Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Saudi Arabia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Saudi Arabia: Government reduces visa fee for Pakistanis
The cost of visas for single-entry to Saudi Arabia by Pakistani citizens has now been reduced from SR2,000 (US$533) to SR338 (US$90), whilst the fee for a multiple-entry visa has decreased from SR3,000 (US$800) to SR675 (US$180) …
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Saudi Arabia: Get e-visa in minutes for Gulf country soon
Nationals of Australia, Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, South Africa, all Schengen Area countries, Singapore, and the USA will soon be able to apply online for an e-visa to visit to Saudi Arabia …
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Saudi Arabia: New specialist labour courts have now been opened in major cities
New specialist labour courts have now been opened in major cities such as Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Makkah, Madinah, Abha, and Buraidah …
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Saudi Arabia: Issue of work permits linked to residential rent contracts
According to the Ministry of Labor and Social Development and the Ministry of Housing, foreign employees now must have their house rental contract authenticated and registered with the Ejar network, otherwise they will not be able to obtain or renew a work permit in Saudi Arabia …
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Saudi Arabia: Man arrested after breakfast with woman
Companies operating in Saudi Arabia should warn their staff, even from other Muslim states, not to follow the relaxed conventions observed in most other parts of the world …
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Saudi Arabia: King Salman issues royal order to protect whistleblowers in corruption cases
A Royal Decree on the protection of whistleblowers has been issued …
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Saudi Arabia: Wage payments in private sector fall by 2.5%
Over the year to Q1 2018, the average monthly gross pay of foreign workers in the private sector increased by 5 …
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Saudi Arabia: Expat exodus from Saudi Arabia as more than 800,000 leave in 18 months
According to the Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat), 811,000 expatriate workers have left the country over the past 18 months …
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Saudi Arabia: New law criminalizes sexual harassment
The Kingdom’s principal advisory body, the Shura Council, has agreed to introduce a new law banning sexual harassment and introduce a penalty for infringement amounting to a prison term of up to five years and a fine of 300,000 riyals ($80,000) …
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Saudi Arabia: New rules about organising a seminar, lecture
Anyone wishing to organise a seminar, lecture, training course, meeting, or workshop in the country must now comply with new rules set by the Ministry of Tourism and National Heritage …
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Saudi Arabia: A purge of business leaders remains unexplained
A purge of several hundred political rivals and businessmen last November remains unexplained …
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Saudi Arabia: Companies with five of fewer employees exempted from expanded expat fee
Companies employing 5 people or less are now exempt from paying the new monthly expat levy …
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Saudi Arabia: Shoura allows 40-hour working week in localized jobs
The Shura Council is the advisory body within this absolute monarchy …
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Saudi Arabia: No more bureaucratic paperwork in courts
A Royal Decree has been issued in order to limit the bureaucracy of ‘case closer’ procedures and improve the quality of court decisions in such circumstances …
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Saudi Arabia: Soon only Saudis can work in car rental outlets
From March the 18th 2018 only Saudi citizens will be able to work in car rental offices …
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