$15m paid in compensation to passengers in 2021-22 in Saudi Arabia, says GACA
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said that national airlines in the Kingdom have issued compensations totaling US$15 million (SAR58 million) to passengers in the period 2021-2022. These compensations, according to GACA, were given primarily to deal with issues such as delays, loss of luggage,...Iran takes Canada to UN court over terror compensation
The UN's top tribunal said on Wednesday that Iran has taken Canada to the International Court of Justice for allowing victims of alleged terror attacks to claim damages from Tehran. Iran asked ICJ to make Canada overturn a law passed in the same year that allows victims to collect damages...Saudi securities disputes compensation $586 million in four years
Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority (CMA) has revealed a staggering 4275 percent surge in the value of compensation for individuals affected by errors and violations in securities disputes, reaching 2.2 billion riyals ($586 million) over the last four years. In 2022 alone, the compensation value amounted to 1.75 billion riyals,...Qatar’s Social Insurance Law serve retirees, widows
The Social Insurance Law approved a number of amendments in the shares of those who are entitled, which resulted in an increase in the shares due, for the widow whose share in her deceased husbands pension was 75 percent if she was the only beneficiary to 100 percent, adds Khalifa...BHP to face trial in UK
The firm must stand trial to face US$12 billion damages claim‘Firms in UAE resist employee demands for hike in salary’
Several firms in the UAE have received requests from employees to adjust compensation packages in line with the inflation in the country, a global consulting firm has said.Lebanese judge orders seizure of MPs’ property over port blast
The two former ministers Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zeaiter had been summoned for interrogation by the judge investigating the blast. However, the investigation into the cause has been stalled amid political interference and no state official has yet been held accountable.Saudi Arabia begins compensation for Jeddah clearance project
Saudi Arabia has begun compensating residents who lost property to a massive redevelopment project in the coastal city of Jeddah that has spurred rare expressions of public anger, state media said. "The delivery of the first batch of compensation for the removed properties has begun," the official Saudi Press Agency...Qatar Airways rebuffs Airbus $220m compensation claim
Qatar Airways has denied that it owes Airbus $220 million in compensation for the rejected A350 aircraft. The Gulf carrier said that by refusing to accept two of the wide-body jets from Airbus it has in any way breached its contract with Airbus.Qatar Airways and Airbus dispute over A350 safety grows bitter
Qatar Airways on Monday accused aviation giant Airbus of blocking efforts to settle their billion-dollar dispute over the safety of the A350 as it announced that another plane has been grounded with peeling paintwork.UN Security Council ends Iraq invasion reparations to Kuwait
The unprecedented panel is considered a model for reconciliation that could help resolve future conflicts if necessary.Iran says begins paying families over downed Ukraine jet
Iran has begun paying compensation to families of those killed when it shot down a Ukrainian airliner two years ago, authorities said on Friday. "The transport ministry has made transfers to a certain number of (victims') families," the foreign ministry said in a statement marking the anniversary of the tragedy....Dubai court directs Nissan to pay $354m to Al Dahana in damages
A court in Dubai has directed Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Nissan Middle East to pay $354 million as compensation to Al Dahana FZCO in the case filed by the latter back in 2019.UN commission pays $600 million to Kuwait oil firm for Iraq invasion losses
The UN Compensation Commission is to pay another $1.1 billion to the Kuwait Petroleum Company as compensation.Egypt to release megaship that blocked Suez after new compensation deal
Suez Canal Authority reached a final deal on compensation Cairo lost between $12m-$15m in revenues for each day of blockage CAIRO: Egypt is set to release the MV Ever Given on Wednesday, over 100 days since the megaship was refloated after blocking the Suez Canal for six days, crippling global...Mosul bombing victims battle ‘opaque compensation system’
The coalition admits more than 1,000 civilians killed in seven years HRW: The compensation system is opaque even for those with expertise MOSUL: It was March 17, 2017. Troops from the US-led coalition fighting militants in Iraq were advancing on Mosul’s Old City, squeezing out the Daesh militia. But just...Egypt signs non-disclosure deal over canal blockage compensation
*Egypt slashed its initial claim for $900m to $550m *Final deal expected by the middle of next week Egypt has signed a non-disclosure agreement with the Japanese owner of a megaship that blocked the Suez Canal in March as it finalizes a compensation agreement, the canal authority chief said. Egypt...Aster announces 10-year salary support for bereaved families of staff who died of Covid-19
The company has 21,000 employees, including 2,887 doctors and 6,283 More than 5,100 of these employees have been infected by Covid-19,and five of them have died Aster DM Healthcare announced on Wednesday, June 2, a new policy as part of which it will provide financial support for the next...Egypt, Ever Given continue to spar over compensation for Suez blockage
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) claimed more than $916 million in damages, but out-of-court negotiations lowered the figure to $550 millionNo jurisdiction to decide Suez Canal claims: Egyptian court
The court refers the dispute between the Suez Canal Authority and Ever Given to a lower court The ship company blames the canal authority for the vessel’s grounding An Egyptian appeals court, according to media reports, on Sunday said it lacks jurisdiction to look into the Suez Canal Authority’s demands...




















