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COVID-19 controls across the Gulf tighten regime grip

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GULF STATES

The region is especially vulnerable to online misinformation due to high internet penetration rates (of over 90% across the region) combined with low public trust in government…

Gulf states' health reforms will hit unskilled workers

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GULF STATES

This followed Abu Dhabi's decision in June 2016 to boost mandatory insurance premiums for expatriates' basic healthcare entitlements. Nationals must also now make a co-payment…

The Gulf states will face new labour force challenges

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GULF STATES

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the expatriate workforce in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) disproportionally harder than nationals in the same countries. This resulted…