Expatriate Students Start Leaving As Exams Are Over
International community schools in the Kingdom have received requests from a large number of students for transfer certificates (or school leaving certificates) as their first step in leaving the King...
April 22, 20181519Category: Expats
Number Of Independent Schools Will Be Opened Imparting Free
A number of independent schools will be opened imparting free, but quality education next year in the Kingdom.
”The independent schools, one of the initiatives of privatization in the educati...
May 03, 20181353Category: Expats
50 Terror Suspects Belonging To 11 Countries Have Been Arrested
As many as 50 terror suspects belonging to 11 countries have been arrested during the past 10 days.
The arrested suspects include a Russian expatriate, the fourth Russian to be detained on charges ...
May 03, 20181393Category: Expats
Saudi Arabia Will Soon Begin Issuing Tourist Visas To Japanese Nationals
Saudi Arabia will soon begin issuing tourist visas to Japanese nationals, visiting Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz indicated Thursday.
Speculation had been growing that the Middle East count...
May 12, 20181637Category: Expats
Saudi Ministry’s E-health System Promises To Improve Efficiency
The Ministry of Health is implementing a cutting-edge e-health system at hospitals to improve health care efficiency in the Kingdom and provide patients with standardized e-health records by 2020.
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May 19, 20182520Category: Expats
1,131,324 Expatriates Violating Labor And Residency Laws Were Arrested
Some 1,131,324 expatriates violating labor and residency laws were arrested in 184 days as part of the Nation Free of Violators campaign which was launched on Nov. 15 last year.
A total of 19 minis...
May 21, 20181453Category: Expats
Huge Fire Broke Out In A Warehouse At The Al-Batha’a Border
A huge fire broke out in a warehouse at the Al-Batha’a border crossing border in Saudi Arabia.
The blaze gutted many cars and trucks which were kept at the warehouse as big plumes of black sm...
May 22, 20182637Category: Expats
Pakistani Diplomatic Missions Closed For Eid
The Embassy of Pakistan, Riyadh and Consulate General of Pakistan, Jeddah will remain closed from Friday-Monday, 15-18 June, 2018 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
The Embassy and Consulate will reop...
June 13, 20181178Category: Expats
French Delegation Lauds Saudi Reforms For Women
Amelia Lakrafi, head of the French National Assembly delegation, member of the foreign affairs committee and the Saudi-French Friendship Committee, expressed her appreciation of Saudi Arabia’s d...
June 27, 2018954Category: Expats
Dependents Of Expatriate Workers Can Work During The Haj Season
Dependents of expatriate workers can work during the Haj season temporarily by registering at Ajeer Temporary Haj Employment Program of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development. Working expatriate...
July 12, 2018768Category: Expats
29 Nepali Migrant Workers Stranded In Saudi Arabia
As many as 29 Nepali youths who had come to Saudi Arabia in foreign employment have been stranded here.
The youths had come to work in the Gulf country five months ago, on February 13. It is said t...
July 19, 2018846Category: Expats
Construction Sector Hardest Hit By Expat Exodus
Saudi Arabia’s construction sector was hardest hit by an outflow of expat workers during the first three months of 2018, according to new research.
Jadwa Investment latest update on the Saudi...
July 24, 2018725Category: Expats
Foreign Remittances By Expat Workers In The Kingdom Fell By 16.9 Percent
Foreign remittances by expat workers in the Kingdom fell by 16.9 percent to SR10.6 billion in June 2018 compared to May when the amount reached SR12.75 billion, showing a decrease of SR2.15 billion.
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August 02, 2018649Category: Expats
Indian Community Invited To Flag Raising At Embassy
On the occasion of 72nd Independence Day of India, Ahmad Javed, ambassador of India to the Kingdom, will be hoisting the national flag at the Embassy of India premises in Riyadh's Diplomatic Quart...
August 14, 2018849Category: Expats
Saudi Divers To The Rescue Of The Red Sea Environment
This city is famous for the Red Sea. Scuba diving is popular among Jeddawis and residents as the sea offers so much to explore, and divers in the city participate in the preservation of the sea’...
August 29, 2018662Category: Expats
Expats To Be Replaced By Saudis In 12 Occupations
Saudi Arabia is planning to replace expatriates with Saudi nationals in 12 occupations within the next five months.
The first phase of the latest Saudisation drive will cover salespersons in car an...
September 01, 20181160Category: Expats
Chinese Companies In Saudi Arabia Embrace Local Graduates
A total of 25 Chinese enterprises operating in Saudi Arabia on Thursday took part in a job fair to recruit local graduates.
The job fair was held in the Saudi capital Riyadh, offering 200 posts to ...
September 08, 2018730Category: Expats
Expats Occupy About 70 Pc Of Jobs In Wholesale Shops
The expatriates are in control of about 70.5% of jobs in wholesale shops, business daily Al-Eqtisadiah reported on Sunday quoting a report by the General Authority for Statistics (GaStat).
Accordin...
September 10, 2018669Category: Expats
Global NRIs Youth Club Fetes Expat Winner Of Quran Contest
Hafiz Abdullah Abdul Mateen Usmani, winner of the annual Qur’an memorization contest organized by Jamiat Khairokum Li Tahfizul Qur’an Kareem (Khairokum Qur’an Memorization Society) f...
September 18, 2018570Category: Expats