Category Archives: Assignment Abroad
No ban on visit visa: UAE govt
The UAE’s Ministry of Interior has clarified that there is no ban on visit visa for unskilled workers from countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Denying press reports, Major General Nasser Al Awadi Al Menhali, … Continue reading
Air India Express to operate more flights in the Gulf sector
Air India Express will operate about 130 additional flights from September 17 to October 27, 2012 from Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangalore, to clear the rush of passengers. Barring a weekly flight to Mumbai, all the other services will be … Continue reading
Kuwait clamps down on bogus visa traders
Rampant visa rackets in Kuwait have prompted the authorities to clamp down on recruiting agencies and firms indulging in visa trade. As part of the move, the Kuwait enforcement agency has arrested two men, a Gulf national and an … Continue reading
Kuwait is the 3rd country in Middle East to join the World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring Reduction partnership
KUWAIT has officially joined the World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring Reduction (GGFR) partnership in an effort to further reduce emissions from the burning of natural gas associated with oil production in the Middle East, and exploit the maximum potential … Continue reading
1,500 hotel jobs on offer in the UAE in next 12 months
The hotels opening this year are Pullman Dubai Jumeirah Lake Dubai, Novotel and Adagio Al Bustan Abu Dhabi, Novotel and Ibis Mussafah Abu Dhabi, Novotel/Ibis/Adagio Fujairah, and Novotel Dubai Al Barsha MORE hotels in the UAE are planning to … Continue reading
Reforms boost foreign direct investment into Gulf countries
FDI into the region, which controls over 60 per cent of the world’s recoverable oil deposits, totalled around $438.5 billion during 2005-10, compared with only 67.2 billion during 1999-2004 .. FOREIGN direct investments (FDI) into the Gulf countries are on … Continue reading
Saudi Arabia assures crude, LPG supply on a long-term basis
India invited Saudi participation in its petroleum upstream and downstream sector, including OPaL’s Petrochemical project at Dahej and OMPL’s Petrochemical project at Mangalore AAT News Service Saudi Arabia expressed its readiness to engage India and fulfill its energy requirements on … Continue reading
UAE rule in the offing to protect foreign workers
The UAE Cabinet has approved a new draft law to protect the rights of domestic workers and their employers. “We have approved a new draft law for the domestic workers in the UAE. The new law shall protect the rights … Continue reading
Iraq wants to limit private security contractors
Iraq deeply mistrusts private security companies and wants to limit their operations here, officials say, while the contractors themselves have faced bureaucratic delays and detentions. This mistrust stems from perceived arrogant behavior by employees of these firms in the past … Continue reading