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June 28th, 2026 - 11:03 GMT

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US restaurants add mandatory tips to bills as World Cup fans are unfamiliar with tipping culture

ALBAWABA - The World Cup, doubtlessly, brings fans from all around the world to come and cheer for their favorite teams and to experience the cultures of the host countries, one culture. However, has slipped World Cup fans by, tipping. Tipping is seen not as something optional in the U.S. but as something compulsory, that anyone should tip their server as they pay for their meal. This mindset, however, hardly ...

The new dependent fee has pushed more and more expat families to leave the Kingdom. (File photo)

March 11th, 2018 - 12:44 GMT

Rents in Saudi Arabia Continue Downward Slide as Expat Families Leave

The move is expected to provide 17,000 job opportunities for Kuwaiti citizens. (Shutterstock)

March 11th, 2018 - 12:14 GMT

Kuwait to Increase Kuwaitization of Banks to 80 Percent in 2018

Expats need to receive clearance from their employer as well as the Interior Ministry. (Shutterstock)

March 8th, 2018 - 11:05 GMT

Kuwait: Expat Government Employees Need Double Clearance for New Visa

The total population of Qatar has increased from 2.58 million during January 2017 to more than 2.64 million at end of January 2018. (Shutterstock)

March 8th, 2018 - 10:04 GMT

Qatar: Number of Sold Properties up by 18 Percent in January

Riyadh accounted for 198,789 of Saudi Arabian households earning more than $250,000 a year, Jeddah follows with 130,849. (Shutterstock)

March 8th, 2018 - 09:07 GMT

Riyadh Outranks Jeddah as Saudi City With Most Wealthy Families

All aspects of the journey, from “above wing” to “below wing” activities in the lead up to the departure, were performed by women. (File photo)

March 8th, 2018 - 08:05 GMT

International Women’s Day: All-Women Emirates Crew Flies to San Francisco

Retired government employees can now own their home through a special real estate finance program launched this week. (Shutterstock)

March 7th, 2018 - 01:36 GMT

Saudi Arabia Unveils New Program to Finance Homes for Retired Employees

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) plans to reassess its needs for expatriate workers. (File photo)

March 7th, 2018 - 12:06 GMT

Kuwait: Ministry of Electricity to ‘Reassess’ Jobs of Expats on Expiring Contracts

Egypt is running an “outdated” railway system and politicians are not happy. (Shutterstock)

March 7th, 2018 - 10:49 GMT

Egypt's Railway System Has Not Been Developed for 60 Years: Minister

The Ministry of Agriculture explained this increase by the jump of the quantities exported to Spain (1154.14%), Turkey (147.24%), Canada (136.55%) and Bulgaria (87.10%). (Shutterstock)

March 7th, 2018 - 10:33 GMT

Tunisia's Revenues From Organic Dates up 35 Percent in 2017

Tourism in Oman grew by almost 5 percent in 2017, according to recent figures published by the Ministry of Tourism. (Shutterstock)

March 7th, 2018 - 07:55 GMT

More Than 3 Million Tourists Visited Oman in 2017: Ministry of Tourism

From consumer technology and media, all the way to social entrepreneurship and sports, Egyptians are making headlines across various categories in the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for 2018. (Photo: Forbes)

March 6th, 2018 - 12:40 GMT

Forbes 30 Under 30: Meet the 8 Egyptians Who Made the 2018 List