expats

Foreigners to be allowed to run Saudi-owned companies

• 2 weeks   ago
• International

Saudi Arabia has decided to allow foreigners to run Saudi-owned companies. Okaz/Saudi Gazette has learned that the Ministry of Commerce has taken

Muscat ranks second-best among Arab cities for expats in 2020

• 2 months   ago
• Travel

Muscat Governorate has been ranked as the second-best city in the Arab world in the index of the best cities around the world for expats in

Qatar court sentences two expatriates to 10 years in jail and hefty fine for enslaving and exploiting domestic workers

• 2 months   ago
• Local

Two Pakistani nationals in Qatar have been sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined QR200,000 for enslaving and exploiting two domestic workers.

Now companies can hire foreign workers! Qatar to allow bring expatriate workers into the country from November 15,

• 2 months   ago
• Local

The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs announced that the applicable procedures for the process of issuing approval

Saudi ministry outlines conditions for employment transfers for foreign workers

• 3 months   ago
• International

New guidelines have laid down the exceptional circumstances under which foreign workers may change jobs in a step that will further improve labor

Saudi Arabia eases 'kafala' system restrictions on migrant workers

• 3 months   ago
• International

Certificates Service of the Ministry of Interior for Expats or Visitors

• 3 months   ago
• Legal

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) issues different certificates for individuals, whether expatriates or visitors, and companies. According to the

Decision to ban 34 countries flying directly, Kuwait lost 100 million KD revenue from expats

• 3 months   ago
• International

When airlines were demanding to open Kuwait’s airspace with health control procedures, neighbouring Gulf countries opened up their

Kuwait: Plan to deport 70% of expats

• 3 months   ago
• International

The Human Resources Development Committee held a meeting to review and determine the National Assembly’s decision to refer the demographic

Saudi Arabia allows citizens, expats to pray inside Grand Mosque

• 3 months   ago
• International

Saudi Arabia has begun allowing its citizens and residents to perform Umrah rituals at 75% capacity as part of its second phase of gradual

Over 19,000 expats lose jobs in Saudi Arabia due to COVID-19

• 3 months   ago
• Updates

Number of new work visas issued totalled 32,000, compared to 342,000 issued earlier
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for

Coronavirus threatening expat exodus from the UAE

• 4 months   ago
• Updates

Lygia and Robert wanted a picture of them with their 10-month old daughter that could be framed to reflect the happy times they had spent in

Qatar allows foreigners to own properties in more areas

• 4 months   ago
• Local

REUTERS
Qatar said on Tuesday it will allow foreign companies and individuals to own real estate in more areas in the country,

Bahrain: Expats urged to dress decently in public

• 4 months   ago
• International

A Bahraini municipal councilman has criticised what he called “improperly dressed” gatherings of foreigners in a coastal area in the

Japan to ease entry restrictions for all countries, but not tourists

• 4 months   ago
• International

Japan is considering allowing more foreigners into the country for longer stays starting as early as next month, while keeping COVID-19 entry

Saudi Arabia: Health protocol manual for workers’ accommodation updated

• 4 months   ago
• Updates

Security guards, surveillance cameras are a must
The Saudi Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Weqaya) has updated the health

Expats can change work organisation within 90 days of residency expiry: Qatar Official Gazette

• 4 months   ago
• Legal

By Sanaullah Ataullah / The Peninsula Qatar
Expatriates can change their work organisation even within 90 days from the date of expiry

Kuwait: Expats with expired visas face daily fine

• 4 months   ago
• International

Two dinar penalty for each day they stay in the country illegally
Expats in Kuwait whose residency permits expired on September 1 2020

Expat workers expelled from 12 ‘family’ houses in Al Shahaniya

• 4 months   ago
• Local

Twelve houses in neighbourhoods reserved for families in Al Shahaniya have been vacated after municipal authorities found workers living in them