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The Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be too big to failThe Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy route, is now closed. This closure has halted one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supply. P...
Asia’s ultra-rich having second thoughts on Dubai as war ragesAsia’s wealthy families are reconsidering their investments and relocation plans in Dubai as the Iran war raises security concerns in the r...
Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlashAlthough the franchise was no newcomer to baby-themed products, the unprecedented fervor over the feeding bottles came as a bit of a shock....
Oman bars expats from certain jobs amid economic downturnIn a region that depends heavily on cheap foreign labour, expats in the sultanate make up about 40 percent of the country's 4.5 million-str...
Population of Indians in Oman falls below half million: ReportThe Indian community still constitutes the largest expatriate community in the Sultanate, Gulf News quoted the National Centre for Statisti...
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...
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.
Little-known Mirach Capital readies $2 billion bailout for Sahara's Subroto RoyMirach Capital Group LLC is trying to put together more than $ 2 billion that could result in bailing out Sahara Group honcho Subroto Roy f...
European-style single Gulf visa likely by mid-2014The move which will be launched by mid 2014 is set to boost tourism and trade in the region, and cut out lengthy bureaucratic delays.
New law to regulate foreign labour in Gulf countriesThe new law being mulled by the GCC would include returning 'marginal' and unskilled foreign workers to their home countries.
- Kerala workers in Oman in limbo over invalid medical papers
Some expatriates from Kerala are in for uncertain times in Oman as the medical certificates provided by a centre in the state have been ter...