HRW warns Gulf labourers at risk as temperatures soar
Human Rights Watch said on Sunday that migrant workers in the Gulf were at risk from extreme heat, urging countries to extend protections for labourers exposed to soaring temperatures...
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SE Asia, Gulf, China 3-way talks ‘response to call of times’
Chinese prime minister Li Qiang said Tuesday that the first-ever summit between his country, Southeast Asian leaders and Gulf states was ‘a response to the call of the times’ in a geopolitically uncertain world...
Four athletes describe Qatar tour with CA Yunus as a dream
‘Our tour of Qatar with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus was like a dream,’ said the four national women athletes, who accompanied the CA during his visit to the oil-rich Gulf state.
White House indefinitely bans AP journalists in 'Gulf of America' row
The White House said Friday it was indefinitely blocking Associated Press journalists from Air Force One and the Oval Office, escalating a row with the US news agency over its refusal to call the Gulf of Mexico the ‘Gulf of America’.
Bangladesh’s reliance on Gulf nations under threat
OVER 10 million Bangladeshi migrant workers send home an estimated $22 billion in remittances annually, making it the country’s second-largest source of foreign exchange after garment exports. More than 60 per cent of this originates from the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait leading the way. At the same time...
Kuwait urges ‘immediate ceasefire’ for Gaza at Gulf summit
Kuwait’s ruler on Sunday urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as he addressed a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council held after nearly 14 months of war in the Palestinian territory...
US dockworkers launch mass strike month before election
Tens of thousands of workers at major ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday in action that could drag on the world’s largest economy just ahead of the November presidential election...
Conservative Gulf gets first local beer
Inside his Abu Dhabi gastro pub, Chad McGehee inspects shiny steel tanks fermenting a special brew: the first beer made in the conservative Arab Gulf, where alcohol has long been taboo.
