Kuwait City: The number of Indian workers in Kuwait has soared over 889,000, the highest amongst all other expat workers in this Arab country, media reports said. The figure was revealed on Sunday by the Central Administration of Statistics, the Arab Times reported citing the Al-Qabas daily. The Indians were[Read More…]
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Israel passes ‘Jewish state law’, says “Israel is the historic homeland of Jewish people”
Israel’s parliament on Thursday passed the controversial bill that defines the country as an exclusively Jewish state. The Jewish nation state bill downgrades Arabic as an official language and says advancing Jewish settlement is a national interest. It also states that the whole and united Jerusalem is its capital, BBC[Read More…]
Qatar offers visa-free entry to 80 countries, including India
Qatar announced a programme, on Wednesday that allows visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries to encourage air transport and tourism amid a two-month boycott imposed on the Gulf state by its neighbours. Travellers from a dozen countries will now receive tourist visa as they arrive Qatar. “The visa exemption[Read More…]
Stop teaching hate: Donald Trump to Qatar
In between the biggest diplomatic face-off between Qatar and the rest of the middle-east, US President Donald Trump accused Doha of backing terrorism. Calling it the funder of terrorism, Trump asked the Gulf emirate along with other nations to stop “teaching hate”. “Stop funding (terrorism). Stop teaching hate. Stop the[Read More…]