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JEDDAH/DUBAI, June 8, (RTRS): Expatriates in Saudi Arabia and their Saudi employers alike voiced unease about a proposal the government is studying to impose income …
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Saudi-led coalition taken off blacklist
UNITED NATIONS, June 7, (Agencies): Following a vehement protest from Saudi Arabia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday removed the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in …
Read More »US ‘reveals’ how much Treasury debt Saudi Arabia owns in March – Kingdom holds $116.8 bln, ranked 13th largest foreign holder of Treasury securities
WASHINGTON, May 17, (AP): Foreign holdings of US Treasury securities rose in March, with the Treasury Department revealing for the first time in four decades …
Read More »O Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques … we have a word
WITHOUT a doubt, the royal directives issued by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz are vital in developing and revitalizing the …
Read More »Gunbattle kills Saudi soldier
DUBAI, May 8, (RTRS): A Saudi soldier died in a gunbattle with militants in the western Taif region outside Mecca on Sunday, state news agency …
Read More »Saudi ‘reshuffle’ highlights serious shift away from oil – Vision 2030 ‘core’
RIYADH, May 8, (Agencies): With a major government reshuffle, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and his powerful son have shown their determination to move the kingdom’s …
Read More »Saudi oil minister axed in government overhaul – Naimi replaced by Al-Falih
RIYADH, May 7, (AFP): Saudi King Salman replaced his long-serving oil minister on Saturday as part of a major government overhaul which comes as the …
Read More »Riyadh plans new labor scheme – Saudi women to see marriage contracts
RIYADH, May 3, (Agencies): Saudi Arabia’s government plans a new set of labor quotas and incentives to reduce unemployment as it tries to wean its …
Read More »Binladin Group lays off 77,000
RIYADH, May 2, (AFP): One of Saudi Arabia’s most powerful firms, the Saudi Binladin Group, has laid off 77,000 foreign workers, a Saudi daily reported …
Read More »Expat ‘green card’ in Saudi ‘Vision 2030’
RIYADH/DUBAI, April 25, (Agencies): Saudi Arabia will introduce a “green card” system within five years to allow resident expatriates in the kingdom to have more …
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