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All rights reserved.Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:00 GMT3514476http://www.zawya.com/middle-east/legalhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Kuwaiti_govt_yet_to_okay_company_to_recruit_domestic_labor-ZAWYA20130523113321/National Assembly Secretary MP Kamel Al-Awadhi has stated that the government is yet to approve the setting up of a company to bring in domestic help despite the fact that the cabinet had approved the establishment of such a company last year and had asked the investment public authority to prepare an economic feasibility report on it.Thu, 23 May 2013 12:41:54 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20130523113321Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/House_postpones_discussion_of_rent_law_in_Jordan-ZAWYA20130523042637/The Lower House on Wednesday postponed discussions over the Landlords and Tenants Law, after deputies disagreed over the constitutionality of some amendments recommended by the House Legal Committee.Thu, 23 May 2013 06:25:04 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20130523042637Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Guardian_approval_a_must_for_Saudi_women_to_drive_in_Kuwait-ZAWYA20130523031427/Brig. Saleh Al-Najim, the head of a Kuwaiti delegation, said here yesterday that the traffic system in Kuwait does not grant licenses to Saudi women without the consent of their guardians.Thu, 23 May 2013 05:42:54 GMTArab News ZAWYA20130523031427Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Saudi_SAMA_considers_regulating_mortgage_rates-ZAWYA20130523030252/Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) is considering new regulations to unify mortgage rates, which all banks and finance companies have to follow.Thu, 23 May 2013 04:40:25 GMTArab News ZAWYA20130523030252Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Nitaqat_cleanup_picks_up_speed_in_Saudi_Arabia-ZAWYA20130523032853/More than 326,000 foreign workers have so far taken advantage of the grace period to legalize their status, said a senior official at the Passport Department.Thu, 23 May 2013 04:36:25 GMTArab News ZAWYA20130523032853Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Dubai_launches_online_case_registration_service-GN_21052013_220529/Dubai Courts Department (DCD) has become the first in the Middle East to launch an online programme that enables its clients to register civil cases electronically.Wed, 22 May 2013 05:13:59 GMTGulf News GN_21052013_220529Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Dubai_launches_online_case_registration_service-GN_21052013_220529/Dubai Courts Department (DCD) has become the first in the Middle East to launch an online programme that enables its clients to register civil cases electronically.Wed, 22 May 2013 05:13:59 GMTGulf News GN_21052013_220529Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/UAE_Foreign_Minister_urges_embassies_to_respect_UAE_sovereignty-GN_21052013_220563/Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister, said diplomatic missions in the UAE must respect the laws and regulations of the nation and they must not interfere in our internal affairs.Wed, 22 May 2013 05:09:50 GMTGulf News GN_21052013_220563Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Secret_group_trial_heard_final_arguments-GN_21052013_220562/The State Security Court at the Federal Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the case regarding a clandestine organisation accused of attempting to overthrow the government until July 2 when it will announce a verdict, which will not be subject to appeal.Wed, 22 May 2013 05:08:57 GMTGulf News GN_21052013_220562Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/201000_illegal_workers_deported_in_past_3_months-ZAWYA20130522035115/The Passport Department has deported 201,000 illegal workers, including Syrians, in the past three months.Wed, 22 May 2013 04:56:18 GMTArab News ZAWYA20130522035115Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Ten_more_arrested_in_KSA_in_Iranian_espionage_case-ZAWYA20130522044532/An official spokesman from the Saudi government has confirmed the arrest of 10 people involved in an Iranian espionage cell who were allegedly associated with the same spy network that was dismantled in March of this year by Saudi security officials.Wed, 22 May 2013 04:51:44 GMTArab News ZAWYA20130522044532Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Fifth_of_firms_in_Saudi_Arabia_still_in_red_zone-ZAWYA20130521031104/25% of Saudi firms are still in the red zone two years after the implementation of Nitaqat program, said Ahmed Al-Hemaidan, undersecretary at the Ministry of Labor, stressing the fact that they are bound to move to the green zone once penalties are imposed on them.Tue, 21 May 2013 05:42:43 GMTArab News ZAWYA20130521031104Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Executive_cleared_in_AED441m_Nakheel_graft_case-GN_20052013_210527/Nakhleel’s Australian former operations manager has been acquitted of abusing his job at the Dubai Waterfront Project and committing financial irregularities worth AED 44 million.Tue, 21 May 2013 05:32:36 GMTGulf News GN_20052013_210527Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Bank_statement_required_to_sponsor_family_in_Dubai-GN_20052013_210508/Residents wishing to sponsor family members in Dubai now have to submit their bank statements to the residency department, Gulf News has learnt.Tue, 21 May 2013 04:38:01 GMTGulf News GN_20052013_210508Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Middle_East_construction_dispute_values_fall_42_yoy-ZAWYA20130521031607/Even though construction disputes in the Middle East have dropped by 42% to USD 65 million in 2012 from USD 112.5 million in 2011, the value remains the highest in the world.Tue, 21 May 2013 04:34:27 GMTEmirates 24|7 ZAWYA20130521031607Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Arabtec_workers_back_at_work_after_protest-GN_20052013_210551/Thousands of workers employed by Dubai’s largest construction firm, Arabtec, who stopped work demanding a salary increase and overtime pay are back at their worksites after being promised their issues will be sorted out.Tue, 21 May 2013 04:19:59 GMTGulf News GN_20052013_210551Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Escrow_accounts_cannot_be_attached_Dubai_Land_Dept-ZAWYA20130521031442/In the first of its meeting in years, the Dubai Land Department (DLD) answered queries of developers to even assuring them that "escrow accounts cannot be attached by any order".Tue, 21 May 2013 04:16:43 GMTEmirates 24|7 ZAWYA20130521031442Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/SAIREC_set_to_create_real_estate_authority_in_Saudi_Arabia-ZAWYA20130520035318/The 3rd Saudi International Real Estate Conference (SAIREC) opened Sunday, by the Minister of Commerce and Industry Tawfeeq Al Rabiah, with the aim of creating a higher authority for real estate sector in the Kingdom.Mon, 20 May 2013 09:52:33 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20130520035318Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/KSA_Philippines_sign_watershed_labor_pact-ZAWYA20130520034632/Philippine Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and Saudi Deputy Labor Minister Mufarrej bin Saad Al-Haqbani signed a labor agreement Sunday on the hiring of Filipino household service workers (HSWs). Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:12 GMTArab News ZAWYA20130520034632Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/AlHaqbani_Illegals_can_return_on_new_visas-ZAWYA20130520034810/Expats who leave the Kingdom on an exit visa will be able to return the moment they get a new work visa, said Deputy Minister of Labor Mufarrej bin Saad Al-Haqbani.Mon, 20 May 2013 07:44:19 GMTArab News ZAWYA20130520034810Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Foreign_missions_complain_of_slow_deportation_work-ZAWYA20130520034409/Foreign consulates expressed disappointment at the pace at which immigration authorities at the deportation center process exit visas of workers who want to return home before the end of the grace period. Mon, 20 May 2013 07:42:30 GMTArab News ZAWYA20130520034409Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Escrow_accounts_in_Dubai_cannot_be_attached_Land_Department-ZAWYA20130520030853/This means developers will have access to funds and a single legal dispute will not stop funding to a project.Mon, 20 May 2013 06:32:56 GMTEmirates 24|7 ZAWYA20130520030853Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/New_Kuwait_measures_raise_bias_concerns_among_expats-GN_19052013_200522/The health decision was seen as an ominous expectation of difficult times ahead for foreigners increasingly unsure about the consequences of the new politically motivated orientations.Mon, 20 May 2013 04:42:34 GMTGulf News GN_19052013_200522Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/MoI_deports_1285_expats_for_serious_traffic_violations-ZAWYA20130519070347/Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs at the Ministry of Interior announced that the General Traffic Department deported 1,285 expatriates in the last few weeks for committing serious traffic violations.Sun, 19 May 2013 15:16:57 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20130519070347Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/New_authority_to_monitor_food_safety-ZAWYA20130519033906/Qatar hopes to set up a Food Safety Authority and enforce a law dedicated exclusively to ensuring that all locally produced and imported foodstuff meet strict health standards and are safe for consumption.Sun, 19 May 2013 06:59:25 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20130519033906Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/America_lifts_ban_on_Iraqi_bank_cooperated_with_Iran-ZAWYA20130519050640/U.S. administration lifted the ban imposed on an Iraqi bank that ended its cooperation with Iran.Sun, 19 May 2013 06:35:14 GMTShafaq News ZAWYA20130519050640Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Canada_immigration_alert_Changes_to_the_Temporary_Foreign_Workers_Programme-ZAWYA20130519030831/A number of reforms to the Temporary Foreign Workers Programme (TFWP) of Canada have been recently announced by the Canadian government.Sun, 19 May 2013 03:48:49 GMTEmirates 24|7 ZAWYA20130519030831Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/90_of_consumers_in_KSA_ignorant_of_their_rights-ZAWYA20130518050106/Economists said 90% of consumers in Saudi Arabia don't know their rights or duties, and that makes them fall prey to some traders' "greed" and the loss of their consumer rights.Sat, 18 May 2013 07:05:29 GMTArab News ZAWYA20130518050106Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Six_jailed_over_defrauding_businessman_of_AED30m-GN_17052013_180513/A former Public Prosecution employee has been jailed for five years for posing as a chief prosecutor and defrauding a businessman of AED 30 million in business dealsSat, 18 May 2013 06:02:22 GMTGulf News GN_17052013_180513Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Insurance_for_jobless_Saudis_to_be_tackled_by_Shoura-ZAWYA20130518050000/Draft regulations of an insurance scheme for unemployed Saudis are likely to be debated at the Shoura Council today.Sat, 18 May 2013 05:22:47 GMTArab News ZAWYA20130518050000Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Repatriation_of_Indians_in_KSA_prisons_proposed-ZAWYA20130518050037/Riyadh and New Delhi are working on a proposal to repatriate Indian prisoners to India and to allow them to serve their remaining jail terms that adhere to an existing agreement on transfer of sentenced individuals. An estimated 1,691 Indian prisoners are serving sentences in different jails in the Kingdom.Sat, 18 May 2013 05:21:31 GMTArab News ZAWYA20130518050037Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Dubai_logged_37_human_trafficking_cases_in_2012-GN_16052013_170548/Authorities logged 37 human trafficking cases in Dubai in 2012, the same figure recorded the previous year. Police said on Thursday they had registered nine trafficking cases in Dubai in the first quarter.Fri, 17 May 2013 05:27:27 GMTGulf News GN_16052013_170548Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Present_Emirates_ID_for_transactions_at_HAAD-GN_16052013_170510/From the June 1 (2013) onwards, residents must present their Emirates ID to the Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD) to process any applications or request transactions, the HAAD announced.Fri, 17 May 2013 04:59:06 GMTGulf News GN_16052013_170510Open