UAE Eid Al Etihad 2026: Five-Day Break for Eligible Federal Employees
Federal government employees in the United Arab Emirates can start planning their Eid Al Etihad holiday after the dates were announced on Friday, November 13, 2026.
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Qatar Explains Police Clearance Certificates for Residents: Fees, Requirements and Exemptions
Qatar’s Ministry of Interior provides an official service allowing citizens and expatriate residents to request a Police Clearance Certificate, also known as a Good Conduct Cert...
Bahrain Sets 2026 Expat Work Permit Fees and Approved Increases Through 2029
Bahrain has established a revised schedule of fees associated with issuing and renewing work permits for foreign employees, setting out the financial obligations payable by empl...
Kuwait Clarifies Six-Month Absence Permit Rules for Expatriates, Fees and Exemptions
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior provides an official procedure allowing eligible expatriate residents to request permission to remain outside the country beyond the normally permi...
UAE Clarifies Two-Hour Digital Document Attestation: Eligibility, Application Steps and Fees
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified the official procedures for document and certificate attestation, explaining how individuals and businesses ca...
Saudi Arabia Explains Free School Transfers via Noor: Requirements and Application Steps
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education has clarified the official procedures for transferring students from one school to another through the Noor electronic system, which allows ...
Kuwait Clarifies Civil ID Renewal for Expats: Fees, Required Documents and Penalties
Kuwait’s Public Authority for Civil Information has clarified the official procedures for renewing Civil ID cards issued to non-Kuwaiti expatriate residents, including the avail...
Qatar Clarifies Online Health Card Renewal for Residents, Including Fees and Required Documents
Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar provides an electronic service allowing eligible expatriate residents to renew their health cards and pay the required charges without visitin...
Bahrain Simplifies Domestic Worker Permit Procedures After an Employer’s Death, Cutting Processing to One Day
Bahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority has introduced improvements to a digital government service designed to regularise work permits held by domestic workers whose regis...
Saudi Arabia Clarifies Qiwa Work Permit Rules for Expats, Renewal Deadlines and Fees
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has clarified the official requirements governing the issuance and renewal of work permits for expatriate emplo...