Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Saudi Arabia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Saudi Arabia: Apostille Convention enters into force
The Convention abolishes the individual State requirements of legalization for foreign public documents …
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Saudi Arabia: 35% of 168,000 labor court judgments related to wages
35% of cases handled by specialist labour courts have concerned wages …
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Saudi Arabia: New rules for private sector worker absences
The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has just updated regulations governing worker absences in private sector establishments …
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Saudi Arabia: Ministry to issue license for 81 professions
Licencing system to be launched for skilled workers …
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Saudi Arabia: Government changes labor rules for all new workers from Pakistan
Riyadh and Islamabad have agreed to new labour rules for the recruitment of Pakistanis working regularly in Saudi Arabia …
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Saudi Arabia: Traveler must inform competent authorities if he carries more than SR60,000 upon arriving, departing KSA
New import limit is not just restricted to cash …
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Saudi Arabia: Mandatory uniform for taxi drivers comes into force
Business travelers arriving in the country should now look out for uniformed taxi drivers …
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Saudi Arabia: Worker’s data will be permanently deleted if he fails to return after leaving Saudi Arabia on re-entry visa
Foreign workers must return from short visits abroad before the expiration of their current visa …
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Saudi Arabia: Unemployment among Saudis falls to 10.1% in Q1 2022 – lowest in 7 years
Unemployment among Saudis fell to 10 …
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Saudi Arabia: Non-Saudis cannot publish advertisements on social media
Non-Saudi residents and visitors to the Kingdom have been prohibited from posting adverts on social media sites without a license …
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Saudi Arabia: Private sector employees may get two-day weekend
Private sector employees could, in future, enjoy a two-day weekend …
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Saudi Arabia: Saudization of key health sectors begins
The implementation of Saudization in some key health sectors has started …
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Saudi Arabia: Woman named board member of Saudi Bar Association for first time
For the first time in the history of Saudi Arabia, a woman has been appointed as a member of the Saudi Bar Association’s (SBA) board of directors …
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Saudi Arabia: Implementation of PDPL delayed to 2023
The full enforcement of the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law has been postponed until 17th March 2023 …
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Saudi Arabia: Legal practice law amended
The Council of Ministers has approved measures that will modify the operational freedom of foreign law firms to practice in the country …
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