Working in the Gulf

A Comparison of the VAT Regimes in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Written by Shiraz Khan - Senior Tax Advisor - Dubai, UAE As the United Arab Emirates (‘UAE’) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (‘Saudi Arabia’) continue to lead the Gulf Coopera...

10 min read3,796 Views07 Apr 2023

Recovering Employee Training Costs in the UAE

Written by Mandeep Kalsi - Senior Associate - Al Tamimi & Co.- Dubai, UAE In the ever-evolving world of aviation, the training of staff is paramount, not only from an empl...

6 min read8,607 Views07 Apr 2023

Kuwait applies the Electronic Media Law

Written by Ahmed El Fass - Associate - Al Tamimi & Co. - Kuwait The importance of media is evidently powerful in the modern world. The present age allows for the availabil...

7 min read5,043 Views07 Apr 2023

Oman: A Future Logistics Hub of the Middle East

Written by Omar Omar - Partner, UAE Head of Transport & Insurance, Al Tamimi & Co. - UAE / Arif Mawany - Senior Associate, Al Tamimi & Co. - Muscat, Oman The growt...

4,089 Views07 Apr 2023

Joining up the dots… Saudi healthcare reform

Written by Francis Patalong - Senior Associate  - Al Tamimi & Co. - RiyadhSaudi Arabia’s ambitious programme of social and economic renewal, Vision 2030 (announced in April 201...

3,204 Views07 Apr 2023

Tourist visas for Qatar: An update on recent immigration changes

Written by Kamaljit Dosanjh - Senior Associate - Al Tamimi & Co. - DohaEarlier this year, in a bid to attract more visitors to the country, the Qatar government took a number o...

5,595 Views07 Apr 2023

UAE work permits: Company Classification, New Fees and Rules

by Aisha Khokhar -Associate, Al Tamimi & Co.On 4 December 2017, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (formerly Ministry of Labour) (“MOL”) announced the implementa...

6 min read5,830 Views07 Apr 2023

Working Towards Vision 2030: Key Employment Considerations in KSA

Written by Mohsin Khan - Senior Associate - Al Tamimi & Co.- JeddahSince the launch of its flagship “Vision 2030” initiative in 2016, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA or the Ki...

18 min read4,573 Views07 Apr 2023

The Regulation of Electronic Transactions in Oman

Written by Ahmed Al Barwani - Head of Office - MuscatApril 2018With the fast development and implementation of technology and the internet in processing operations in private and p...

3,643 Views07 Apr 2023