projects in Saudi ArabiaNearly 36 percent of construction projects in Saudi Arabia have been hit by labour crisis.
23 Jul, 2013, 01.26 PM IST
Don't get cheated by touts: Indian Embassy in Saudi ArabiaIndia today warned its citizens in Saudi Arabia against getting misled and exploited by illegal agents and touts who are promising exit per...
18 Jul, 2013, 06.59 PM IST
Saudi Arabia regularises status of 40 lakh expatriate workersSaudi Arabia has completed regularisation of nearly four million foreign workers in the last four months as part of its 'Nitaqat' programme.
17 Jul, 2013, 02.04 PM IST
- Government working on plan to replace sacked AI pilots
After virtually shutting the doors on 100 sacked Air India pilots, Government is working on a plan to replace them with those shed by some ...
07 Jun, 2012, 07.44 PM IST
- India top money recipient, remits $55 bn in 2009
The data released by RBI shows that overseas Indians remitted $55.06 bn in 2009, 17% higher than what the World Bank had projected. Nations...
02 Apr, 2010, 09.32 PM IST
- UAE to ban some expats from bringing families: report
Some foreign workers holding low-paid jobs in the United Arab Emirates will be banned from bringing over their families to the Gulf state u...
01 Jan, 2009, 05.36 PM IST
- Qatar set to ease sponsorship laws for foreign workers
Qatar is all set to ease the regulations of its exit permit system for expat workers under a new sponsorship regime which will also make it...
18 Apr, 2008, 01.44 PM IST
- 260 illegal Indian residents held in Sharjah
Over 260 Indian nationals have been arrested in Sharjah for allegedly violating residency and labour laws.
25 Jan, 2008, 10.59 AM IST
- AI announces special fares for UAE
India's national carriers, Indian and Air India, have announced their special fares for the illegal expats, willing to leave the United Ara...
17 Jul, 2007, 02.50 PM IST
- Smuggle a rupee and shop in Dubai
The rupee has become a standard issue to do shopping in Dubai and Abu Dhabi mkts, say intelligence reports.
13 Nov, 2006, 01.10 AM IST