Emirates Identity Authority (Eida) received 80,000 erroneous applications through the certified typing centres during the past three months, a senior official told Gulf NewsAbu Dhabi, Dec 19,2010 (Gulf News): If you did not receive your national ID card a long time after you completed the registrati

The jewels on the said tree, which is part of an annual tradition followed by most hotels in the UAE and the rest of the world, are the sole ownership of Style Gallery.Abu Dhabi, Dec 18,2010 (WAM): Emirates Palace Hotel has denied press reports claiming its ownership of the jewels decorating the Chr

ABU DHABI, Dec 19,2010 (WAM) - In a landmark ?decision aimed at infusing ?broader flexibility in the labour market, Minister of Labour Saqr Gobash said on Saturday a worker with an expired job contract can obtain a new work permit and shift to another employer without facing the legitimate six-month

Dubai, Dec 13,2010:The Middle East is one of the largest and most important markets for Air India and the air carrier now plans to offer flights from the Gulf region to places like South East Asia, Kathmandu, Sri Lanka, SAARC countries and New York, via New Delhi, a senior official has said."We are

Muscat Dec 10,2010 (Bhatkallys News):Oman and India have huge potential for strengthening cooperation in food processing and fertiliser industries, Salman Khurshid, minister of state for minority affairs and corporate affairs, said here today. "We have a huge potential as far as the food processing

ABU DHABI, 8 December 2010, According to a new rule, the validity of UAE residential visa and labour card has now been reduced to two years. In a statement by Humaid Bin Deemas, Acting Director-General of the Ministry of Labour it was made clear that the UAE Cabinet has reduced the validity of labou

6 December 2010 (AFP): The International Labour Organisation (ILO) urged Gulf countries to protect millions of migrant workers by reforming the sponsor system and introducing a minimum wage. ILO also called for allowing foreign workers to form representative organisations through which workers can

DUBAI,6 December 2010,(Wam):- Saqr bin Gobash Saeed Gobash, Minister of Labour, has issued a resolution dividing establishments in groups based on their extent of compliance with labour legislations, systems and standards, cultural diversity approach and on-time payment of salaries, provision of acc

Bloc has failed to come up with a clear-cut solution to rising unemployment rate Dubai: GCC policy makers in the region have been faced with a two-fold labour problem for close to 30 years now - growing unemployment among young nationals and an increasing number of foreign workers in the region. Th

The much-talked about 2,117km rail network, starting in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, is likely to be completed by 2017 to unite the Gulf Dubai: A long train journey to exotic destinations across the Gulf countries would be possible if final permission is granted to the GCC railway project at the Abu Dh

ABU DHABI - In an address to the nation on the occasion of the 39th National Day of UAE, President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, stressed that the government was working hard to achieve social development, to improve quality of life and to realize its developmental goals through

Dubai, Nov 24 (IANS): People of Indian origin living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who need help in legal, financial and medical issues, now have a toll-free helpline -- the first of its kind for migrant workers by any country in the world. The toll-free number is 800-46342 -- the last five di

Indian president praises high standard of infrastructure in the UAE Dubai: The best ways to enhance economic, trade, investment and cultural relations between the UAE and India were discussed yesterday when His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the

RIYADH - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah underwent successful surgery on his back for a herniated disc in New York on Wednesday, the royal court said in Riyadh.The 86-year-old "successfully underwent back surgery today at New York Presbyterian Hospital in the United States of Ame

ABU DHABI - At the Invitation of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom landed in Abu Dhabi for the second time in 31 years.Accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, her son Prince Andrew and her 30-member staff, t

DUBAI - In the last leg of her UAE visit, Indian President Pratibha Patil addressed thousands of university students on Wednesday evening.She interacted with a select group of students from BITS Pilani, IMT Dubai, Manipal University and S.P. Jain Centre of Management at Dubai Men's College auditori

Abu Dhabi: The profile of Indian workers in the UAE has been transformed in recent years, which reflects the UAE economy's growth as a knowledge economy, according to Indian President Pratibha Patil.Over the time, the profile of the Indian community in the Gulf is undergoing transformation, Patil sa

ABU DHABI - The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said on Monday that India has an important role to play in achieving peace and security in the Indian Ocean and East Asia zone.In a meeting with Indian President Pratibha Patil at the Mushrif Palace, Shaikh Khalifa also high