Thursday, April 25, 2024

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...

British family find ‘three illegal immigrants’ in removal van

A family moving to Southampton from Switzerland were stunned to find suspected illegal immigrants hiding in the back of their removal van.At least five police vehicles...

Brit businessman jailed for 37 years in Qatar for a bounced...

A Brit businessman, Jonathan Nash, caged for 37 years in Qatar over a bounced cheque fears he may never see his family again. The 48-year-old,...

Care homes are set to be banned from charging for rooms...

Care home operators are to be banned from forcing grieving families to pay accommodation charges for weeks after their relative dies. Ministers have told firms...

Brit detained in UAE for sending ‘an insult’ on Facebook

A former teacher at the Duchess of Cambridge's old public school has been jailed in the United Arab Emirates for sending "an electronic insult"...

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...

Saudi’s new expat charges – is your company footing the bill?

In July 2017, an expatriate levy came into force, as a result of which expat employees now have to pay the kingdom SAR100 each...

Kids of high-skilled expats at risk of deportation from US

At a time when the US Congress is debating the fate of hundreds of DREAMers, who had landed in America illegally with their parents,...

Expats to renew driving licence every 2 years in Oman

From March 1, expats in Oman will have to renew their driving licence once every two years instead of the current 10, Royal Oman...

Saudi business community seeks expat levy amendments

The Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC), reacting to a backlash, recommended changing the recently introduced expat levy. The law is intended to help the kingdom...

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