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The UAE has pledged to create 2,000 jobs in the next 100 days in its electricity and energy sectors, as part of its Emiratization of the job markets dominated by foreign skills. The talents to fill the future positions will Read more
South Africa has removed visa requirements for seven countries including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar in a move to boost business and tourism. The visa waiver will enable holders of the three Gulf countries’ passports to Read more
The UAE and Japan are discussing agreements for the teaching of Japanese in some high schools of the Gulf country as the two countries seek to increase their education cooperation. Japan’s new envoy to Abu Dhabi Akihiko Nakajima told Read more
The Trump administration confirmed it has imposed sanctions on Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for defending the Iranian regime on the international front. The move, according to the US administration, targets Zarif’s asset in the US or controlled by US Read more
The Saudi labor ministry has issued directives to companies to stop hiring foreign skills for certain jobs in the hospitality industry as the Gulf country embarks on providing jobs for its citizens. Companies operating resorts, hotels rated three stars or Read more
Qatar Petroleum Monday announced it acquired a new exploration and production deal with Total Guyana, in Latin American. The deal involved two blocks, Orinduik and Kanuku. Under the agreement subject to customary regulatory approvals by the government of Guyana, the Read more
The Emir of Kuwait has instructed his cabinet to build a suburban city in the northern district of the Iraqi city of Baiji to host Iraqis who lost their residences during three years of war to flash out the Islamic Read more
Saudi Arabia said it will not issue visas to Muslims of the Democratic Republic of Congo to perform the Hajj next month amid fears of Ebola contamination after the disease killed over 1,500 people in the African country. A statement Read more
Qatar brushed aside a New York Times’ report it was involved in a May bomb attack in the Somalian city of Bosaso, Al Jazeera reports. The New York Times in a Monday report said audio recording provided by a foreign Read more
Chairman of the Saudi Entertainment Authority is interested in investing in the French League side, Amiens, after he relinquished ownership of the Egyptian top flight club Pyramids FC. Turki Al-Sheikh according to reports is among foreign investors interested to buy Read more