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Despite Ban, Indonesian Women Heading for Middle East

Indonesian women have not been convinced that working as domestic help in Middle Eastern countries is a bad idea, and are defying their county’s ban on travel to these countries in large numbers. In response to several high-profile cases of Indonesian women subjected to abuse in Gulf states, Indonesia enacted a ban on women traveling… Continue Reading

Gulf State Markets Continue to Rise

Regardless of the news or violence and tension coming out of the greater Middle East region, trading on the Gulf State Arab markets seem to be doing just fine, if the new highs reached last week can be any indication. Saudi Arabia companies posted positive first quarter earnings pushing the markets up, while the petrochemical… Continue Reading