expats

Dubai beach [Getty]
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
Live Story

Dubai influencers spend 'tens of thousands' to flee Iran assault

Dubai's rich are paying up to $350,000 for private jets to leave the UAE, with flights cancelled due to missiles and drones flying through Gulf skies.

The New Arab Staff
03 March, 2026
Ukraine
MENA
Live Story

Egyptian students to be evacuated from Ukraine via Romania

Thaer Mansour
01 March, 2022
Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

Bangladeshis arrested for 'disrespecting Saudi flag'

The New Arab Staff
28 January, 2022
Yemen
Perspectives

Is the UAE still safe for expats and tourists?

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Anthony Harwood

28 January, 2022
Dubai romance [Getty]
UAE
MENA
Live Story

In transient Dubai, expats struggle to find love

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 February, 2021
Kuwait workers
Kuwait
MENA
Live Story

Philippines bars workers from Kuwait over sexual abuse fears

The New Arab
20 January, 2018
Kuwait MP safaa al-hashem [Getty]
nationality
MENA
Live Story

Anti-expat Kuwait MP wants to revoke naturalised widows' citizenships

The New Arab
16 January, 2018
Safaa al Hashem - AFP
Kuwait
MENA
Live Story

Kuwait MP claims 300,000 'rats' have fake citizenship

The New Arab
11 January, 2018
Saudi workforce [Getty]
visas
Society
Live Story

Saudi expat work visas reduced to one year

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

24 October, 2017
Doha [Getty]
UAE
Society
Live Story

Qatar expats granted new rights under landmark law

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

03 August, 2017
King salman - Anadolu
workers rights
Society
Live Story

Saudi to ban expats from working at grocery stores

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

29 July, 2017
Choucair Family London fire Twitter
Missing
MENA
Live Story

London fire: Entire Lebanese family among dozens missing

The New Arab
16 June, 2017
Kuwait
xenophobia
MENA
Live Story

Kuwait 'deported tens of thousands of expats' in 2016-2017

The New Arab
07 May, 2017
Hajj
UAE
Society
Live Story

Muslim expats in UAE 'will be denied Hajj permits'

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

26 April, 2017
Safaa al-Hashem
sponsorship
MENA
Live Story

Ban expats from obtaining driving licences, says Kuwait MP

The New Arab
03 April, 2017
UAE- GETTY
UAE
Society
Live Story

Couple detained in UAE for 'sex outside marriage'

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

09 March, 2017
Kuwait AFP
Kuwait
MENA
Live Story

Kuwait looks to ban expats from public sector jobs

The New Arab
31 October, 2016
Dubai UAE
UAE
MENA
Live Story

Sudanese man jailed for plotting attack on UAE expatriates

The New Arab & agencies
24 October, 2016
Pregnancy-Getty
Qatar
Narrated

Nepalese exec takes court action over pregnancy firing

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

16 September, 2016
Juliana Awada - AFP
sectarianism
Perspectives

The 'Lebanese origins' of the world

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Bassel Salloukh

27 April, 2016
Kuwait parliament AFP
water
MENA
Live Story

Kuwait to raise electricity and water prices for expats

The New Arab
14 April, 2016