Expatriates
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Middle East
KSA to give 75% of top jobs in private sector to its nationals
Riyadh: The Saudi Shoura Council is seeking to amend a clause of an article of the labor law pertaining to the localization of jobs, Okaz reported on Friday. In a…
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Featured News
Kuwait approves expats quota bill, 8 lakh Indians asked to leave
Kuwait City: Kuwait National Assembly’s legal and legislative committee has approved draft law proposing quota for expatriates as constitutional, Kuwait Times daily reported. The bill will now be forwarded to…
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Hyderabad News
Saudi horror: Kafil and travel agent drive TS man to death
Hyderabad: Traumatised by the pressure put on him by his kafeel (employer), a 26-year-old youth from a poverty-stricken family from Hyderabad died under suspicious conditions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. If this…
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Middle East
Hit hard by ‘oil war’ Oman replaces expatriates with citizens
Muscat: Oman has ordered state-owned companies to accelerate the process of replacing foreign staff with Omani nationals, especially in senior positions, to create more jobs for its citizens. The finance…
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Middle East
Saudi to punish residents who flout China travel ban
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has banned all travel by its citizens or resident foreigners to virus-hit China and introduced penalities for any breach, state media announced Thursday. “Trips to China by citizens…
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Middle East
Expats in UAE worried as Nipah virus detected in Kerala
Dubai: UAE-based Malayalis have expressed concern for their loved ones back home, as a Kerala youth tested positive for the Nipah virus, leading to a number of traders and travellers…
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News
After ‘Saudization, Emiratisation of jobs’ is a threat for Indian expatriates
DUBAI: Nationalisation of jobs at the Gulf Arab countries has emerged as a direct threat for Indian expatriates in the region. After ‘Saudization‘ of jobs in the Kingdom of Saudi…
