Thursday, April 25, 2024

British expat couple hit with £40k bill for birth while in...

A British expat couple are facing an NHS bill of £40,000 after their baby was born prematurely while on a trip home to England. Paul...

Kuwait panel rejects $3,300 driving licence fee for expats

A Kuwait parliamentary committee on Sunday rejected a series of anti-expat proposals including calls for foreign workers to pay $3,300 for driving licences. The...

UAE: Language barriers can create legal problems for expats, says expert

Expatriates may face legal challenges in the UAE because of lack of understanding and language barriers in the country’s legal system, an expert in...

British expat gets 3 years in jail for embezzling Dh1.3 million

A British man, who was charged in absentia with embezzling Dh1.3 million using a forged business licence copy, was sentenced to three years in...

UK government to lift voting ban for British expats

THE UK government has committed to lifting the 15 year voting ban on British expats living abroad. In a press release, the UK said it...

Saudi Arabia is reducing its reliance on expats

Officials in Saudi Arabia have been working on weaning the kingdom off expats in recent months.  The move comes as part of the country's Vision...

Tips for expats to set up businesses in foreign countries

Starting your own business is a huge challenge, even if you’re doing it in your home country. Planning to do it in a foreign country,...

British estate agent jailed in Dubai for sending WhatsApp message

A British estate agent was jailed in Dubai after he sent an angry WhatsApp message to a car dealer when the vehicle he bought...

Dubai: British editor gets 10 years jail for wife’s murder

Francis Matthew, a British newspaper editor in Dubai has been was found guilty of bludgeoning his wife to death with a hammer and was sentenced to 10...

Why Dubai brokers can’t sign rent contracts anymore

If you are a real estate broker handling an overseas landlord’s property portfolio in Dubai using a power of attorney (POA), you may be...

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