Category Archives: Overseas Civilian Contractors
Making the best of your overseas experience
People who work for a short or long period of their career abroad may find that this professional – and personal — experience is particularly valuable to future employers – when and if they decide to return to their home … Continue reading
Qatar’s public sector to get 10 days off for Eid
Manama: Qatar’s public sector employees will be given 10 days off as the country celebrates Eid Al Adha. The holidays will start on Thursday, October 25, and will end on Saturday, November 3. Eid holidays are usually four days, one … Continue reading
227 illegal residents arrested in Oman
Muscat: The authorities in Oman continued their crackdown against the illegal expatriate work force in the country by extending the dragnet to the interior region this week. “227 foreigners have been arrested during a raid at a number of locations … Continue reading
Why Indians are in demand for GULF
Indian professionals are the most demanded employees all around the world. There has been noticeable increase in the demand for professionals from India particularly in the Gulf countries. It is primarily because technical soundness, understanding foreign languages like English, versatility … Continue reading
Air India Express to operate more flights in the Gulf sector
Air India Express will operate about 130 additional flights from September 17 to October 27, 2012 from Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangalore, to clear the rush of passengers. Barring a weekly flight to Mumbai, all the other services will be … Continue reading
Appeal Won’t Interrupt Nepali ‘Slavery’ Case
A contractor accused of trafficking Nepali laborers into Iraq to staff Al Asad Air Base cannot seek an interim appeal, a federal judge ruled. In a 2008 federal RICO complaint, Nepali families claimed that U.S. military contractors duped 13 men … Continue reading
Nine killed in Afghanistan military airport suicide bomb blast
KABUL — a suicide car bomber killed nine people in an attack on a military airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, and the latest bloodshed since copies of the Koran were burned at a NATO base last week. … Continue reading