Cancellations will begin following the Eid Al Fitr holiday, which is set to run from April 21 until April 25
Expatriate residents
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Bahrain
Bahrain, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar top list of best countries for expats
Bahrain ranked number 1, followed by UAE in the second place and Singapore in third place
expat workers
Kuwait deports 9,000 expats in three months: India tops list of deportees
Indian nationals topped the list of deportees followed by Filipinos, Sri Lankans and Egyptians
expat workers
Kuwait deports 10,000 expats over residency violations
Violators were deported from Kuwait within three months
electricity consumption fees
Kuwait reveals electricity, water bills to increase by 50%: Report
The price rise will be implemented upon the approval of the Kuwait National Assembly
diversify economy
Video: The UAE Golden, Green and Freelance Visas
With the new visa system, the UAE is supporting families as well as the economy. Residents are now able to take an integrated path from entering the country to attaining a long-term Golden Visa
attract investors
UAE introduces new residency guidelines to attract foreigners
New ‘Green Visas’ will allow expatriates to apply for work without being sponsored by an employer, and include children up to the age of 25 on their permits
Expatriate residents
Video: Why Oman’s expat exodus is placing extra strain on real estate sector
A drop in the expatriate population in Oman is likely to put further pressure on the sultanate’s residential real estate sector, according to the latest report from Savills.
Expatriate residents
Why Oman’s expat exodus is placing extra strain on real estate sector
There are around 320,000 fewer expatriates in Oman today compared to 2016, according to the latest report from Savills
Abu Dhabi
Video: Are UAE’s school fees unreasonably high?
Fee freezes, reductions, discounts, scholarships, flexible payment plans – schools in the UAE have been pulling out all the stops to attract parents and retain students, in what analysts are calling an oversupplied and fiercely competitive market for education providers.
Abu Dhabi
Is the UAE learning a valuable lesson on school fees?
High school fees is something many expats accept as one of the downsides of living in the UAE, but the days of yearly increases and long waiting lists appear to be over, as education operators begin to adjust to the new economic landscape
Affordable schools
Opinion: how do we solve the UAE’s school fees conundrum?
Amid a slowdown in school fees, the high cost of education continues to pose a problem to which no solution has been found
Expat salaries
One in five GCC expats save nothing every month – survey
Only 16% of expats put away more than 30% of their monthly income