Dubai tourism grows 12pc in first 2 months of 2017Dubai’s tourism sector has kicked off 2017 in high gear as the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) reported a stellar 12 per cent year-on-year growth over the first two months of 2017. January and Fe More… |
Bahrain mulls legalising 'free visa' labourA study is being carried out to assess the feasibility of legalising the status of tens of thousands of foreign nationals working illegally in Bahrain, said a report. They are referred to as 'free visa' workers and often More… |
Bahrain vows action on illegal workersBahrain has launched a five-year plan to rid the country of "free visa" workers following reports that the number of illegal workers in the country has reached 50,000, a report said. L More… |
New scheme for Bahrain’s free visa workersA comprehensive and sustainable strategic blueprint to tackle the issue of free visa workers in Bahrain is being mapped out, said a senior government official. The Interior Ministry and Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) discusse More… |
Emirates, Visa team up to offer free DSF visasEmirates Airlines and Visa International have joined hands to offer free one-month tourist visas for people looking to travel to Dubai to experience the excitement of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) which runs from January 28 to Februa More… |