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Dubai attracts flurry of senior remote workers
For the wave of executives turning into digital nomads since the pandemic, there’s nowhere more accommodating than Dubai.That’s according to research ... Gulf -
Saudi women making great strides in education, employment, health: GASTAT
Saudi women have made significant strides in employment, education, health, technology, and art, according to the latest report by the Kingdom’s ... Saudi Arabia -
Saudi Arabia launches new cruise line to explore the Kingdom from sea
Saudi Arabia has launched its own cruise line brand, AROYA Cruises, that will offer nationals and foreigners the unique opportunity to explore the ... Saudi Arabia -
Kuwait turns to Ethiopian domestic workers amid rift with Philippines over entry ban
Kuwait will import domestic workers from Ethiopia to ensure a sufficient supply of manpower amid stalled negotiations with the Philippines over the ... Gulf -
Kuwait open to negotiate with Philippines on entry ban if conditions met: Ministry
Kuwait is open to negotiating with the Philippines on the visa ban for Filipino nationals if Manila adheres to the country’s demands, the Deputy ... Gulf -
Kuwait says ban on Filipinos to stay if Philippines continues to ‘violate conditions’
The entry ban on Filipinos in Kuwait will stay as long as the Philippines continues to violate the conditions stipulated by the Kuwaiti government, ... Gulf -
Saudi Arabia unveils new eco-luxury AZULIK AlUla Resort
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) unveiled plans for the development of the AZULIK AlUla Resort in Saudi Arabia, a new eco-luxury hotel that is set ... Saudi Arabia -
Amazon’s cloud unit to invest $13 billion, over 100,000 jobs in India by 2030
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing division of Amazon.com Inc, said on Thursday it plans to invest 1.06 trillion rupees ($13 billion) in ... Technology -
LinkedIn cuts more jobs, shuts down China applications
LinkedIn, the social media network owned by Microsoft Corp that focuses on business professionals, said on Monday it would cut 716 jobs as demand ... Economy -
Saudi Arabia, Dubai job markets boom as more employment vacancies open
Job markets in the Middle East – particularly Saudi Arabia and Dubai– have witnessed positive growth in the first quarter of 2023, with an 18 percent ... Gulf -
IBM puts pause on hiring as AI makes some jobs redundant
The CEO of IBM said he was eyeing to downsize the tech giant’s back office workforce by nearly a third because those jobs are being made redundant by ... Technology -
Saudi Arabia’s unemployment rate drops significantly as more women join workforce
Saudi Arabia’s unemployment rate dropped by four percent in Q4 of 2022, mainly driven by the large influx of Saudi women joining the workforce, the ... Saudi Arabia -
Three-day weekend: Saudi Arabia considering shorter work weeks
Saudi Arabia is reviewing the possibility of implementing a three-day weekend to shorten the work week, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Human Resources and ... Saudi Arabia -
Philippines bans first-time housemaids from working in Kuwait after murder case
The Philippines has temporarily banned all first-time domestic helpers from working in Kuwait after the horrific murder of a house maid spurred nation ... Gulf -
Study sees 90 pct rise in productivity, happiness after Sharjah’s four-day work week
The four-day work week system introduced in the UAE’s emirate of Sharjah has seen a rise of about 90 percent in job performance, happiness, and mental ... Gulf -
IBM to cut about 3,900 jobs in reorganization move
IBM will slash some 3,900 jobs, slightly more than one percent of its workforce, related to businesses it has divested, a source close to the matter ... Technology -
Saudi Arabia’s female labor force participation rose to 37 pct in 2022: Minister
Saudi Arabia’s female labor participation reached 37 percent in 2022, the Kingdom’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed al-Rajhi ... Economy -
Unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia slightly rises to 9.9 percent in Q3: GASTAT
The unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia slightly rose to 9.9 percent in the third quarter of 2022 from 9.7 percent in the second quarter, the General ... Economy -
Saudi Crown Prince announces highest ever employment rate, hails economic reform
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has hailed the Kingdom’s economic transformation and financial reforms as he outlined the country’s ... Gulf -
Saudization of remote customer service jobs comes into effect in Saudi Arabia
The decision to reserve remote customer service jobs to Saudi Arabians came into effect on Sunday as part of efforts to provide dozens of new work ... Gulf -
GCC salary study: Some jobs ‘positively impacted’ in 2020, pay rises forecast in 2021
Many people working in the Gulf have seen their salaries ‘positively impacted’ during 2020 while half of employers plan pay rises for staff in 2021, ... Gulf -
Why artificial intelligence will not abolish work
The diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) across the economy has raised the possibility – and for many, the fear – that machines will ... Business -
Saudi Arabia to reimburse companies struggling with 2017-18 expat fee hikes
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has approved a scheme to reimburse some of the companies who struggled to pay steadily increasing fees for expatriate ... Economy -
Robots will do more tasks than humans by 2025 in ‘seismic’ jobs shift
Robots will handle 52 percent of current work tasks by 2025, almost twice as many as now, a World Economic Forum (WEF) study said Monday.The sharp ... Technology -
Dubai ruler criticizes government entities over low employee satisfaction rates
The UAE's Vice President and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum gave a six month notice period to federal government agencies with ... Variety -
The never-ending debate on Gulf localization policies
Year after year, the debate continues on the merits or otherwise of various localization measures – in essence, a mechanism to replace foreign ... Middle East -
Statistics reveal declining unemployment rate among Saudi women
Unemployment rate among Saudi citizens has steadied at approximately 12.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, positively indicating that the market ... Features -
New employment app uses AI to help jobseekers in the Gulf
A new Saudi employment app is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help job hunting in the GCC. Gulfy.com is currently the fastest growing platform ... Economy -
What are the policy options for dealing with Iranian regime?
On browsing social media accounts of Iranian activists — on Feacebook, Twitter, Telegram and Instagram — one can feel the pulse of the ... Features -
To empower women, we must transform culture
The region is seeing a radical shift in the legal precedence of women’s rights, but is struggle to materialize this into a shift in social ... Middle East