Gulf nations scale back Pakistani visas over crime concernsSeveral Gulf nations are tightening visa norms for Pakistani nationals due to rising concerns over crime, extremism and drug trafficking. T...
30 Nov, 2025, 06.28 AM IST
Four Indians among 16 dead in Dubai building fireAt least four Indians, including a couple from Kerala, were among the 16 victims of a fire that engulfed a residential building in Dubai’s ...
16 Apr, 2023, 01.06 PM IST
Indians spent Rs 35,500 crore to own Dubai homes in 2022The 2022 real estate data confirms the trend. The Dubai market earned 16 billion dirhams, or Rs 35,500 crore, from sales to Indians last ye...
05 Feb, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
Russia refuses to give Pakistan 30-40pc discount on crude oilEarlier, on Wednesday, the Pakistani delegation comprises of State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik, joint secretary and officials of t...
02 Dec, 2022, 08.54 AM IST
As Dubai's food delivery booms, dangers and casualties mountThe boom has transformed Dubai's streets and stores and drawn thousands of desperate riders, predominantly Pakistanis, into the high-risk, ...
13 Sep, 2021, 12.44 PM IST
Highway-side eatery in UAE feeds hungry one meal at a timeAt a highway-side restaurant in the industrial outskirts of Dubai, workers methodically assemble packaged takeout meals of biryani rice, da...
19 Nov, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
India has the highest number of expat women employed in Oman's government sectorAccording to the 2020 Statistical Yearbook data from National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) Oman, the number of Indian women...
07 Sep, 2020, 02.58 PM IST
Kashmir is in the blood of the Pakistani nation: Pervez Musharraf says as he returns to active politicsGeneral (retd) Pervez Musharraf, now based in Dubai, also referred to Kargil conflict, and alleged that India was repeatedly threatening Pa...
07 Oct, 2019, 06.57 PM IST
Inside Chabahar, the Iranian port city that borders Pakistan and where alleged spy Kulbhushan Jadhav was basedTo understand the Jadhav story, first look at the map. Chabahar (which means 'four seasons' in Persian) is a port that Iran is developing w...
14 May, 2017, 06.40 AM IST
- Indian workers on strike get their salaries in Bahrain
More than 100 foreign workers, including Indians, who went on strike here over non-payment of salaries have received their wages following ...
13 Mar, 2015, 11.11 PM IST
Dubai based Pakistani, known as Safi alias chacha, sends 'human couriers’ with fake notes: NIAAs per the charges, chacha entices needy Indian workers in Dubai, like Ansari, to smuggle fake currency notes into India on a consideration...
07 Feb, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- India, UAE ties on new high after support for UNSC seat
India's relations with the UAE marked a new high this year after the Emirates came out in strong support for New Delhi's quest for a perman...
22 Dec, 2010, 11.39 AM IST
- Dubai faces gradual exodus of migrant workers
A gradual exodus in Dubai is likely as workers' contracts expire and the lack of new projects means they are unable to find new jobs. Top e...
07 Dec, 2009, 12.18 AM IST
- The dubious Dubai effect
The squalid layers of the word Dubai in the Indian collective consciousness is a cluster of Cs: Cash, concrete, construction, cars, cement ...
28 Nov, 2009, 02.16 AM IST
- 45 Asian hospital workers stranded in Saudi Arabia
45 Asian hospital workers are stranded in Saudi Arabia after expiry of their work contracts.
25 Jun, 2008, 02.22 PM IST
- Indians dissatisfied with Gulf jobs, want change: Survey
According to a salary survey, 69 per cent of workers were more likely to quit their jobs this year. Firing employees? I Follow the leader?
11 Feb, 2008, 12.45 PM IST
- 750 South Asian workers strike work in Bahrain
Nearly 750 South Asian workers, a majority of them Indians, have gone on strike in Bahrain to press for better pay.They refused to return t...
05 Feb, 2008, 11.10 AM IST