Stock markets in the Gulf fell sharply in line with global bourses in morning trade on Wednesday as investors faced up to a shock win by Donald Trump in the US presidential election.
Kuwait has set a minimum wage for its hundreds of thousands of mostly Asian domestic staff, the first country in the Gulf to do so, local media reported on Thursday.
Nepal has barred its citizens from working in Afghanistan after a suicide bomb attack killed 13 Nepali guards in Kabul this week, an official said on Friday.
Gulf investors hold big British real estate portfolios; property prices have fallen in upmarket parts of London; investors fear prices could further deteriorate with Brexit
The poetry symposium organised by Shaiqee Ne Fun saw a large participation of litterateurs from the region.
Kuwait has stepped up deportations of expatriate workers this year, a newspaper reported, with most expelled for outstaying their residency permits but others sent home for traffic offences.
US President Barack Obama met Gulf leaders in Saudi Arabia on Thursday to push for an intensified campaign against the Islamic State group, despite strains in ties with Washington.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will cut telecom roaming charges for making and receiving calls and sending text messages within the six-nation bloc by an average of 40% from April 1.
The Qatar Stock Exchange rallied for the fourth straight session to add another 67 points and inch near the 9,550 mark mainly on the back of buying support from foreign and domestic institutions.
China and the Gulf states said Wednesday they would accelerate talks on a free trade deal which has been under negotiation for more than a decade.
Increased net profit booking by foreign institutions masked the robust buying support from local retail and institutions that the Qatar Stock Exchange lost a marginal two points.
Qatar Stock Exchange opened the week weak as its key index plunged 93 points to settle below the 9,700 mark and capitalisation erode QR6bn on lingering concerns over low oil prices, geopolitical tension ...
