Posts Tagged ‘residency’
By Aarti Nagraj • Jan 4th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Labor, Nation, The Work
Officials say the UAE did not witness a mass exodus because of the global financial crisis. But what about all those people who lost their jobs?
By Dana El Baltaji • Oct 13th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Nation, society
In an effort to reduce the bureaucratic heartache, the UAE’s Ministry of Interior will merge labor cards, residency permits and the national ID into one card starting from July 2010.
By Dana El Baltaji • Jul 13th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Labor, Regional, Saudi Arabia, The Work
The Saudi representative to the ILO thinks the kingdom should consider naturalizing long-term expats, and reforming its iqama (residency) laws, he said in an interview with Arab News.
By Kipp • Aug 18th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Labor, The Work
Reports say Gulf labor ministers are again debating six- or five-year residency cap for expats.
Yemen’s many problems could soon render the country ungovernable, enabling the lawlessness in the Horn of Africa to leap across the Gulf of Aden, says Trends magazine.
The News Corp boss did not make a single reference to Dubai in his speech at Abu Dhabi’s glitzy media summit. But he still has links to the emirate’s high-profile ...
Democracy is the “most important priority” for the Arab youth, according to a recent survey. But some say this marks an urge for greater self-determination, rather than a change in ...
The Dubai police chief, who has caught the world’s attention for his role in probing the murder Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, is predictably connected to a lot of people who ...
One was rocked by a ‘fake ads’ scandal, the other has seen a steadily declining number of entries. So which of the region’s competing advertising awards has the edge?
From Ponzi schemes and ‘419’ frauds, to duff Italian suits and ‘bulletproof’ powers, the Middle East is no stranger to the (often bizarre) arts of the conman.
Middle Eastern Mirage; Carlos Slim, the World's Richest Man; How Safe Is Your Cell Phone?
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