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Yellow Zone Companies can Hire Expatriates
Companies in the Yellow Zone want the government to ease regulations and allow them to hire expatriate workers even though they have not achieved Green or Premium status.
Companies in the yellow category face several hurdles because many are in sectors such as the construction industry that employ ...
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Expat wife or dependents can continue to work on Schools
The Interior and Labor Ministries have taken a joint decision allowing legal and qualified dependents of expatriates to work in the education sector.
The decision has been widely welcomed by expat female teachers, school authorities and parents. They said it would help international schools operate without fear.
“Legal ...
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Companies are taking step to remove Illegal employee
Private companies who have not legalized the work status of their expatriate employees are planning to lay them off due to fears of expected raids by labor authorities.
Some 3 million expatriate workers are threatened with redundancy.
Many of these companies do not have the financial capability of transferring ...
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WhatsApp to be blocked before Ramadan | CITC
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has announced that it will block WhatsApp before Ramadan if the US-based instant free-messaging application does not comply with the requirements set by the Kingdom’s telecom regulator.
Arab News’ sister publication Al-Eqtisadiah had reported earlier that representatives of WhatsApp have refused to ...
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weekend to changed to Friday-Saturday soon
The Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) said here yesterday it is expecting a decision “soon” on changing the country’s weekend to Friday and Saturday.
“We are waiting for an official decision on the matter soon because we believe it is in the final stages (of approval),” said Abdullah Al-Mubti, ...
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12 Jordanians for Umrah Killed on Makkah-Madinah Highway
Twelve Jordanian Umrah pilgrims were killed on Thursday in an accident as they were traveling from Makkah to Madinah.
Ali Al-Zahrani, spokesman of Makkah traffic department, said that investigations are under way to find the reasons for the accident that also injured 34 pilgrims.
“The bus was carrying ...
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Police Petrol is getting ready to check Illegals on Highways
The traffic police and security forces will increase patrols on the Kingdom’s road network to prevent illegal expatriate workers from moving around after the grace period ends on July 3, according to a leading traffic official.
Maj. Gen. Khalid Nashat Al-Qahtani, commander of the highway patrol, said violators would ...
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Expat can leave the country after 20 days of getting exit
Deportation authorities have requested the expatriates who have received final exit stamps to go to airport after 20 days to leave the country, according to a senior official from the Indian Embassy.
Several Indians who had gone to the airport immediately after having their passports stamped with the exit visas ...
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No More Internet Call in KSA | Police Arrested 5 Expat
The Saudi government, local telecommunications companies and the country’s regulatory authority have started cracking down on expatriates using software to make unauthorized cheap calls home on the Internet.
The Jeddah police recently arrested five Indians in a house for selling expatriates Internet telephone cards.
This comes just over a ...
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Pakistani women society to start awareness on legalization
The members of Pakistan Ladies Club met in Jeddah recently and discussed rules and regulations concerning illegal Pakistani workers.
The club urged the workers to legalize their status by July 3.
The meeting was held at the residence of Pakistan Consul General Aftab Khokhar, under the auspices of ...
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