Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Saudi Arabia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Saudi Arabia: Employers must pay all fees for changing the profession of expat workers
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social development (MHRSD) has confirmed that employers are responsible for paying residency (Iqama) and work licence fees, including their renewal …
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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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