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Bitcoin Push by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Casts Shadow Over IMF Efforts
A push by El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele to make his country the first in the world to formally adopt Bitcoin as legal tender has sparked concerns about the outlook for its programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Trapped Illegal Workers In Saudi See Pandemic As Only Escape Route
Jobless and broke, Sudanese electrician Hatem is stranded in limbo in Riyadh like countless other illegal workers, but he hopes the fast-spreading coronavirus will offer a chance for escape. While coronavirus drives a huge exodus of expatriates, campaigners say potentially hundreds of thousands of illegal workers remain stranded in Saudi Arabia, co...
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Kuwait Doesn't Want To Be An Expat-Majority Nation Anymore
Kuwait's Prime Minister has said the country's expatriate population should be more than halved to 30% of the total, as the coronavirus pandemic and a slump in oil prices send shudders through Gulf economies.
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Saudi Encouraged "Oil Boom" Foreign Workers To Leave. Now It's Struggling
Mohammed Iqbal joined the throng of foreign workers bound for Saudi Arabia during the oil boom of the 1970s, after recruiters from Pepsi visited his native India and dangled an opportunity in the kingdom driving a delivery truck.
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Foreign Workers In Qatar Can Now Leave Country Without Bosses' Permission
Long-awaited reform of Qatar's controversial exit visa system, which requires foreign workers to obtain their bosses' permission to leave the country, came into force today, the government said. "Law No. 13 of 2018... regulating the entry, exit and residency of expatriates is being implemented starting today," the interior ministry announced on Twi...
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UAE Launches Visa Amnesty Programme For Illegal Foreign Workers
The UAE is home to 2.8 million Indian expatriates, the largest expatriate community in the country.
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Indian Stuck in Qatar Dies of Heart Attack
An Indian expatriate worker who had not been able to travel home for over a decade due to financial difficulties has died of heart attack, a media report said.
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Indian Among Three Workers Kidnapped in Nigeria: Reports
An Indian construction worker is reportedly among three expatriates who have been kidnapped, presumably for ransom, in Nigeria.
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Families, Charity Workers Among Victims of Air Algerie Crash
Charity workers in Burkina Faso, entire families, expatriates, tourists, the victims of the Air Algerie crash in Mali have left behind scores of shellshocked relatives and friends.
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Indian Construction Worker Falls to Death in United Arab Emirates
An Indian expatriate died after he fell from an under-construction building in the UAE, media reported Sunday.
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Singapore Activists Warn Of Surging Intolerance
Guest workers and expatriates are increasingly the target of "xenophobic" attacks on social media, Singapore's leading activists groups warned Wednesday.
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Saudi Arabia mulls helpline for domestic workers
The Saudi Arabian government has proposed the launching of a hotline on which domestic workers, more often expatriates, can lodge complaints. The helpline facility will be available in eight languages, an official said.
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No legal Indian worker affected by Nitaqat policy: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on Thursday clarified that its Nitaqat work policy was directed at illegal expatriates and no legal worker had been affected. The kingdom also said that the Indian community had benefitted from the grace period announced with 1.4 million Indian workers regularizing their status.
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Foreign workers stay home to escape Saudi Arabia visa crackdown
The streets of the Saudi capital Riyadh were unusually quiet on Monday as many expatriates stayed at home to avoid the start of a government crackdown on illegal foreign workers.
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Nairobi's Westgate mall and the attack that was waiting to happen
Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall, part Israeli-owned and often crowded with well-to-do Kenyans, expatriates, diplomats and UN workers, has long been seen as a soft target for Islamic militants.
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Bitcoin Push by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Casts Shadow Over IMF Efforts
A push by El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele to make his country the first in the world to formally adopt Bitcoin as legal tender has sparked concerns about the outlook for its programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Trapped Illegal Workers In Saudi See Pandemic As Only Escape Route
Jobless and broke, Sudanese electrician Hatem is stranded in limbo in Riyadh like countless other illegal workers, but he hopes the fast-spreading coronavirus will offer a chance for escape. While coronavirus drives a huge exodus of expatriates, campaigners say potentially hundreds of thousands of illegal workers remain stranded in Saudi Arabia, co...
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Kuwait Doesn't Want To Be An Expat-Majority Nation Anymore
Kuwait's Prime Minister has said the country's expatriate population should be more than halved to 30% of the total, as the coronavirus pandemic and a slump in oil prices send shudders through Gulf economies.
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Saudi Encouraged "Oil Boom" Foreign Workers To Leave. Now It's Struggling
Mohammed Iqbal joined the throng of foreign workers bound for Saudi Arabia during the oil boom of the 1970s, after recruiters from Pepsi visited his native India and dangled an opportunity in the kingdom driving a delivery truck.
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Foreign Workers In Qatar Can Now Leave Country Without Bosses' Permission
Long-awaited reform of Qatar's controversial exit visa system, which requires foreign workers to obtain their bosses' permission to leave the country, came into force today, the government said. "Law No. 13 of 2018... regulating the entry, exit and residency of expatriates is being implemented starting today," the interior ministry announced on Twi...
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UAE Launches Visa Amnesty Programme For Illegal Foreign Workers
The UAE is home to 2.8 million Indian expatriates, the largest expatriate community in the country.
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Indian Stuck in Qatar Dies of Heart Attack
An Indian expatriate worker who had not been able to travel home for over a decade due to financial difficulties has died of heart attack, a media report said.
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Indian Among Three Workers Kidnapped in Nigeria: Reports
An Indian construction worker is reportedly among three expatriates who have been kidnapped, presumably for ransom, in Nigeria.
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Families, Charity Workers Among Victims of Air Algerie Crash
Charity workers in Burkina Faso, entire families, expatriates, tourists, the victims of the Air Algerie crash in Mali have left behind scores of shellshocked relatives and friends.
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Indian Construction Worker Falls to Death in United Arab Emirates
An Indian expatriate died after he fell from an under-construction building in the UAE, media reported Sunday.
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Singapore Activists Warn Of Surging Intolerance
Guest workers and expatriates are increasingly the target of "xenophobic" attacks on social media, Singapore's leading activists groups warned Wednesday.
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Saudi Arabia mulls helpline for domestic workers
The Saudi Arabian government has proposed the launching of a hotline on which domestic workers, more often expatriates, can lodge complaints. The helpline facility will be available in eight languages, an official said.
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No legal Indian worker affected by Nitaqat policy: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on Thursday clarified that its Nitaqat work policy was directed at illegal expatriates and no legal worker had been affected. The kingdom also said that the Indian community had benefitted from the grace period announced with 1.4 million Indian workers regularizing their status.
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Foreign workers stay home to escape Saudi Arabia visa crackdown
The streets of the Saudi capital Riyadh were unusually quiet on Monday as many expatriates stayed at home to avoid the start of a government crackdown on illegal foreign workers.
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Nairobi's Westgate mall and the attack that was waiting to happen
Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall, part Israeli-owned and often crowded with well-to-do Kenyans, expatriates, diplomats and UN workers, has long been seen as a soft target for Islamic militants.
