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Qatar Ministry Defines Fixed Salary Due Dates in Revised Wage Protection Rules
Qatar's Ministry of Labour issued Decision No. 50 of 2026 on September 8 2026 amending the Wage Protection System to set the first of each month as the due date…
Qatar Adopts Tiered Excise Tax on Sweetened Beverages Under Amended Law
Qatar's General Tax Authority enacted Law No. 2 of 2026 in April amending excise tax provisions to impose a tiered volumetric levy on sweetened beverages according to sugar content with…
Omani Police Academy Inaugurates Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Security
On October 16, 2024, senior Omani officials inaugurated the second scientific conference…
Qatar Establishes Minimum Gratuity of Three Weeks Basic Wage Per Year of Service
On November 2, 2026, Qatar reinforced its Labour Law requirement that workers…
UAE Labour Law Mandates Free Experience Certificates for Departing Private Sector Workers
UAE employers must issue a free experience certificate to workers upon request…
New UAE Rules Impose Extra Fees on Residents Registering Over Two Vehicles
Individual residents in the UAE must pay an additional fee to register…
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New Kuwait Law Adds Sovereign Sukuk to Expand Financing Flexibility
On September 20, 2026, Kuwait's finance minister announced that Law No 90 of 2026 on government sukuk will diversify sovereign…
UAE Banks Set for First Uncushioned Asset Quality Review as Wartime Loan Deferrals Expire
The Central Bank of the UAE's AED 13.5 billion wartime loan deferral program begins expiring this month, delivering the first…
Qatar Labour Officials Review Worker Committees During Construction Sector Roundtable
Qatar's Labour Ministry convened the second roundtable for the construction sector on September 19, 2026, focusing on joint committees to…
Saudi Ministry Reports Deportation of 12635 Law Violators After Week of Inspections
Saudi Arabia deported 12635 violators of residency labour and border security laws in the week of September 10 to 16…
Kuwait Establishes Specialized Judicial Circuits for Economic and Investment Disputes
Kuwait published its Economic Courts Law last month with effect from October 2027, creating dedicated circuits at all three judicial…
Saudi Arabia Deports 12635 Expatriates in Weekly Residency and Labour Crackdown
Saudi authorities deported 12635 people for violating residency labour and border security laws after joint inspections from September 10 to…
Qatar Labour Ministry Convenes Second Roundtable on Construction Worker Participation and Safety
Qatar's Labour Ministry held its second roundtable for the construction sector on September 19, 2026, focusing on joint committees to…
Kuwait Delegates PAI Board to Enforce Termination of Contracts on Service and Commercial Plots
Kuwait published Ministerial Resolution No. 23 of 2026 on September 19 authorizing the Public Authority for Industry board to terminate…
Kuwait Repeals Capital Markets Court in Decree-Law 91 and Shifts Non-Criminal Disputes to Economic Circuits
Kuwait published Decree-Law No. 91 of 2026 this week abolishing the Capital Markets Court framework and transferring non-criminal securities disputes…
Kuwait Embassy Alerts Citizens to Portugal’s New Ban on Public Face Coverings
Portugal's prohibition on face coverings in public spaces takes effect September 23 with fines from 400 to 3,000 euros, prompting…