Siemens to suspend contracts with state-owned Russian companies over turbine deliveries to Crimea

Published time: 21 Jul, 2017 07:02 Edited time: 21 Jul, 2017 08:02 German conglomerate Siemens is halting the implementation of certain projects with Russian companies partly owned by the state after discovering that four turbines were illegally shipped to Crimea, a company statement reads. Siemens is not allowed to do business in the Crimea. The […]

Arab states in the Persian Gulf suspend all flights to and from Qatar

Published time: 5 Jun, 2017 11:49 Major airlines on the Arabian Peninsula have announced they will stop flying to Qatar as the Gulf crisis deepens. All Qatari airlines have been banned from Saudi airspace. Read more Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing the country […]

Emirates and Etihad suspend flights to THIS country – how your flight could be affected

The Middle Eastern airlines have announced the unprecedented suspension of flight services to Doha, the capital of Qatar.  Etihad, Emirates and FlyDubai will continue a normal schedule today but as of tomorrow morning, there will be no more flights to or from the nation.  Qatar’s Doha is a well known connection point for long-haul flights […]

US to suspend fast processing of H-1B visas for high-skilled workers

We’re still waiting for President Trump to weigh in definitively on the ongoing H-1B visa reform debate, but his administration just introduced a new change to the system that may be seen as hostile to the tech industry. In a press released posted this evening to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website, the […]