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| Status of 4,000 Egyptians corrected |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-16 |
| The residency status of more than 4,000 Egyptian workers has been rectified in the past few weeks, said a diplomat at the Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah.... |
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| Riyadh passport office puts in extra effort to clear rush |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-16 |
| With the July 3 deadline fast approaching, the Riyadh Passport Department has deployed more staff and set up more venues to deal with the thousands of expatriates seeking to rectify... |
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| Yellow Zone firms call for concessions |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-16 |
| Companies in the Yellow Zone want the government to ease regulations and allow them to hire expatriate workers even though they have not achieved Green or Premium status.... |
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| More cases of worker abuse come to light |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-16 |
| Two newly arrived groups of Indian workers here are claiming that they have been duped with promises of good jobs in Dammam, only to be hired out to construction companies... |
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| Expat remittances likely to plummet after labor cleanup |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-16 |
| Remittances from Saudi Arabia by expatriate workers to their home countries are likely to decline due to the new labor laws, according to Fadhel Albuainain, economist and banking expert.... |
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| Asian diplomats seek extension of worker amnesty |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-16 |
| Asian ambassadors have strongly urged the Saudi government to extend the grace period beyond July 3 for the correction of the visa status of undocumented workers in the Kingdom, considering... |
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| Postpone Haj if you can |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-16 |
| In an unprecedented move aimed at preventing congestion and stampedes and ensuring safety of the guests of God, Saudi authorities have urged domestic and foreign pilgrims to postpone their Haj... |
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| Russia fears Syria no-fly zone as US puts jets in Jordan |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-16 |
| The United States said on Saturday it would keep F-16 fighters and Patriot missiles in Jordan at Amman’s request, and Russia bristled at the possibility they could be used to... |
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| Egypt urges no-fly zone over Syria |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-16 |
| Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said he had cut all diplomatic ties with Damascus on Saturday as he threw the backing of the most populous Arab state firmly behind the revolt... |
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| Civil Defense officers to get training in UK |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-16 |
| Two hundred Civil Defense officials will participate in an advanced training program at the British Fire Extinguishing Service College. A batch of 100 officers will participate in the first program... |
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| KJA lauds coordination among Arab journalists |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-06-16 |
| The level of cooperation amongst Arab journalistic organizations at the 28th International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Congress had led to significant impact on decisions taken during the event, said an... |
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| Over 70 Syria officers defect |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-16 |
| More than 70 Syrian military officers have defected to the opposition and crossed into Turkey, an official there said yesterday.... |
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| Early results give Iran moderate clear lead: ministry |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-06-15 |
| With results in from 10 percent of the polling stations, moderate candidate Hassan Rowhani has a clear lead, with 49.87 percent of the vote in Iran's presidential election, the interior... |
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| Hamas denies any presence in fighting |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-06-15 |
| Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh denied on Friday that members of the Palestinian movement were fighting in the Syrian civil war.... |
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| Iran has not made a decision to build a nuclear weapon: U.S. defense secretary |
| Source : Tehran Times |
| Date : 2013-06-15 |
| Iran has not made a decision to build a nuclear weapon, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told... |
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| US force needed to curb Assad: Opposition |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-06-15 |
| Syrian rebels and activists say they fear President Bashar Al-Assad's troops could resort to wider use of chemical weapons, unless the United States follows up on its pledge of military... |
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| Gunmen kill election candidate in Iraq |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-06-15 |
| Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed a provincial election candidate in a drive-by-shooting in a restive northern city.... |
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| Kuwait democracy on the line as court ruling looms |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-06-15 |
| Kuwait now stands at a political crossroads ahead of a crucial court ruling tomorrow on a controversial electoral law, with the decision affecting the future of democracy itself in the... |
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| MoI won't tolerate any protests against ruling |
| Source : Kuwait Times |
| Date : 2013-06-15 |
| The Ministry of Interior warned yesterday that it would not allow any unlicensed protest marches over a court ruling next week which will say whether a new electoral system introduced... |
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| 19 days left, but only 10% illegals cleared to leave |
| Source : Arab News |
| Date : 2013-06-15 |
| With less than 20 days left for expatriates to normalize their status before the deadline on July 3, it has emerged that only 10 percent of expatriates in the Western... |
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