BIG STORY
Foreign Haj Quota Slashed 20pc; Domestic 50pc
By P K Abdul Ghafour
JEDDAH, Jan 13 — Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that it would continue to impose a 20-percent cut in foreign...
Hunger Kills 48 Palestinian Refugees in Syria
DAMASCUS, Jan 12 – Severe hunger in a besieged refugee camp for Palestinians in southern Damascus has claimed two lives, raising the death toll to...
Undocumented Expats Given 2 Months to Legalize Status in Saudi
By Md Al-Sulami
JEDDAH, Jan 3 — In a major relief to undocumented expats, authorities have given a two-month grace period for thousands of expatriates who...
Saudi, India Pact to Protect Millions of Domestic Workers
By Ghazanfar Ali Khan
RIYADH, Jan 3 — Saudi Arabia and India signed a landmark labor pact on Thursday in New Delhi that would provide...
DUBAI USHERS IN 2014 WITH A BANG
MORE THAN 450,000 FIREWORKS SET OFF IN THE WORLD’S BIGGEST NEW YEAR PARTY Â
DUBAI, Jan 1, 2014 — Dubai led the world in welcoming...