Middle East
Thousands of Overstaying Expats Stage Sit-ins to Get Deported
MORE THAN 20,000 DETAINED IN FIRST TWO DAYS OF CRACKDOWN
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By Irfan Mohammed
JEDDAH, Nov 12 — Thousands of undocumented expatriates are desperately seeking to get...
UN Asks Qatar to Improve the Lot of Migrant Workers
DOHA, Nov 10 — A top UN official on Sunday urged Qatar to improve conditions for foreign laborers, as the Gulf emirate builds a...
Raids Disrupt Saudi Market, Farm supplies
By Rob L. Wagner
JEDDAH, Nov 7 – The Kingdom’s commercial districts and farm areas have taken a beating as businesses continued to struggle to...
Illegals Without Papers Can’t Return to Saudi Arabia
EXITING EXPATS TO BE FINGERPRINTED AT DEPARTURE POINTS
By Md Rasooldeen
RIYADH, Nov 4 — Illegal workers in Saudi Arabia who are not in possession of...
Syrian Regime to Attend Geneva II Conference
OFFERS GENERAL AMNESTY FOR ‘CRIMES COMMITTED BEFORE OCT 29’
DAMASCUS, Oct 30 — Syria will take part in the upcoming Geneva II international conference, Foreign Minister...