Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: EXPATS
What will we do when the expats leave?
By : Tariq A. Al-Maeena :: What will happen when all the expats leave? Will we lose all our colorful diversity? Are we Saudis up to the task? Will we ever be? Very demanding questions on an untried national society
Saudi Arabia’s fees on expats’ dependents draw mixed reactions
:: Expatriates expressed concern and sadness over the decision to apply new fees on dependents of foreign workers in the Saudi Arabia. The new policy came into effect on July 1. The Saudi Cabinet passed a series of decisions last
Saudi Arabia starts private sector expat levy
:: Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it had begun taxing foreigners working in the private sector as part of fiscal reforms aimed at coping with a drop in oil revenues. Long a tax-free haven for expatriates, the Saudi economy was
New fees on expats a ‘burden’ on pvt. sector
By : Abdullah Al-Maghlouth The new fees to be imposed on expatriates and their dependents from July 2017 will constitute a financial burden not only on them and their families but also on their employers, a member of the Riyadh
Mission accomplished: Indian minister returns home contented
It is always gratifying to put a smile on the face of a person in distress. This is how India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. (Rtd.) V. K. Singh humbly summed up his latest successful humanitarian mission. When
Expats arrested for making alcohol
The Criminal Investigation and Search Unit in Khamis Mushait stopped a suspicious vehicle being driven by an expatriate who was found to be in violation of the Kingdom’s residency laws. Eleven unidentified maids were subsequently found when the vehicle was
Most expats ‘feel safe in KSA’
Most expatriates feel safe in the Kingdom and have been able to save, buy homes, pay for education and travel abroad, according to a survey conducted by Western Union. The company, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange,
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