The age of Indian maids looking for employment in Saudi Arabia has been set between 25 and 50 years under a new employment agreement finalised by the two countries to guarantee protection of......
Saudi Arabia has completed regularisation of nearly four million foreign workers in the last four months as part of its 'Nitaqat' programme, with 1.18 million expats choosing to change their......
Saudi ruler King Abdullah extended the ‘Nitaqat’ deadline by four more months and has given undocumented expats time till November 4, 2013, to have their status corrected. The decision......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the two leaders exchanged views on working closely together to strengthen the bilateral ties. IMAGE:......
India's trade with the Gulf-Arab region stands at $180 billion.India needs the Gulf region more in terms of trade, investments and employment than the other way round.When it comes to faith, the......
In a measure that could adversely affect many Indian workers, Saudi Arabia is set to implement a new labour law next month that would cancel employment contracts for men at the age of 60 and women......
Saudi Arabian authorities have said the new law which bans recruitment of expatriate workers above the age of 60 will not apply to professionals such as doctors, university professors, consultants......
Among the Indian carriers, Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo, and SpiceJet operate flights to Saudi Arabia while Saudi Arabian Airlines and Flynas are the two carriers operating in India. India......
Facing pressure from the businesses, the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries have agreed to put off the six-year residency cap on unskilled foreign workers, a move likely to benefit thousands of......
"Saudi Arabia continues to be a land of opportunity for Indians. Indians have benefited the most from the amnesty scheme as 1.4 million people got their residency and work status legalised,"......
The Philippines' foreign ministry confirmed in a statement that one of its nationals had died while working at a resort south of the capital Doha. It said its embassy was 'working with legal......