Category Archives: Hire foreign workers
Qatar to allow formation of workers’ committees
Doha: Qatar’s cabinet has approved the formation of workers’ committees ahead of 2022 World Cup, the country’s labour minister has announced. Labour Minister Nasser Bin Abdullah Hamidi told The Associated Press after meeting with international labour activists in Geneva on … 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
Appeal Won’t Interrupt Nepali ‘Slavery’ Case
A contractor accused of trafficking Nepali laborers into Iraq to staff Al Asad Air Base cannot seek an interim appeal, a federal judge ruled. In a 2008 federal RICO complaint, Nepali families claimed that U.S. military contractors duped 13 men … Continue reading
UAE residents warned against venturing into the sea
Al Ain: Strong winds have been triggering high waves offshore on Sunday as the national weather bureau has repeated its weather alert for UAE residents, asking people to stay away from the sea. The country has been hit by strong … Continue reading
Nine killed in Afghanistan military airport suicide bomb blast
KABUL — a suicide car bomber killed nine people in an attack on a military airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, and the latest bloodshed since copies of the Koran were burned at a NATO base last week. … 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