A Jordanian citizen has died after being shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank, Palestinian authorities said, with the military accusing the man of aiding a fighter. Tawfiq Aed Fawaz Hussein, 25, was shot at Zeita junction north of the West Bank city of Tulkarm on Monday, the Palestinian...
UAE to press firms with 20-49 staff to hire at least one Emirati in 2024
Dubai, UAE--The UAE's Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has started implementing the cabinet decision to expand the scope of companies subject to Emiratisation targets, where more than 12,000 companies with 20-49 employees, are required to hire at least one UAE citizen in 2024 and another one in 2025....
MoHRE asks over 12,000 private firms to meet Emiratization targets
DUBAI, UAE – The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MoHRE) has notified over 12,000 private companies with 20-49 workers that Cabinet Resolution No. (33/5W) of 2023 regarding the expansion of Emiratization targets will be in effect starting January 2024. Companies with 20-49 workers will be required to hire one...Stories from MENA that defined democracy in 2022
The MENA region remains largely uneven, and the democracy and human rights situation looks bleak with little prospect of improvement in 2023, say experts at International IDEA.
Saudi releases ex-death row prisoner Zaher: rights groups
Saudi authorities released Abdullah al-Zaher, a citizen from the Shiite minority whose death sentence was later commuted, after years in prison for participating in anti-government protests, human rights groups said.
