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Expat biometrics deadline ends

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The Passports Department has rejected a media report claiming that it had extended the deadline for the registration of expatriates’ biometric details and health insurance…
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Indian festival in Saudi educates about Kerala culture

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Dubai: A festival to educate youngsters on the rich culture of Kerala was organised for almost 10,000 Indian expatriate families near Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.The…
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Expat hopes dashed as nationality rumor quashed

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The Ministry of Interior’s civil affairs department on Tuesday dashed the hopes of thousands of expats when it denied a report that had gone viral…
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Online visit visa service welcomed

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Expatriates have welcomed the Ministry of Interior’s decision to start an online family visa service, saying it will indeed help a huge number of foreign…
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1,000 illegals held daily in Jeddah

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Jeddah police have been arresting about 1,000 expatriates a day for violating the country's work and residency regulations.This is despite the fact that a year…
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Saudi and Bahraini Causeway fast-tracks passport procedures

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The Saudi and Bahraini governments are likely to have their passport systems linked up by the end of March on the King Fahd Causeway, a…
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Workers end strike in Abha

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The labor office in Abha has taken steps to end a strike launched by 150 expatriate workers in a private contracting company demanding end to…
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Duty-free shopping facility now at KFIA Dammam

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Yusef Al-Dahri, director of King Fahd International Airport (KFIA), opened the World Duty Free (WDF) shop at the airport.This is the first such shopping facility…
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Evening shift in govt offices suggested

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A proposal to introduce evening shifts in some government departments has been widely welcomed by Saudis and expatriates.Abdul Aziz Al-Wattar, spokesman at the Jeddah Chamber…
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Twenty cooking gas stations shut Jeddah

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More than 20 cooking gas stations have been closed in Jeddah over the past month for violating safety regulations. This was revealed by director of…
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