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India, Qatar sign key deals on visas, cyberspace, investmentsIndia and Qatar have signed four agreements on visas, cyberspace and investments following delegation-level talks led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Qatari countepart Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani. India More… |
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Bahrain introduces two new visasBahrain has announced two new visas - a new single entry and one-year multiple reentry e-visa - in the fourth phase of the kingdom's new visa policy. The new single entry visa will enable up to two-week stay, whilst the one-ye More… |
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Iran cancels London oil summit over visasIran has cancelled an oil conference in London next month, when Tehran was expected to reveal its new oil and gas contracts to investors, apparently over a delay in getting visas, the Seda weekly on Saturday quoted a senior Iranian official as s More… |
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Saudi to launch new wage monitoring systemSaudi Arabia will soon launch a system to monitor wage payments to company staff, part of efforts to boost the participation of Saudi citizens in the workforce and keep track of foreign workers, the labour minister said on Monday. In an in More… |
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New Bahrain visa application form on wayThe General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence (GDNPR) will launch a new application form on July 1. It follows directives from Interior Ministry Under-Secretary for Nationality, Passports and Residence Shaikh Rashid bin K More… |
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Philippines embassy awaits word on workers banDiplomats were awaiting official word on whether a ban on new Filipino recruits coming to Bahrain had been lifted. It follows a report by the state-run Philippines News Agency, which said the ban had been lifted for new hires as well as wo More… |
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Bahrain ministry gets 10,000 visa applicationsBahrain's Labour Ministry has received 10,197 applications for domestic workers in the first quarter of this year. Acting Under-Secretary and Labour Affairs Assistant Under-Secretary Subah Al Dossary said the ministry had approved 7,47 More… |
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Visa health tests to be speeded up in BahrainExpat employees should get their work visas faster after private hospitals and clinics were given the green light to conduct mandatory pre-employment medical tests. The tests, which also cover family members, used to be conducted solely at More… |
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Visa health tests to be speeded up in BahrainExpat employees should get their work visas faster after private hospitals and clinics were given the green light to conduct mandatory pre-employment medical tests. The tests, which also cover family members, used to be conducted solely at More… |
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Construction crisis blamed for workers’ hardshipSeveral workers were denied holidays and the visas of several others have not been renewed due to a crisis in the construction industry, said the CEO of a top construction firm in Bahrain. Zuhair Awachi, chief executive officer of Habib Al More… |
