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The Omani Ministry of Manpower has issued a six-month decree banning the sultanate’s private sector from hiring foreign expats in 10 sectors in a bid to promote locally trained skills. The temporary ban targets information systems, sales, marketing, administration, human Read more
The US State Department spokeswoman Thursday placated Turkey as she referred to Kurdish militia YPG in Afrin in Northern Syria as Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a group blacklisted by Turkey and European countries and the US as terrorist. Ankara Saturday Read more
Kuwait has slammed a Saudi top official’s tilt at the Kuwaiti sports minister over his recent visit to Qatar, a country facing a regional isolation from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt. Kuwaiti deputy foreign minister Khaled Read more
President Donald Trump Thursday in Davos, Switzerland, reiterated his decision to cut aid to Palestinians if they refuse to embrace his peace plan, noting that Palestinians’ refusal to receive his Vice President was ‘disrespectful’. Speaking to the media, alongside Israeli Read more
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad carrier is planning to suppress 10 per cent of pilot job positions on its 122 planes as part of the company’s restructuring scheme following close to $1.9 billion loss in 2016. The information received by regional business Read more
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the double bombing in the Libyan city of Benghazi that left over 40 people dead, underscoring that there can be no military solution to the crisis plaguing the North African Read more
Moroccan football and sports authorities Tuesday unveiled the logo of the kingdom’s bid for FIFA 2026 World Cup competition and expressed confidence over the North African country’s ability to host the biggest global football tournament. The bid for 2026 World Read more
Emiratis authorities have told their army to avoid confrontation with isolated Qatar following aggression accusations traded by the two countries over the past few weeks, as the Gulf crisis enters its seventh month. “We got orders not to escalate and Read more
Two car bombings rocked Libya’s second city Tuesday killing at least 30 people, including security personnel and civilians, report say citing security and medical accounts. The two explosions took place in the central al-Salmani district, near the local passport office Read more
Former army chief of staff Sami Anan Tuesday cancelled his bid to challenge Abdelfattah al-Sisi in March election after the army arrested him over accusations that he failed to fulfill conditions to allow him to run. Anan, according to his Read more