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Report: Most Khaleejis uncomfortable with non-Muslim neighbors

GCC residents are more spiritual but less comfortable with people of other faiths than their Arab counterparts, an Abu Dhabi Gallup Center report has found. Progress and Tradition in the…

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Qatar #2 on most “water-stressed” nation index

Qatar is the second most likely country to experience an interruption to its water supply, according to the 2011 Water Stress Index, a British report released this week. Of the…

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FT: Tackle Qatarization by adding more women to the payroll

Like the rest of the Gulf, Qatar has been struggling to shore up its public sector with qualified nationals. In a recent Financial Times op-ed, two consultants advocated a novel…

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Silence from GCC countries on Bin Laden’s demise

While the world reacts to news of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s death, Arab Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, where he was born, remain mostly silent. Qatar has yet…

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Oman, Qatar home to most expensive resorts in the world

So we weren’t just imagining it! Gulf resorts are indeed among the world’s most expensive places to stay, according to a new report by Hotel.com. In the latest Hotel Price…

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GCC countries escape Filipino worker blacklist

Despite rumors to the contrary, a new list published by the Philippines government banning deployment of overseas workers to certain countries does not include any Gulf nations. Countries deemed to…

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UAE ekes out Qatar as top Arab country in UN development report

Despite boasting half the per capita income of Qatar, the UAE has been named the top Arab country for human development, according to a new report from the United Nations. …

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Saudi snubs Filipino maids, spurring fears that other GCC countries may follow

A recent move by Saudi Arabia to stop employing Filipinos as domestic workers has recruitment agencies worried that other GCC countries will follow suit. “We are concerned about the far-reaching…

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Economist: GCC’s Western universities “at risk of failing”

Western universities located in the GCC are “at risk of failing,” says an economist who is studying and has written a research paper about higher education institutes in the region.…

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