Sneaky Expats Fake Debts To Avoid Deportation
Crafty expats with expired residence and work visas in the Middle East are faking debts so they face a travel ban until the matter goes
Low Tax And good Living Tempt Expats to Gulf
Low taxes and a quality lifestyle are attracting expats to extend their stays in Gulf state countries, according to a new study. Although tax and
Qatar Construction Boom Fuels Explosive Growth
Qatar is laying the foundations for building a prosperous future brick by brick as the construction industry surges ahead showing the most impressive growth across
Terror Alert For Expats After Suicide Bombings
Expats in Nigeria have been put on alert after a spate of terrorist bombings and kidnaps. On three days in a row this week, suicide
Gulf States Urged To Axe Public Spending
The world has split into two camps over the plunge in oil prices in recent months. On one side the oil producers are wringing their
Low Prices Will Boost Middle East Oil Companies
Middle East national oil companies could benefit from a long-term trend of low oil prices, according to new research. Oil prices are likely to follow
Armed Gangs Prey On Tourists And Expats
Lawless organised crime gangs are preying on tourists and business travellers in some areas of Mexico, according to a warning from the US State Department.
Gulf States Green Light For Imposing VAT
Dipping oil prices are forcing Gulf State leaders to bury their differences over a controversial move to introduce VAT. The leaders of the states have
Big Pay Rises For Top Directors Hike Gulf Salaries
The swelling pay packets of top directors were the main reason average salaries in the Gulf went up last year, according to a recruitment survey.
Cyprus Airways Mothballs Planes In State Aid Row
Cyprus Airways has suspended all flights after an order from the European Commission to repay £50 million of illegal state funding. The airline’s fleet of
10m Indian Expats Win Right To Vote
Indian expats will soon gain the right to cast electronic votes from overseas as the government opted to adopt the measure under pressure from the
Working out the expat cost of living
Cost of living is just one of the factors expats and international workers have to take into account when moving overseas. For working expats, bulging
Suicide Bomber Blasts Police Station
Expats and visitors to Turkey are under threat from terror attacks, warns the British government. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued a travel
Cheating Expat Teachers Face Deportation
Expat teachers who help students cheat in exams and other tests face deportation in a classroom crackdown in Kuwait. Dozens of students have been caught
Property prices fail to impress
Property is the latest commodity to disappoint investors, according to new research. Only the Middle East is showing any real growth in prices with a
Skilled Expats Escape Kuwait Visa Crackdown
Kuwait is planning to place a five-year residency cap on expats and to ban them from taking their families to the Gulf State. The proposals
SEIS Fund Becomes Shariah Compliant
The UK’s first Shariah complaint Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) fund has now been introduced by IFAAS – the Islamic financial consultancy –and Portillion Capital.
41,000 Illegal Expats Arrested In Visa Crackdown
Saudi Arabian police have arrested more than 41,000 expats working illegally in the city of Jeddah in just three months. The crackdown on illegal working
The Best Place to be an Expat
With over 1.4 million members, InterNations can rightly claim to be the world’s leading expatriate community by quite some distance. So when the networking organisation
Expat Teachers In Terror Firing Line
Expat teachers working in foreign language schools are on terrorist hit lists as soft targets, warn governments around the world. Alerts have gone out to